School-based Psychotherapist

Health West; American Falls (ID); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Health West is seeking a School-Based Psychotherapist to provide behavioral health services to students in grades K-12 within School District 381 in American Falls, Idaho.

The role includes assessment, psychotherapy, education, and coordination with school staff and primary care providers. Licensure in Idaho as an LCSW or LCPC is required; LPCs/LMSWs with relevant experience may be considered. Bilingual Spanish/English is preferred.

Qualifications

• Licensed in the State of Idaho as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC); LPCs and LMSWs with other relevant experience will be considered.
• Ability to make accurate clinical assessments of adolescents with mental and behavioral conditions.
• Experience with evidence-based psychotherapy and brief interventions for mental health and substance use.
• Crisis response planning and suicide risk assessments.
• Team-based collaboration with school personnel, primary care and behavioral health providers.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and psychological support to patients and families.
• Work with school personnel to promote student mental health.
• Attend school events as needed, possibly outside typical hours.
• Conduct clinical assessments of behavioral health conditions.
• Develop and implement treatment plans and care pathways.
• Maintain timely and accurate records and documentation.
• Provide training on mental health topics to school staff and clinicians.
• Travel to different sites within the district may be required.

Skills

LCSW/LCPC licensed

Crisis response planning

Suicide risk assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Bilingual - Spanish/English

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: American Falls Clinic - American Falls, ID 83211

Position Type: Full Time

Job Summary

The School-Based Psychotherapist will provide behavioral health services to Health West patients attending grades K-12 throughout School District 381. The School-Based Psychotherapist provides screening, assessment, treatment, group treatment, consultative services, education and engagement, linkages, outreach and advocacy to students. The School-Based Psychotherapist will provide psychotherapy, psycho-education, and patient education strategies and will consult with school personnel as well as primary care providers to develop specific behavioral change plans for patients and behavioral health protocols for target populations. Working from an interdisciplinary approach and in collaboration with the school personnel and medical providers, the School-Based Psychotherapist also provides orientation, consultation, and ongoing training to pertinent primary care and school staff as needed in order to strengthen the relationship between primary care, the school, and behavioral health services at Health West.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Establish a compassionate setting by providing emotional and psychological support to patients and their families.
• Maintain a team-based approach with school personnel.
• Attend school events as applicable, which may on occasion be outside of typical working hours (school rallies, presentations, etc.).
• Work with primary care providers to recognize, treat and manage mental disorders, psychosocial problems, and chronic emotional and/or health problems efficiently and effectively.
• Work with school to encourage behavior change and improve student mental health.
• Comply with established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, and customer service standards.
• Participate in ongoing training in behavioral health issues and provide training to school personnel and primary care clinic staff in mental health topics including counseling skills and confidentiality, medication use and misuse, substance abuse, wellness, rehabilitation, recovery and self-sufficiency.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case conferences with medical and other behavioral health providers as needed.
• Provide clinical assessments of behavioral health conditions.
• Assist in the detection of at-risk patients and development of plans to prevent further psychological or physical deterioration.
• Assist in preventing relapse or morbidity in conditions that tend to recur over time.
• Maintain timely, accurate and appropriate records.
• Teach care, prevention, and treatment enhancement techniques to patients, families, school, and staff.
• Design and implement clinical pathways through developing procedures and protocols for treatment of selected mental and behavioral conditions.
• Remain current with standards of mental and behavioral health care practice.
• Attend and participate in meetings and quality improvement activities as required.
• Represent Health West, Inc. in the community and maintain effective working relationships among co-workers, public, private, and professional groups.
• Serve as a member of site committees as requested.
• Participate in evaluation of colleagues and support staff.
• Some travel may be required.

Qualifications Requirements

• Licensed in the State of Idaho as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC); those licensed as Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) and Licensed Master Social Workers (LMSWs) with other relevant experience will also be considered.
• Ability to make accurate clinical assessments of adolescents with mental and behavioral conditions.
• Ability to provide evidence-based psychotherapy and brief therapeutic interventions for mental health and substance use conditions.
• Experience with crisis response planning and suicide risk assessments.
• Ability to work effectively as a team, interfacing with patients, school personnel, primary care providers, consulting psychiatrist and mental health specialists, as well as with administrative and support staff.

Desired

• 5+ years experience
• Bi-lingual: Spanish/English