Mental Health Therapist

CHI Health Immanuel; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Educational Assistance

Job summary

CHI Health Immanuel in North Omaha, NE, seeks an Independent Mental Health Therapist to provide psychotherapy and counseling to adults and families dealing with mental health challenges.

You will conduct assessments, develop treatment plans, apply evidence-based interventions, and maintain clinical documentation while managing your caseload; you will also collaborate with the care team to ensure seamless discharge planning.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in counseling, social work, nursing or related Behavioral Health field required upon hire.
• Independent Mental Health Practitioner/Counselor license in Nebraska required upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification required upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and treat mental health disorders through individual, group, family, and significant-other counseling; provide crisis intervention when needed.
• Develop and maintain positive professional relationships with clients, families, and community partners; maintain confidentiality and ethical standards in a diverse setting.
• Document clinical services (evaluations, progress notes, treatment plans, discharge summaries) per policy and licensure standards.
• Collaborate with treatment teams and external agencies to coordinate care and timely discharge/after-care services.
• Pursue ongoing professional growth; comply with annual competencies and required education.
• Assist in ensuring timely reimbursement by providing information for utilization reviews and obtaining necessary authorizations.

Education

Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Nursing or related behavioral health field

Independent Mental Health Practitioner/Counselor license in NE

Basic Life Support (CPR)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As an Independent Mental Health Therapist, you will provide compassionate and effective psychotherapy and counseling services to clients managing mental health challenges.

Every day you will conduct assessments, develop individualized treatment plans, implement evidence-based therapeutic interventions, and maintain clinical documentation while managing your caseload.

To be successful, you will demonstrate expert clinical judgment, strong therapeutic communication, and a commitment to professional development, ensuring high-quality, independent client care.

• Independently evaluates and/or assesses the bio-psycho-social needs of patients, and treats mental health disorders by conducting therapy sessions with patients utilizing various treatment modalities such as individual, group, family and/or significant other counseling and education to assist these individuals in achieving defined treatment goals and provide crisis intervention when needed.
• Develops and maintains a positive professional relationship with clients, peers, coworkers, and members of the community. Maintains open, therapeutic communication with peers, patients, and the patient's family. Maintains strict standards of ethical behavior including the confidentiality of all patient affairs. Must have the ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a diverse and multicultural environment.
• Documents clinical services (i.e., evaluations/assessments, progress notes, group notes, treatment plan, discharge summaries, etc) that reflect progress toward goals as established in the treatment plan in accordance with departmental record keeping policy, procedure and licensure standards.
• Collaborates, consults, refers and coordinates treatment and discharge/after-care services with departmental treatment team, other internal programs, and external agencies and significant others having joint interest in meeting the needs of the client in a timely manner.
• Assumes responsibility for personal and professional growth, assures compliance with all annual competencies, and fulfills yearly education requirements in order to maintain an active license. Participates in all mandatory safety, security and infection control programs, as well as those required and provided by the department.
• Assists in ensuring that there is timely reimbursement for services rendered: providing information for utilization reviews, obtaining proper authorizations, assisting in providing documentation for third party payment, and maintaining currency of patient demographics and insurance information as necessary.

We are offering a $4,800 sign on bonus and $10,000 of Educational Assistance (loan forgiveness) to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements

Job Requirements

Required

• Masters Other in Counseling, Social Work, Nursing or other related behavioral health field., upon hire and
• Independent Mental Health Practitioner/Counselor: NE, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and

Preferred

• Three years of post license experience in a mental health/addiction recovery or related field.

Where You'll Work

CHI Health Immanuel, located in North Omaha just off of I-680 on 72nd Street, offers a full-service hospital, cancer center, rehabilitation center, specialty spine hospital and more. For well over a century, our commitment to serve our community inspires our staff to provide the highest quality of care to all who we have the privilege to serve.