Licensed School Based Outpatient Therapist
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Summary
Provides individual, group, and family therapy to students directly in the school with an emphasis on treating clients with trauma-related issues. Maintains patient care plan and refers patients out when necessary.
Job description
Job Duties
- Employs counseling and education skills in nontraditional settings including home and school in order to help patients/families understand, accept, and follow recommendations for care; restores patients to optimum psychosocial and health adjustment.
- Evaluates and develops a quality plan of intervention with relevant measurable problems, goals, objectives, and timelines.
- Completes documentation on the same day of clinical contact and ties progress notes and other clinical documentation to the treatment plan.
- Documents explicit follow-up instructions to other medical team members.
- Initiates and facilitates referrals for patients' mental health services both within the network, as well as the community.
- Maintains caseload every week.
- Schedules time to enable open scheduling and same-day clinical encounters.
- Assesses, educates, and intervenes regarding financial or billing issues and documents all insurance contacts/authorizations.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in psychology, counseling, social work or education.
- 3 years experience with counseling child and adolescent populations.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed care.
- LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire or
- LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
Company overview
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is a major healthcare provider and hospital network based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving the Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania regions. Founded in 1899, LVHN operates as a comprehensive healthcare system with 13 hospital campuses, 28 health centers, numerous primary and specialty care physician practices, and multiple urgent care locations. The network's flagship facility, Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, is Pennsylvania's third-largest hospital and features the state's first Level One Trauma Center. LVHN provides a wide range of medical services including specialized institutes for cancer care, heart and vascular treatment, surgical excellence, orthopedics, and neuroscience. The network operates the third-largest heart surgery program in Pennsylvania, performing over 1,200 open-heart procedures annually, and maintains one of the state's largest cancer centers treating over 2,400 new patients each year. In August 2024, LVHN completed a merger with Jefferson Health, becoming part of a larger healthcare system with 32 hospitals and over 700 locations across Pennsylvania. Prior to the merger, LVHN was the largest employer in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan region, with approximately 20,000 employees dedicated to providing comprehensive healthcare services to the community.