Counselor, Community Based Family Therapy

At Signature Health, our purpose is to provide integrated healthcare for our community specializing in patients with mental illness and/or addiction because we want people to realize their highest potential.

If you align with our core values, putting people first, striving for excellence in the work you do each day and have a can do mindset, then Signature Health is the best place for the next step in your rewarding career. As a full-time employee, you will have access to the following employer/employee paid benefits:

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k match, HealthJoy - a no cost medical and mental health online resource available Day 1, and much more

• Robust earned paid time off program (PTO)
• Federal Loan Forgiveness Program (available on eligible roles)
• Professional Development Support

Scope of Role

Reporting to the Supervisor, Behavioral Health Services, the Counselor, Community-Based Family Therapy will provide therapeutic services to high-need children and adults experiencing serious emotional challenges, primarily within the home environment, as well as other clinically appropriate settings.

Individuals served are multi-system involved, at risk of being psychiatrically hospitalized and/or placed in a residential treatment facility or transitioning back to their home environment from residential placement. Services may be delivered in individual or family sessions, depending on client needs.

The Counselor will utilize a team-based, treatment plan-driven approach to deliver high-quality, client-centered care.

How You’LL Succeed

Provide therapeutic intervention services to children, adolescents, and adults using individual, family, and group treatment.

• Provide crisis stabilization services to families as is needed.
• Identify strengths and needs of families to promote treatment.
• Act as a family advocate; work with social service agencies to provide and coordinate services.

Develop and implement Care Plans, Comprehensive Assessments, Treatment Summaries, Safety Plans and Risk Assessments.

Monitor families’ participation in programs through coordination of agencies’ reports and continue direct contact as needed.

Participate in regular treatment team meetings with external stakeholders to assist in the coordination of care across multiple service providers.

Maintain client charting in accordance with Medicaid, OhioMHAS, CARF and professional standards.

Demonstrate the ability to work efficiently, meeting workspace expectations (i. e.: productivity and complete all required documentation).

• Prepare all documentation for discharge and aftercare referral.
• Acts to understand and safeguard the welfare of others.
• Actively consults with supervisor to act upon ethical and legal aspects of the organization.
• May be required to perform telehealth services as determined by Signature Health.
• Actively engage in supervision with your BH Supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Valid unencumbered LSW, LISW, LPC, LPCC, LIMFT or LMFT License in the state of Ohio is required.
• Previous experience working with children and youth.
• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Competency in the treatment of mental health and/or substance use disorders within the context of individual, group, couples and family systems therapy.
• Experience collaborating with other team members to optimize outcomes clients.
• Familiarity of state and federal healthcare regulations.
• Awareness of community and state support resources for population served.

Working Conditions

Work is normally performed in client or family home environment but may be performed in other settings as clinically necessary.

While hours of operation are generally during standard business hours, evening and extended hours will be required to accommodate client needs

• Requires periods of sitting, standing, telephone, and computer work.
• Hearing: adequate to hear clients or patients in person, over the telephone or through telehealth technology.

Speaking: adequate to speak to clients or patients in person, over the telephone or through telehealth technology.

Vision: Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens.

• Physical effort required: occasional lifting and carrying items weighing up to 15 pounds, unassisted.
• Possible exposure to blood borne pathogens while performing job duties.
• Frequent bending, reaching, and repetitive hand movements, standing, walking, squatting and sitting, with some lifting, pushing and pulling exerted regularly throughout a regular workday.
• Sufficient dexterity to operate a PC and other office equipment.

This Success Profile is not an exhaustive list of all functions or requirements that you may be required to perform; you may be required to perform other job-related assignments as requested by your supervisor or the company.

You must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily; however, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable you to perform the essential functions of this job, absent undue hardship.

Signature Health may revise this Success Profile at any time, with or without advanced notice.

All employees of Signature Health are required to comply with the Signature Health Annual Influenza Vaccination Policy. This policy requires employees to obtain an annual flu vaccination. A medical and/or religious exemption may be submitted for review by the Signature Health Review Committee.

Exemption requests are not guaranteed to be approved. Signature Health is a drug-free workplace. After receiving a conditional job offer, all applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen.