Bilingual Staff Therapist

The Montrose Center; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Montrose Center in Houston seeks a bilingual (Spanish-speaking) LCSW, LMFT, or LPC to provide professional individual, group, and couples/family counseling addressing a range of life challenges and behavioral health conditions. Services are delivered in an environment that is safe, affirming, and inclusive of LGBTQ+ individuals and people living with HIV/AIDS.

Join a collaborative team, participate in after-hours coverage, and document progress in our EHR system.

Qualifications

• Must hold LCSW, LMFT, or LPC licensure.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in therapy.
• Experience with trauma survivors and/or substance use disorders is a plus.
• Bilingual Spanish proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial intake and assessments including DSM diagnosis, treatment planning, referrals, and discharge planning.
• Provide psychotherapy and counseling to achieve treatment plan objectives.
• Develop discharge summaries and outcome measurements at termination of therapy.
• Facilitate at least one evening clinical group.
• Work at least two evenings per week until 6:00 p.m.
• Attend required department or team meetings.
• Document clinical progress notes timely in Electronic Health Record systems.
• Participate in on-call rotation for afterhours crisis calls.

Skills

Spanish language proficiency

Psychotherapy

Group counseling

Education

LCSW/LMFT/LPC licensure

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

The Center is seeking a bilingual (Spanish-speaking) LCSW, LMFT, or LPC to provide professional individual, group, and couples/family counseling addressing a range of life challenges and behavioral health conditions. Services are delivered in an environment that is safe, affirming, and inclusive of LGBTQ+ individuals and people living with HIV/AIDS.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial intake and assessments including a diagnosis according to the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a diagnostic summary, treatment recommendations, referrals, and preliminary discharge plans.

• Conduct treatment planning with the participation of the client. Provide psychotherapy and counseling to achieve the objectives and goals in the treatment plan using generally recognized psychotherapy models and theories. Conduct periodic treatment plan reviews with the client.

• Conduct discharge planning with the participation of the client and complete a final discharge plan, discharge summary, and outcome measurements at the time of termination of therapy.

• Facilitate at least one evening clinical group

• Ability to work at least two evenings per week (until 6:00 p.m.)

• Attend required department and/or team meetings.

• Timely writing and entry of clinical progress notes in Electronic Health Record systems.

• Participate in on-call rotation for afterhours crisis calls.

Requirements

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), OR Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Minimum of two (2) years experience in therapy, of which an internship or field placement will be considered. Experience with treating trauma survivors and/or experience working with substance use disorders is a plus.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of the Montrose Center to recruit, hire, train, compensate, and promote staff members on the basis of merit and without discrimination on the basis of age, sex, race, national origin, disability, religious preference, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, political affiliation or belief, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.