Outpatient Therapist- Westmoreland

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Job Type

Full-time

Description

For more than six decades, Familylinks has been dedicated to serving the diverse individuals and families of Western Pennsylvania. In the past year alone, we extended our care to over 9,000 people spanning all age groups, residing in various neighborhoods, representing different income levels, and holding diverse beliefs. Our mission is to positively impact lives through integrated community, behavioral, and social programs. We can only achieve this with dedicated and passionate individuals who want to make an impact in the community and in the lives of the individuals we serve.

To achieve this unwavering support, Familylinks provides a wide range of family-centric services encompassing Behavioral Health, Youth & Family Services, Service Coordination, and Senior Services with an Administrative department to coordinate all services. The role of the Outpatient Therapist provides critical support services within the Westmoreland Outpatient Clinic. The Therapist will be responsible to perform a variety of tasks including assessment, individual therapy, group therapy, and family therapy along with maintaining documentation standards.

Extras of joining our team:

Insurance

• Four Highmark insurance plans for you and your family to choose from

• Free vision insurance with the option for additional coverage

• Free dental insurance

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Employer sponsored life insurance

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Pet Insurance

Professional

• Four weeks of PTO in your first year

• Eight paid holidays

• Employee referral bonus program

• 403(b) retirement plan matching contributions

• Tuition reimbursement and educational stipend

• Opportunities for career advancement

• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Work within a client-centered team framework to ensure that individuals are connected to services of choice, with emphasis on individualism, strengths and community involvement.

• Manage caseload of clients providing individual, group, family, and/or couples therapy sessions.

• Provide and oversee the provision of accurate, strength-based, and culturally competent assessments of individuals within prescribed timeframes and throughout the client's service involvement.

• Provide supportive and follow up services as needed. This may include intervening directly to identify, prevent or manage crisis situations, using crisis intervention techniques including de-escalation, conflict resolution, individual and group strategies.

• Produce participant driven, strengths-based plan for individual's treatment goals.

• Present and work collaboratively with other team members, supervisor, director and medical personnel, including presenting cases.

• Provide timely, accurate, and professionally written documentation of all service components within the electronic health record (EHR) per licensing regulations, contractual requirements and agency policies.

• Comply with all licensing regulations, contractual requirements, accreditation standards, and agency policies and procedures related to behavior, supports, documentation, and management.

• With supervision, takes initiative for learning and professional development including required 25 hours of training annually.

Working Conditions

• This position provides most services in a clinic setting which may require mobility up and down stairs and work in spaces for 6-8 hours at a time

• Attendance for staff meetings, supervisions, and trainings are required and may require some travel to other Familylinks locations

• Ability to lift and carry up to ten (10) pounds of files.

• May do some pushing, pulling, standing and walking (1-3 hours)

Requirements

• Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Mental Health, Counseling, Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, Rehabilitation or activity therapies.

• Licensure Preferred.

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• A valid driver's license along with access to a vehicle.

• Management of work processes along with strong computer skills for documentation purposes.

• Ability to maintain confidential information within HIPAA guidelines and organizational policies.

• Ability to maintain open schedule/site flexibility to perform and prioritize multiple functions and tasks.

• Communicate with professionalism with client, external agencies, and supervisor.

Familylinks provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.