Therapist, Citronelle

AltaPointe Health Systems; Citronelle (AL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

AltaPointe Health Systems in Alabama seeks a licensed mental health clinician to perform clinical assessments, develop treatment plans, and deliver individual, group, and family therapy across office and community settings.

The role requires a Master’s degree in a mental health discipline, knowledge of adult psychiatric issues, crisis intervention, discharge planning, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Training within six months is expected.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a mental health discipline.
• Knowledge of adult psychiatric disorders and crisis intervention.
• Ability to document thoroughly and promptly per policy.
• Knowledge of community resources and cultural diversity.
• Willingness to attain adult specialty knowledge within six months.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments of the consumer.
• Utilize assessment data to support a DSM V diagnosis.
• Formulate treatment plans with the consumer.
• Provide individual, group, and family therapy according to the treatment plan.
• Recognize crisis states and deescalate or resolve situations.
• Deliver services in office and community settings.
• Collaborate with treatment team members and outside sources.
• Complete discharge planning to ensure community resources post-service.
• Interact with the court system as required.
• Provide clinical leadership to case managers on the team.
• Lead bi-weekly treatment team staffing.
• Apply adult-specific competencies and adhere to ethics.

Skills

Clinical assessment

DSM-V knowledge

Treatment planning

Individual therapy

Group therapy

Family therapy

Crisis de-escalation

Discharge planning

Team collaboration

Documentation

Caseload management

Ethics adherence

Education

Master’s degree in a mental health discipline

Job description

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provides effective clinical assessment of the consumer
• Utilizes assessment data to support a DSM V diagnosis
• Formulates appropriate treatment plan along with consumer
• Provides individual, group, and family therapy, utilizing basic therapeutic models and theories according to consumer needs as stated in the treatment plan
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and knows how to deescalate or resolve the situation
• Provides treatment and services both in the office and in the community
• Effectively collaborates with the treatment team members and outside sources in the delivery of clinical services
• Evaluates the consumer for discharge planning; completes thorough discharge planning to ensure consumers have the needed resources to maintain in the community
• Works with the Court system, as needed, to include filling out forms, providing notification and testimony as required
• Provides clinical leadership to case managers on treatment team
• Leads bi-weekly treatment team staffing
• Effectively demonstrates the application of adult specific competencies
• Adheres to professional code of ethics

Supervision and Consultation

• Seeks clinical supervision and consultation as needed
• Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement
• Actively works to enhance clinical skills

Clinical Record Keeping

• Documents in a timely fashion per AHS policy
• Documents appropriate, complete, and clinically comprehensive mental health assessments
• Documents measurable and specific goals in the treatment plan
• Documents in a clear and concise manner, types of consumer problems, treatment goals addressed, services, and techniques used
• Documents case disposition, case closings, follow-up and referrals
• Documents legibly
• Completes documentation with 24 hours of service provision

Case Load Management

• Effectively manages caseload based on consumer needs
• Meets AHS productivity standards

Education and Requirements

Master’s degree in a mental health discipline.

Knowledge in adult specialty, outlined below, to be attained within six (6) months of employment.

• Knowledge of psychiatric disorders in the adult population
• Basic knowledge of the nature of addiction for referral purposes
• Basic knowledge of Senior Adult issues for referral purposes
• Knowledge of community resources
• Knowledge of cultural diversity
• Knowledge of behavior management, crisis intervention and interventions common to acute psychotic consumers, as well as, to non-violent crisis intervention practice
• Knowledge of educational methods appropriate to adults with psychiatric disorders
• Knowledge of the Involuntary Commitment process in Mobile County