Therapist - Adult Outpatient/Elmira

Essential Functions

• Function as an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team and actively contribute to a positive, collaborative workplace culture.
• Attend trainings, conferences, meetings, and other professional development activities as directed.
• Provide exemplary customer service in alignment with AMHR's mission, values, and standards of care.
• Deliver comprehensive clinical services designed to reduce symptoms, improve quality of life, and support client recovery.
• Conduct diagnostic assessments and provide individual, family, and/or group therapy services.
• Utilize trauma-informed, recovery-oriented interventions that promote resilience, client empowerment, and community integration.
• Maintain a safe therapeutic environment and provide crisis intervention and de-escalation services as needed.
• Assist clients in identifying strengths, addressing symptoms, developing coping skills, and establishing individualized treatment goals.
• Develop, monitor, and update care plans in collaboration with clients and complete required outcome measures.
• Provide guidance, support, and supervision to ensure client safety and well-being.
• Coordinate care and collaborate with internal teams, external providers, community partners, and collateral contacts to ensure continuity of care and access to needed services.
• Facilitate referrals, service coordination, case management, and discharge planning within scope of practice.
• Complete level-of-care assessments and recommendations to support appropriate service transitions and treatment planning.
• Prepare reports, clinical correspondence, and other documentation in accordance with confidentiality requirements and applicable releases of information.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant completion of clinical, fiscal, grant, contract, and electronic health record documentation.
• Assist with grant and contract deliverables, reporting requirements, client satisfaction surveys, outcome tracking, and other special projects assigned.
• Maintain all credentialing requirements and complete activities necessary for ongoing participation with third-party payers.
• Meet established productivity, quality, and performance expectations, including key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Participate in other clinical, administrative, and organizational activities as assigned.
• Participate in student training programs and committees. Provide clinical supervision and oversight, including cosigning clinical documentation when clinically appropriate and in accordance with organizational policy.

Qualifications

• Master's or Doctoral degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related behavioral health field from an accredited program.
• Unlicensed Therapist or Psychologist: Must obtain a mental health Candidate Permit (e.g., LPCC, PSYC, MFTC, SWC/LSW) within 30 days of hire and actively pursue an independent clinical license (LPC, LP, LMFT, or LCSW).
• Unlicensed Therapist or Psychologist: Minimum of one (1) year of relevant clinical experience providing behavioral health services, including individual, family, and/or group therapy.
• Licensed Therapist or Psychologist: Minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience providing behavioral health services, including individual, family, and/or group therapy.
• Licensed Therapist or Psychologist: Current Colorado licensure through DORA as LCSW, LMFT, LPC, or Licensed Psychologist (PhD or PsyD), or equivalent licensure in another state with ability and intent to transfer licensure to Colorado within 30 days of hire.
• Knowledge of behavioral health assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, clinical theories, evidence-based practices, DSM-5 criteria, and recovery-oriented care.
• Ability to evaluate client needs, assess risk, provide crisis intervention, and implement clinically appropriate interventions based on scope of practice and licensure.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills with clients, families, community partners, referral sources, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation, care coordination records, psychological reports (as applicable), and other required clinical communications.
• Proficiency with EHR systems, Microsoft Office applications, and other healthcare technology platforms.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities independently and collaboratively.
• Commitment to cultural humility, equitable and inclusive care, continuous professional development, and ongoing enhancement of clinical knowledge and skills.