Therapist

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Completes intakes, develops treatment plans, determines clinical diagnosis and refers clients to appropriate resources internally or externally
• Prepares, plans, facilitates, and implements direct care of consumers through groups and individual therapy
• Participates in treatment team meetings providing information pertinent to welfare of consumer for supervision
• Provides crisis assistance and consults with various third parties as deemed appropriate
• Completes all documentation in a timely manner
• Serves as a primary liaison to health part of core team and coordinates between all Health Team members as necessary
• Coordinates input from all team members into the comprehensive treatment plan
• Supervises students and other clinical support staff when required for attainment of programmatic goals
• May provide training of specialized nature when required
• Assists in the development and implementation of programmatic goals and objectives
• Maintains confidentiality and informs consumers of rights and obtains necessary authorization for obtaining and releasing information
• Maintains core competencies through continuing education and implementing skills
• Maintains core competencies in relation to working with co-occurring disorders through continuing education and implementing skills into all aspects of treatment
• Attends staff meetings, workshops, and seminars to learn agency policies, rules, regulations, and procedures
• Completes all in-service training and as well as required external training
• Completes assigned trainings according to assigned Career Path
• Maintains effective working relationships and strategic alliances with consumers, other staff, the community and other non-profit organizations
• Exercises independent judgment
• Works effectively in a team environment
• Seeks supervision as appropriate for safety of consumers and adherence to Policy and Procedures
• Encourages team work and supports the culture and goals of the agency
• Maintains compliance with Medicaid, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS), Commission on Accreditation Rehabilitation facilities (CARF), and any other funding/contract source
• Possesses experience working from specific theoretical orientation, i.e., CBT, Person-Centered, Motivational Interviewing, etc
• Credentials or able to credential with private insurance panels and assists with the process in a timely manner
• Utilizes and demonstrates competency (or gaining competency) in assigned Career Path
• Represents Red Rock and attends meeting with various partner agencies
• Completes complex tasks at supervisor request
• Provide supervision to other staff as needed
• Demonstrates excellent skills and competencies in handling critical or complex clinical situations, seeking supervisor as appropriate
• Demonstrates a specialty approach in an approach, i.e., CBT, Person-Centered, Motivational Interviewing, etc
• Provides clinical training as assigned
• Performs duties and makes clinical decisions with minimal supervision
• Serves as a resource to other staff for consultation, problem solving and assistance
• Builds rapport and working partnerships with relevant local, state, and federal government agencies
• Promotes community education projects to help increase awareness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) & Acute Mental Health Crises
• Works on an emergency hotline
• Performs other duties as required

Qualifications

• Master’s degree – Licensed in state of Oklahoma (LPC, LMFT, LBP, LCSW, LADC)
• Bilingual preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrates a specialty approach in a specific theoretical orientation, i.e., CBT, Person-Centered, Motivational Interviewing, etc.
• Possesses training and understanding of how to frame initial assessment and initial plan development in a way that adequately identifies client needs and the treatment objectives that can best be addressed in the Health Team program
• Proficient in the use of technology to perform duties
• Commitment to the mission of Red Rock BHS

Physical Requirements

• Must have the ability to stand or sit for long periods of time
• Must have the ability to lift, push, or pull a minimum of 25 pounds
• Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time
• Ability to use telephone, PC, fax machine, copy machine, and printer