Therapist - Day Treatment, School Based, or IOP Job Opening

910097

910097

Therapist

IOP, School Based, or Day Treatment

Location: Kenton Co KY, Boone Co KY, Campbell Co, KY

Department: Community Based Services/IOP, School Based, Day Treatment

Position Reports to: Program Manager, Community Based

Position Supervises: May assist in oversight of student interns (MSW, MSSW, MFT, and LPCA)

FLSA Status: Exempt (salaried)

Profile Last Updated: 12.1.15

Hours: Full Time

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• Masters of Social Work (MSW) (or closely related degree/LPCA/LMFT).

• Must have a Kentucky license. LCSW/LPCC/LMFT preferred. Independently licensed preferred. CADC credentials preferred.

• Two years’ experience in behavioral health or the educational field.

• Must have CADC credentials, or expedite achievement via the agency training program

• Knowledge and experience in providing individual and family therapy utilizing evidence based treatment models.

• Must be Medicaid/MCO billable, or have ability to become eligible.

• Demonstrates ability to work as an effective member of a multi-disciplined team.

• Must have a current driver’s license and insurance.

• Demonstrate proven sensitivity to the various cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of Children’s Home clients and staff including the use of the Sanctuary model of trauma informed care
  and to the philosophy of All Children, All Families cultural competencies.

  Position Summary:

  
  

  The Therapist has the primary responsibility to develop, direct and monitor treatment for all clients, and their families assigned to their caseload. The therapist may have responsibilities in different programs at CHNK including the Champions Services IOP program (primary focus), School Based Program or the Residential Programs with possible overlap in all departments.

  Knowledge and use of the Sanctuary Model of trauma informed care. Use of the S.E.L.F. framework in service delivery as well as adherence to, and modeling of, the Seven Commitments when interacting with others and conducting one’s self.
  

  Essential Job Functions

• Facilitate therapeutic and psycho-educational groups (seven challenge). Engage families in services, and provide parent education information and inclusion in attainment of the client’s treatment goals.

• Conduct and complete comprehensive assessments that meet medical necessity and diagnostic requirements for treatment.

• Develop individual treatment plans with goals based upon the findings in the comprehensive assessments.

• Documentation is completed in a timely manner with progress notes and monthly updates recording the progress on goals

• Provide individual/family therapy based on current needs and treatment plans of each client

• The clinician is responsible for the initial precertification of insurance along with the ongoing concurrent reviews for each client participating in the IOP.

• Maintains current records on each child in accordance with agency policies and state regulations.

• Communicate and collaborate with families, referral agents, and other interested parties, (i.e., judges, schools, DCBS, DJJ, and other referral agents) regarding children’s treatment.

• Co-chairs team meetings, admission conferences, staffing, in-service training and other meetings as required. Provides current clinical updates regarding children and families on their caseload and documents weekly and quarterly treatment meetings.

• Reports observations regarding client medical issues to agency’s Medication Coordinator.

• Participates in psychiatric and psychological consults regarding residents assigned to caseloads.

• Participates in admission process by reviewing referral packet and interviewing the resident and their family.

• Participate in on-call rotation.

• Collaborates with Case Managers to ensure client needs are addressed.

• Collaborates with referral source for transition and permanency planning.

• Provide 9 hours of group therapy to adolescents and their families weekly (6 hours specific to adolescents and 3 hours to adolescents/families combined). These 9 hours are subject to change as directed by the IOP program manager and Program directors discretion.

• Attend school student support meetings, PRN.

• Develop discharge and transition plan for assigned caseloads.

• Attend case consultation and clinical meetings.

• Assists with case coverage across programs as needed.

• Obtain and maintain training in agency evidence based practices and treatment modalities which may include: Nurturing Parenting, Trauma Focused CBT, Impact Plus provider certification, and JSOCCP certification, Seeking Safety, Seven Challenges and Trauma Informed Care.

• Attends all required trainings as assigned.

• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

  
  

  Physical demands and work environment:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, kneel, squat, and hold objects or carry.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and sometimes move and/or lift up to 100 pounds in order to utilize Safe Crisis Management techniques.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• The environment consists of indoor and outdoor activities with different temperatures.

• The stress level in this position is moderate to high.

When applying, please indicate if you have a preference for IOP or School Based programs.

Wage varies depending upon background and experience and is negotiable.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Benefits include free supervision hours for clinicians working towards an independent license, 4 weeks paid time off per year plus 6 long term illness days per year,11 paid holidays, a retirement plan with employer contribution, tuition reimbursement. life and long term disability insurance, and an excellent medical plan.