Mental Health Therapist (Decatur)

The Licensed Mental Health Therapist is responsible for providing therapy, counseling and intervention services to the Clinic's patients as referred by the physician.

Job Relationships

Reports to the Operations Manager

Principal Responsibilities

• Direct counseling and case management with individuals and families.
• Collaborate with providers to develop and implement treatment and intervention programs that patients can understand and comply with.
• Perform tasks related to direct practice, such as writing progress notes, assessments, reviews and case management functions, such as making referrals to other agencies and testifying in court if necessary.
• Attend required staff meetings and participate in committees as required.
• Provide Mental Health screenings and initial assessments to medically-referred and other clients.
• Provide short-term, structured, evidence-based psychotherapy as part of an appropriate treatment plan.
• Facilitate referrals to other services (e.g. substance abuse treatment, specialty care, and community resources) as needed.
• Provide clinical therapeutic services to patients, including individual and group therapy and coordination of treatment for participants with co-occurring disorders.
• Provide crisis intervention as needed.
• Develop, coordinate, and administer community education, as needed or requested.
• Provide assessments and care to specific nursing home patients, as requested by physician.
• Provide assessments can care to specific patients who are homebound, as requested by physician.
• Comply with the Springfield Clinic incident reporting policy and procedures.
• Adhere to all OSHA and Springfield Clinic training & accomplishments as required per policy.
• Provide excellent customer service and adhere to Springfield Clinic's Code of Conduct and Ethics Standards.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Education/Experience

• Masters or Doctorate degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field required. 
• At least two (2) years or 3,000 hours of post Master's clinical experience in a supervised clinical setting.
• Experience working with children, adolescents and adults preferred.

Licenses/Certificates

• Current licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the State of Illinois required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Emotional resilience and stability required.
• Experience working with children, adolescents and adults preferred.
• Must be able to interact effectively with other employees at all levels of the organization, as well as with the general public.
• Ability to communicate effectively and clearly, both in writing and verbally.

Working Environment

• Normal office setting.
• Requires long periods of sitting.
• May have exposure to communicable diseases.

PHI/Privacy Level

HIPAA1