Adolescent Therapy Specialist & Case Manager

Maryville Academy; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Maryville Academy seeks a skilled clinician to deliver therapy to children and adolescents, perform case management, and ensure timely, compliant documentation. The role includes crisis intervention, team collaboration, and adherence to Medicaid and licensing standards.

Experience with youth mental health is preferred; clinical licensure is favored. The position requires professional conduct, strong communication, and willingness to work flexible hours, including some evenings or weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience providing clinical services to a child and adolescent population is preferred.
• Clinical license preferred.
• Must conduct oneself in an ethical and professional manner.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual, group, and family therapy and case management as needed.
• Completes clinical paperwork including mental health assessments, treatment plans, progress reports and discharge summaries, while adhering to timelines and licensing standards.
• Completes documentation of all services within the week provided, meeting licensing, accreditation and billing requirements.
• Participates in completing outcome measurements.
• Provides crisis intervention as needed.
• Participates in a team-oriented approach to review clients' progress and provide individualized treatment services.
• Provides treatment that meets guidelines of Medicaid, DCFS, and other contracting agencies and meets standards of best practice as well as licensing and accreditation standards.
• Assesses placement and service needs and advocates for client appropriateness of placement and services.
• Provides clinical supervision to non-licensed staff, documenting each supervision session according to standards.
• Maintains collaborative relationships with child-serving providers, medical personnel, educational personnel, program personnel, and third-party agency personnel.
• Meets service hour targets set by Maryville Academy and evidenced by documentation.
• Participates in utilization review as requested.
• Actively seeks supervision and utilizes supervisory input.

Skills

Therapy

Case management

Crisis intervention

Communication skills

Education

Clinical license preferred

Job description

Maryville Academy seeks a skilled clinician to deliver therapy to children and adolescents, perform case management, and ensure timely, compliant documentation. The role includes crisis intervention, team collaboration, and adherence to Medicaid and licensing standards.

Experience with youth mental health is preferred; clinical licensure is favored. The position requires professional conduct, strong communication, and willingness to work flexible hours, including some evenings or weekends.