Primary Therapist (Monday-Friday)

Pay Rate -65,000-75,000

Job Summary:

The Primary Therapist is to provide individual and group therapy sessions for the organization’s clients. The Primary Therapist will help guide and direct client during sessions as well as prepare group notes, support clinical necessity and progress toward treatment plan goals. Maintains open communication lines with facility staff, attending clinicians and physicians, patients and families.

Education and Experience:

· A minimum of 2-years treating substance use and or mental health disorders

· 2+ years utilizing EMR software, KIPU (preferred)

· Experience treating mental health disorders or related work experience (highly desired).

· Required Independent Licensure (State Dependent): LMHC, LCMHC. LPC, LMFT, LCSW, LICSW

· Highly desired, but not required (State Dependent): Addiction's Certifications: MCAP, CAP, CAC, LCADC, CADC, CAC, CAP, LADC, NCAC, MAC, LCAS, CSAC.

Required Skills/Abilities:

· Knowledge of addictions and mental health complications.

· Familiarity of community healthy resources that support life improvement in physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health, economic security, employment, positive social and family interdependence and positive cultural identity including:

· Experience utilizing DSM-5

· Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

· Knowledge of referral procedures and admittance criteria for health care and community providers.

· Ability to network and collaborate with healthcare and other social and cultural agencies that can provide services to the patients and families.

· Expertise in problem solving, stress management, ethics and team building.

· Knowledge of alcohol and other drugs that includes:

• Alcohol and addictive drugs and their physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual impact on the individual.

• Alcohol and addictive drugs and their impact on the family.