Intake Therapist Assessor

Welcome to Positive Leaps where diversity inclusion and equity are a cornerstone of our business. As a minority womanowned company we are committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels valued respected and empowered.

Positive Leaps is hiring a parttime Intake Therapist to join our team! The Intake Therapist will coordinate Positive Leaps intake and assessment activities to ensure quality of services to families and children.

Schedule: A minimum of 8 hours per week for assessments ideally on Monday Thursday and/or Friday. Hours can be anytime within the hours of 7am to 7pm.

Compensation: $65 or $80 per completed assessment depending on licensure.

Essential Duties:

• Collaborates with the Intake Specialist to coordinate and monitor potential clients through the referral and admission process.
• Builds and maintains relationships with families consumers and the community throughout services.
• Maintains work hours which are responsive to population served. May require occasional travel onsite to inpatient psychiatric unit of referral source.
• Willingness to travel between locations to complete assessments as needed.
• Ensures all required documentation is completed for consent to treat and identification of guardianship/custody.
• Conducts mental health assessments to determine mental health diagnosis and medical necessity for required level of care.
• Communicates effectively with parents peers consumers Team Members and supervisors in all departments to assist with admissions.
• Prepares updates and maintains documentation and records related to admission.
• Ensures compliance with requirements of all funding sources relevant to admission including preauthorization for admission.
• Provides clinical and case management services to families and children relative to admission proceedings.
• In collaboration with the Program Coordinator Therapy Services Coordinator and Billing Specialist facilitates intake process such that admission to required level of care is timely paperwork is accurate and complete financial plan is complete and consumer is satisfied.
• Facilitates return of phone calls or communications as needed.
• Creates an environment of enthusiasm and commitment.
• Completes assigned tasks within assigned work hours.
• Perform other duties as assigned which can include but are not limited to maintaining a small caseload assisting with coverage for colleagues etc.

Minimum Requirements:

• Masters degree from an accredited Social Work or Counseling Program.
• Licensed by the State of Ohio as a social worker (LSW) or counselor (LPC) or having obtained independent licensure (LISW/LPCC).
• At least two years experience providing therapeutic mental health services to and diagnosing children with mental health problem.
• Comfortable with parttime 1099 position.
• CPR and First Aid Certification.
• Valid drivers license and auto insurance as travel between offices is required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fastpaced work environment including at least 9 assessment appointments per week.
• Ability to run and carry up to 50 pounds unassisted.
• Work schedule must be flexible as needed.
• Ability to complete assigned tasks within assigned work hours and timelines.

Exposures and Risks:

• Potential for exposure to blood and body fluids.
• Works directly with physically aggressive children.
• Exposed to loud noise such as repeated and prolonged screaming and crying.
• Expected to be able to run work easily in a physically active environment and lift up to 50 pounds unassisted.
• Fast paced stressful environment.

Mindfully Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization including hiring recruiting promotion termination layoff recall leave of absence compensation benefits training and internship. Mindfully Behavioral Health makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications merit and business needs at the time. Furthermore the Company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.