Staff Therapist

Arista Recovery; Hilliard (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Arista Recovery in Ohio seeks a Licensed Primary Therapist to help patients recover from substance abuse and co-occurring disorders through mental health counseling, education, treatment, and empathetic support.

You will monitor and implement the program, develop individualized treatment plans, conduct assessments, provide one-to-one interventions, and document progress while adhering to state and accreditation standards.

Qualifications

• Licensed as a mental health provider in the state where the site is located.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in psychology, social work, counseling, nursing, or LCDC preferred.
• Minimum two years' experience in a mental health setting preferred.
• Ability to utilize electronic medical records.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical monitoring, coordination, and implementation of the program per standards.
• Develop individualized, person-centered treatment plans with measurable goals.
• Conduct follow-up therapy sessions aligned with treatment plans.
• Complete timely assessments for admission baseline and re-assessments.
• Serve as a liaison between nursing and operations for the caseload.
• Deliver one-to-one interventions and follow-up for substance use and mental health cases.
• Prepare monthly reports reflecting performance.
• Maintain documentation of treatment responses and caseload.

Skills

Empathetic counseling

Clinical documentation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in psychology / social work / counseling / nursing

Tools

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Job description

• A Licensed Primary Therapists help patients recover from substance abuse and co-occurring disorders through mental/addiction counseling, education, treatment, and empathetic support.
• Responsible for the clinical monitoring, coordinating, and implementing of the program in accordance with state and TJC Standards
• Responsible for developing individualized, person-centered treatment plans for clients that include measurable and time-limited goals and objectives, and express the strengths, needs, goals and preferences of the client in their own language
• Conducts follow up therapy sessions that follow the goals and objectives listed in the treatment plan
• Completes Assessments in a timely manner to obtain admission baseline, and re-assesses according to company policy
• Acts as the mental health liaison between nursing and operations staff for their assigned caseload
• Provides on-to-one intervention and follow-up of clients who suffer from substance abuse and/or mental health complications
• Provides input to facility administration regarding treatment response and progress reports of clients on a regularly scheduled basis
• Monitors all psychiatric/psychological clinical services provided for caseload
• Monitors and documents treatment responses of the clients in their caseload
• Performs Biopsychosocial assessments, evaluates mental health status of clients, and performs follow-ups in a timely manner
• Is willing to be a member of the Quality Assurance Committee or sub-committees and/or assists in the establishment of Quality Assurance standards and audit criteria and demonstrates willingness to apply the company’s standards of Quality Assurance.
• Prepares monthly reports which reflect performance
• Relevant license and/or certification or license/certification eligible as a Mental Health provider as required in the State in which the site is located (i.e., Psychologist, Licensed Professional Counselor-LPC, Licensed Clinical Social Worker-LCSW, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist-LMFT)
• Must currently be licensed in the State in which the site is located as a Psychologist or Licensed Therapist/Counselor/Social Worker or Registered Intern or a similarly clinically therapeutic field
• A Bachelor’s Degree or above from an accredited college with a major in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing (with a clinical specialty in the human services), or Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor license II (LCDCII), Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor license III (LCDCIII) preferred.
• Minimum of two years' experience working in a mental health field is preferred
• Previous substance abuse treatment and/or detox facility preferred
• Able to utilize an electronic medical record