Minimum Job Requirements
- Masters degree mental health field required.
- State of Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist maintain active and in good standing throughout employment.
- At least 23 years of experience in individual group and family therapy.
- American Heart Association (AHA) BLS required within 90 days of hire maintain active and in good standing throughout employment.
- CPI (Crisis Intervention Training) required within 90 days of hire maintain active and in good standing throughout employment.
- Level II finger printing background required.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Masters degree in mental health field required.
- At least 1 year experience in individual group and family therapy with a pediatric population preferred.
- Able to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients families and coworkers.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Ability to interpret adapt and react calmly under stressful conditions.
- Ability to problem solve to formulate a plan for treatment education or nutrition and to evaluate patients response to the implementation of the plan.
Job Summary
Oversees and provides behavioral individual and/or family therapy and healthcare services through the outpatient clinic.
Job Specific Duties
- Acts as liaison and maintains contacts with other outside agencies for continuity of care.
- Completes an initial psychosocial evaluation including a DSMV diagnosis clinical observations and recommendations in the form of a treatment plan.
- Completes billing documentation and progress notes immediately /after each visit. Ensures documentation is reflective of the patients treatment goals and patients response to therapy.
- Informs Chief Psychologist of patient care concerns.
- Provides evidence based psychological intervention and assessment to patient and families.
- Submits required information for billing immediately after service provided and maintains organized records easily accessed in case of discrepancies.
- Provides continuous supervision observation of behavioral health patients and adheres to nonviolent crisis intervention strategies (CPI).