Lead Behavioral Health Therapist- North
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Job Location:
Indianapolis, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Join Community
Community Health Network was created by our neighbors for our neighbors. Over 60 years later community is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible backed by state-of-the-art technology. It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients. And above all it means exceptional care simply delivered and we couldnt do it without you.
Make a Difference
The Lead Behavioral Health Therapists is responsible for maintaining effective intra organizational peer relationships and managing change and problem solving with an emphasis on a common philosophy of care throughout the treatment continuum. Primary duties will include but not limited to direct patient care clinical leadership and support for counseling staff and performance improvement activities. Facilitates monitors and provides comprehensive mental health/chemical dependency case management and therapy services (including but not limited to assessment individual family and group therapy crisis intervention and treatment planning) to addicted and/or severely mentally ill adults or seriously emotionally disturbed children and their families.
Exceptional Skills and Qualifications
Applicants for this position should be able to collaborate with others in a team setting have excellent communication skills and a positive attitude toward problem-solving.
- LCSW LMHC LMFT or LCAC in the State of Indiana required.
- Masters degree from an accredited college or university in a mental health related field required.
- 2 years of experience providing mental health treatment required.
- Possess current Indiana Drivers license with proof of current auto insurance.
- Recognizes and commits to critical importance of customer satisfaction (both internal and external customers).
- Provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments.
- Trains and assists clients and/or family in the development of activities of daily living individually or in groups with a focus on improving client and/or familys ability to function independently in the community. Lead functions - Support for counseling staff and performance improvement activities. Fills in as requested to provide clinical direction. Individuals may not perform all of these duties or may perform additional related duties not listed here.
- Develops individualized treatment plans with a focus on improving individual and family functioning in the home school workplace or community. Provides effective and efficient mental health interventions including but not limited to individual family and process group therapies and crisis intervention appropriate to client needs.
- Identifies needs and provides links through case management to other treatment programs community resources services and entitlements appropriate to client needs.
- Develops and implements effective and efficient treatment discharge plans as is appropriate to client needs.
- Provides transportation of clients in personal vehicle and/or company van. Provides psychological first aid in response to a disaster or critical incident if trained to do so (through use of NOVA or CISM model of intervention). Provides services in homes schools work site or other community-based sites.Actively involved in service line quality improvement efforts.
- Collaborates with multi-disciplinary treatment team in planning facilitating and coordinating treatment especially in the areas of assessment referral and discharge planning appropriate to client needs.
- Actively involved in professional development and education.
- Actively involved in service line quality improvement efforts.
- Complies with all applicable Behavioral Health Services policies and procedures. Participate in Aggressive Behavior Management appropriate to the population served. See Behavioral Health Services Policy: Provision of Aggressive Behavior Management Training of Staff. Crisis control intervention/behavioral management techniques may require physical contact with patients.
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Time Management
- Acute Care
- HTTPS
- Speech Therapy
- Assistive Technologies
- Autism Experience
- Pediatrics Experience
- Home Care
- Interpretation
- Patient Service Experience
- Phone Etiquette
About Company
Community Health Network was created more than 60 years ago by our neighbors, for our neighbors. We've never forgotten that heritage that began with Community Hospital East. To this day, we're still locally based and locally controlled, and we're as closely tied to our communities as ... View more
