Adult Therapist//Behavioral Health Professional

LINES OF AUTHORITY:

This position is supervised by the Adult Services Clinical Director and/or designated clinical site supervisor. Unless specifically designated, this position does not supervise any other personnel.

Position Summary

Provides outpatient counseling, and other supportive covered services to eligible adult clients. Maintains client records and required paperwork. An acceptable level of direct service is expected to be maintained as measured by billable hours/service value.

Principal Duties/Responsibilities

Provides evidenced based individual, group and family therapy to a diverse caseload of adult clients.

The primary responsibility of the Managing Clinician is to provide clinical expertise and oversight of the person’s care, ensure the clinical soundness of the assessment/treatment process, and serve as the point of contact, coordinating and communicating with the person’s team and other system where clinical knowledge of the care is important.

Assesses clients through ongoing processes such as strengths-based assessment, activities assessment, co-occurring/substance use assessments, risk assessments and annual assessments to monitor the progress of the client and family toward their goals.

Able to effectively de-escalate clients using techniques as trained and outlined in approved crisis intervention models

Assists the client/family in creating a safety/crisis plan and provides crisis intervention services to individuals in emergency situations, as evidenced by the written safety crisis plan in the record and overall record review.

Maintains client records in compliance with Mohave Mental Health Clinic, Inc., ADHS, RBHA/health plans, AHCCCS, and Joint Commission standards.

Engages with the client, family and other involved parties through face-to-face, telehealth and phone interactions and work with the client and family to build trust, encourage hope, and ensure ongoing engagement in behavioral health services.

Provides behavioral health covered services to clients when medically necessary and appropriate, meeting the agency’s direct service standard of 1248 hours annually.

• Networks with community agencies to provide services to eligible clients.
• Utilizes best practice guidelines to ensure appropriate length of time in care.

The employee must work well under pressure meeting multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines. The employee shall, at all times, demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues and supervisors.

• Provides customer service to internal and external customers and stakeholders.
• Participates in the Performance Improvement Processes in the Clinic.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Primary Contacts

• Clients, client families, peers, supervisors and Behavioral Health Medical Providers (BHMP)
• Agencies in the community.

Requirements

POSITION REQUISITES:

Required

• Master’s degree in counseling, social work, or a related field.
• Currently licensed by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners.
• Knowledge or experience in providing crisis intervention services and counseling to a broad range of clients.
• High skill level in assessment and evaluation.
• Ability to work as part of a team to coordinate client care.
• Knowledge of DSM 5 diagnosis and treatment skills.
• Valid Arizona driver’s license and proof of insurance.
• Ability to work flexible hours and travel to other clinic sites if needed.
• Skills/Abilities
• Basic skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Complex problem-solving skills.
• Technical skills with computers.
• Resource management skills.

Requirements for Special Populations

Persons conducting assessments and/or providing treatment to special populations are able, through training and experience as well as through agency-specific observation or testing of performance to:

Substance Use

Staff responsible for providing services to substance using members have appropriate training, education, experience, performance and demonstrate competency.

• Staff must be able to gather and assess information about:
• The relationship of each member’s physical status to the substance use.
• The nature of the emotional compulsion to use alcohol and/or other drugs.
• The intensity of the member’s preoccupation with using alcohol/and/or other drugs
• Staff must also demonstrate competency in their ability to:
• Interpret information about a member’s use of alcohol and/or other drugs.
• Develop a written summary and/or treatment plan based on member’s problems and needs;
• Provide appropriate services.

Children and Adolescents

Staff responsible for providing services to child and adolescent members have appropriate training, education, experience, performance and demonstrate competency.

• Staff demonstrate knowledge of growth and development of children and adolescents.
• Staff demonstrate their ability to develop treatment plans and services based on member’s problem and needs.
• Staff demonstrate knowledge and skill in working with family systems.

Seriously Mentally ILL

Staff responsible for providing services to seriously mentally ill members have appropriate training, education, experience, performance and demonstrate competency.

Staff have knowledge and ability to gather and interpret information about seriously mentally ill members.

Staff understand the member’s needs and the range, intensity, and duration of care, habilitation and rehabilitation required.

Intellectually Disabled

Staff responsible for providing services to members with intellectual disabilities have appropriate training, education, experience, performance and demonstrate competency.

Staff have knowledge and ability to gather and interpret information about an individual with an intellectual disability.

Staff understand the member’s needs and the range, intensity, and duration of care, habilitation or rehabilitation required.

Working Conditions

Physical Requirements

• Able to cope with emotional demands as they arise.
• Able to sit for extended periods of time.
• Able to hear ordinary conversation and phone communications.

Equipment

Telephone, Computer, printer, fax, copy machine and company vehicles.

Environment Conditions

Air conditioned and/or heated office settings.

Accommodations

Mohave Mental Health Clinic will provide reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities, unless it would cause undue hardship. We define reasonable accommodation as any change in the work environment or in the way a job is performed that enables a person with a disability to enjoy equal employment opportunities. We will make a good faith effort to list any special requirements in our job descriptions.