Loan Repayment
Job Summary: The Outpatient Therapist is responsible for providing a wide range of mental health services to facilitate individual psychosocial adjustment for people with mental illness and developmental disabilities to ensure meaningful participation in community life. The Outpatient Therapist is a member of the Center’s integrated care team.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Evaluation and diagnoses of patients from all Center locations.
- Provides individual, family and group therapy based on the person-centered plan and best practice standards.
- Provides consultation, referral and treatment coordination as appropriate.
- Provides consultation and coordination of services with other Center providers and community agencies.
- Participates in Center and community activities related to prevention, awareness and treatment of mental health.
- Provides crisis intervention when appropriate.
- Completes all necessary documentation within 48 hours of client’s scheduled and kept appointment in order to bill for services in a timely manner.
- Remains current with professional credentialing and knowledge base with the scope of practice.
- Participates in staff meetings, committees and professional development activities.
- Participates in quality assurance, process improvement and risk management initiatives.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required
- Master’s Degree in Social Work or Limited License Master Social Worker.
- Current Michigan Licensure for such credentials.
Preferred
- Experience working with low-income individuals, homeless and/or at-risk populations;
- Experience working in a mental health or medical care setting.
Position Specific Expectations:
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
- Ability to work efficiently in the Center’s EHR to facilitate proper documentation and billing;
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence;
- Ability to establish rapport with clients, colleagues and community agency representatives;
- Ability to interact respectfully with diverse cultural and socio-economic populations;
- Able to follow oral and written instructions;
- Possesses flexibility, personal integrity and the ability to work effectively with clients, their family members, staff, and community agencies;
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and E-mail.
Employee Benefits
Isabella Citizens for Health offers a competitive compensation and benefit package including paid time off, medical/dental/RX/vision insurance, short- and long-term disability, life insurance and an employer match 403(b) retirement plan.
Isabella Citizens for Health is an approved site for loan repayment under the National Health Service Corps.
This health center is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b. and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n).
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Application Question(s):
- Covid-19 Vaccine is recommended for employment.
- Please submit a cover letter as well as a resume.
License/Certification:
- LMSW or LLMSW or LPC License (Preferred)