Job Title:Licensed Mental Health Therapist

Status:Part-time with a potential of becoming Full-time

Heuristic Therapeutic Services is seeking a Full Time Mental Health Therapist to provide therapeutic services. This individual will be responsible for providing clinical assessment/diagnostic evaluations and follow-up individual and group therapy to clients. He/she will develop and monitor treatment plans and client progress, document significant interactions, and maintain clinical charts and other reporting data. The candidate should have the ability to work with a diverse client population in a variety of treatment approaches.

Job Responsibilities: Duties and Responsibilities:

Therapist to provide clinical assessment and treatment services to assigned clients. These services may include: clinical assessments, treatment planning, individual therapy/counseling, family therapy/counseling, group therapy/counseling, crisis intervention/safety planning, treatment monitoring, evaluation, termination, and referral, and consultation and collaboration with relevant OMHC and other service providers.

• Completes all required documentation in a timely manner and ensures maintenance of complete clinical record at all times for each assigned client as directed by OMHC policies and procedures, including but not limited to:
  
  • Responsible for scheduling appointments with clients assigned.
  • Completing clinical psychosocial assessments for each new client within required timelines and updating assessments as needed.
  • Completing initial and subsequent Individual Treatment Plans (ITPs) within required timelines.
  • Documenting and filing progress notes within 24 hours of each psychotherapy / counseling session, and making corrections as needed within 24 hours.
  • Obtaining and maintaining accurate client personal data, consents, and relevant collateral documentation
  • Responding to failed appointments by clients with documented outreach and/or timely notification of discharge
  • Completing all required discharge documentation within required timelines
  • Maintaining all assigned client mental health charts at all times in good and complete order.
  • Participates in weekly individual or group supervision with assigned clinically licensed supervisor.
  • Maintaining all assigned client mental health charts at all times in good and complete order.
  • Attends and/or obtains minutes of monthly staff meetings to remain abreast of program issues, policy and procedure changes, and training content.
  • Completes required agency reports.
  • Performs all duties in compliance with OMHC policies and procedures and with State of Maryland COMAR 10.63 Regulations.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in nursing or other medical fields
• Ability to build rapport with patients
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong leadership qualities

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Masters’ degree from an accredited psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program
• Current ANCC Board Certification as a PMHNP
• Current Maryland licensure as a CRNP-PMH
• Current DEA, CDS, and NPI

I have read, and fully understand and agree to perform the responsibilities outlined in my job description.