Psychotherapist or Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Element Care PACE; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Element Care PACE seeks a behavioral health psychotherapist to provide services to clients at assigned sites, including nursing home settings. The role covers a caseload referred by primary care clinicians and APRNs, with collaboration across the Interdisciplinary Team.

The position is full-time, Monday–Friday, 8am–4pm, with no weekends or holidays. Travel locally is required and a respirator fit is necessary.

Qualifications

• Master’s or doctoral degree in social work, counseling or psychology.
• Licensed to practice in MA as LICSW or LMHC.
• 2–5 years of psychotherapy experience.
• Experience with older adults and elder care.

Responsibilities

• Performs psychiatric evaluations and provides individual and group psychotherapy.
• Provides behavioral health consultation to other disciplines and to the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Develops clinically appropriate behavioral health treatment plans.
• Implements evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions.
• Monitors client response and adjusts plans as needed.
• Documents interventions and rationale in the EHR.
• Provides behavioral health consultation to increase integration of psychiatric concepts.
• Participates in Behavioral Health program projects and team development.
• Covers for Behavioral Health colleagues when needed.
• Ability to pass a fit test and wear a respirator with no facial hair interference.
• Frequent local travel.
• Other duties as required.

Job description

The behavioral health psychotherapist is responsible for providing behavioral health services to clients at assigned sites, including those in nursing home settings. The psychotherapist delivers behavioral health care to a caseload of clients referred by the site’s Primary Care clinicians and behavioral health APRNs and provides consultation to the Interdisciplinary Team regarding behavioral health issues. This position is full time M-F 8am to 4pm with no weekend or holiday hours.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs psychiatric evaluations and provides individual and group psychotherapy to clients and provides behavioral health consultation to other disciplines.
• Acts as a role model for professional relationships, effective communication and teamwork.
• Performs routine and urgent psychiatric evaluations.
• Develops clinically appropriate behavioral health treatment plans with emphasis on relational, behavioral and affective functioning.
• Implements evidence based and best practice psychotherapeutic interventions.
• Monitors clients’ response to interventions and adjusts plans, as necessary.
• Documents interventions and rationale/response in the EHR.
• Provides behavioral health consultation and support to the Interdisciplinary Team to increase the ability of team members to integrate psychiatric concepts/skills into the delivery of care.
• Participates in Behavioral Health program projects to enhance clinical practice, teamwork and program development.
• Covers for Behavioral Health colleagues when needed.
• Ability to pass a fit test. Position requires mask where seal is critical. Incumbent is required to not have facial hair that interferes with a tight seal of the respirator.
• Frequent local travel
• Other duties as required.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

• Master’s or doctoral degree in social work, counseling or psychology.
• License to practice in the Commonwealth of MA as an LICSW or LMHC.
• At least 2-5 years of experience in the practice of psychotherapy.
• Evidence of competence in evaluation and treatment of older adults, including psychotherapy, crisis evaluations and consultation to caregivers.
• At least 1 year of experience with elders.
• Reliable transportation

EEO Statement

Element Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

Element Care is committed to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working environment.