Therapist Team Leader, Clay Outpatient

AltaPointe Health Systems; Ashland (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AltaPointe Health Systems seeks a qualified clinician in a program leadership role to provide clinical assessments, develop DSM-5 based diagnoses, and formulate person-centered treatment plans with consumers and families.

The position involves delivering individual, group, and family therapy, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring thorough documentation and discharge planning in a community mental health setting.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a mental health discipline required.
• Experience in mental health treatment planning and therapy.
• Strong documentation and ethics adherence.

Responsibilities

• Provide program leadership and clinical direction.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and DSM-5 diagnoses.
• Develop person-centered treatment plans with consumers and families.
• Deliver individual, group, and family therapy as needed.
• Collaborate with treatment teams and outside sources.
• Maintain thorough clinical records and discharge planning.

Skills

Program leadership

Clinical assessment

DSM-5 diagnosis

Treatment planning

Therapy delivery

Crisis de-escalation

Team collaboration

Documentation

Education

Master’s degree in a mental health discipline

Job description

• Maintains an active role as program leader.
• Provides effective clinical assessment of the consumer.
• Utilizes assessment date to support a DSM V diagnosis.
• Formulates appropriate treatment plan along with consumer and families, as appropriate.
• 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.
• Effectively collaborates with the treatment team members and outside sources in the delivery of clinical services.
• Provides support and education for consumers and family members.
• Evaluates the consumer for discharge planning.
• Facilitates services that prevent commitment.
• Adheres to professional code of ethics.
• Effectively demonstrates the application of adult and child/adolescent specific competencies.
• Assists with seclusion and restraint per AltaPointe policy and procedures.
• Provides effective clinical assessment of the consumer.
• Utilizes assessment data to support a DSM 5 diagnosis.
• Formulates a person centered, recovery oriented, medically appropriate treatment plan along with consumer that proves medical necessity and obtains signature when plan is created, updated and/or revised.

Primary Job Functions

• Maintains an active role as program leader.
• Provides effective clinical assessment of the consumer.
• Utilizes assessment date to support a DSM V diagnosis.
• Formulates appropriate treatment plan along with consumer and families, as appropriate.
• 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.
• Effectively collaborates with the treatment team members and outside sources in the delivery of clinical services.
• Provides support and education for consumers and family members.
• Evaluates the consumer for discharge planning.
• Facilitates services that prevent commitment.
• Adheres to professional code of ethics.
• Effectively demonstrates the application of adult and child/adolescent specific competencies.
• Assists with seclusion and restraint per AltaPointe policy and procedures.
• Provides effective clinical assessment of the consumer.
• Utilizes assessment data to support a DSM 5 diagnosis.
• Formulates a person centered, recovery oriented, medically appropriate treatment plan along with consumer that proves medical necessity and obtains signature when plan is created, updated and/or revised.

Administers appropriate personnel functions

• Assists supervisors with interviews when necessary and completes appropriate forms as outlined by Personnel Policy and Procedures
• Provides training in the general orientation of the facility, policies and procedures, program operations and specific skill areas.
• Is knowledgeable and applies personnel policies and procedures on a consistent basis.
• Objectively completes employee performance evaluations on supervised staff and routes to Personnel Department on a timely basis.
• Provides positive and effective leadership.
• Provides staff with consultation and supervision as needed, individually or through group staff meetings.
• Ensures competence of staff
• Monitors staff work activities to ensure that they are performing all duties as assigned.

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 AltaPointe policy
• Documents appropriate, complete, and clinically comprehensive mental health assessments
• Documents measurable and specific problems, goals, and objectives in the treatment plan
• Documents in a clear and concise manner, types of consumer problems, treatment goals and objectives addressed, services, and techniques used, consumer response and progress and plan for continued services.
• Documents case disposition, case closings, follow-up and referrals
• Documents legibly and provides credentials with each signature.
• Learns and utilizes Avatar.
• Documents incidents through RL-6.

Case Load Management

• Effectively manages caseload based on consumer needs.
• Meets APHS productivity standards.

Courteous and respectful attitudes towards consumers, visitors and co-workers

• Treats consumers with care, dignity and compassion
• Respects consumers privacy and confidentiality
• Is pleasant and cooperative with others.
• Assists visitors and consumers as needed.
• Personal values don’t inhibit ability to relate and care for others.
• Is sensitive to the consumers needs, expectations and individual differences.
• Is gentle and calm with consumers and families.

Administrative and Other Related Duties as Assigned

• Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities.
• Actively participates in APHS committees as required.
• Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner.
• Accesses appropriate community resources according to consumer needs
• Follows APHS policies and procedures.
• Maintains current license and requirements for renewals (i.e., CEU’s), if applicable, and attends to required in-services and workshops.

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in a mental health discipline.