LPC (Long Term Therapy)

Metro Community Health Center; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Paycom - ATS in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a licensed mental health professional to provide patient-centered, trauma-informed care in a primary health setting for children, adolescents, and adults.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team, perform intake assessments, diagnose and refer, deliver evidence-based therapies (CBT, MI, DBT), and document progress in the EMR, while coordinating with PCPs and care coordinators.

Qualifications

• Completion of an approved Social Work, Clinical Counseling, or Clinical Psychology program.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally competent mental health care in a primary health care setting for children, adolescents, and adults.
• Work collaboratively with a program psychiatrist/director, therapists, care coordinator, and PCPs.
• Conduct clinical intake assessments, screen for mental health and substance use disorders, and refer to outside services when indicated.
• Perform psychosocial needs assessments and connect patients to internal/external resources.
• Offer psychoeducation about mental health, substance use, and treatment options.
• Deliver evidence-based therapies (CBT, Behavioral Activation, MI, Prolonged Exposure, IPT, DBT skills).
• Monitor symptoms and communicate changes to the Mental Health Team.
• Facilitate access to in-clinic or outside resources or referrals.
• Engage in regular supervision with the Mental Health Team Manager/Director.
• Participate in weekly consultations focusing on high-risk patients.
• Use integrative care with all health staff.
• Engage patients in care and follow-up.
• Track outcomes using a registry and re-engage patients as needed.
• Document progress and recommendations in the EMR.
• Complete documentation and billing promptly.
• Develop and update treatment plans addressing whole-patient needs.
• Do step-down care and relapse-prevention planning as patients improve.
• Complete discharge summaries when necessary.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

CBT

Motivational Interviewing

DBT

Group therapy

Care coordination

Collaborative care

Cultural competence

Education

MSW/LCPC/PhD in psychology

Tools

EMR Systems

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Pittsburgh, PA 15218, ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide patient-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally competent mental health care in a primary health care setting to children, adolescents, and adults.
• Work collaboratively in a team with program psychiatrist/director, other therapist(s), care coordinator, and patients' Primary Care Providers (PCP's).
• Provide clinical intake assessment, screening, and evaluate patients for typical mental health and substance use disorders, referring to outside services when indicated (e.g., rehab, detox, suboxone/methadone, IOP/PHP, support groups/meetings, mental health clubhouses).
• Conducts psychosocial needs assessments and connects them to internal and external resources (e.g., case management services, housing support, food pantries and emergency food boxes, transportation, supported employment, etc.).
• Provide psychoeducation about common physical, mental health, and substance abuse disorders and treatment options.
• Provide evidence-based treatment and individual and group therapies (i.e., CBT, Behavioral Activation, Motivational Interviewing, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, IPT, DBT skills, etc.).
• Monitors and assesses patient's in person clinical symptoms and treatment needs, and communicate changes to the Mental Health Team.
• Provide/facilitate access to in-clinic or outside resources or referrals when indicated.
• Engage in regularly scheduled group and individual supervision with the Mental Health Team Manager/Director.
• Participate in weekly consultations between Mental Health Team and patients' PCP's focusing on high-risk and high-need patients.
• Utilize an Integrative care approach with all mental, physical, and oral health staff.
• Facilitate patient engagement and follow-up in care.
• Track patient follow-up and clinical outcomes using a registry, and use the system to identify patients with higher risk/needs, and re-engage patients who have fallen out of care.
• Document patient progress, treatment, and recommendations in the electronic medical record.
• Complete documentation and billing in a timely manner.
• Generate and update patient treatment plans, addressing whole-patient needs, various life-domains that can facilitate improved patient well-being and quality of life.
• Do step-down care with decreased frequency of visits as patients improve, and complete relapse-prevention plans with patients in remission.
• Complete discharge summaries for patients who no longer require this level of care, or who exit treatment for other reasons.

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Qualifications: POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Successful completion of an approved Social Work, Clinical Counseling, or Clinical Psychology program required.
• Currently an actively certified Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, or Licensed Clinical Psychologist.
• Successful passing of Child Abuse and FBI Clearance.
• Minimum of two years of clinical social work or clinical psychology experience in a community health care environment
• Knowledge of principles, theories, values, and ethics of Mental Health treatment practices, including SBIRT, motivational interviewing, and other evidence-based methodologies.
• Must be committed to providing high quality care to underserved and diverse populations.
• Must be LGBTQI+ knowledgeable of affirming care.
• At least 1 day of evening hours is required.
• Significant knowledge of the impact of how medical ailments affect mental health, and vice versa.