Therapist - Rural Health Clinic

Lake Butler Hospital is a critical access hospital in North Florida providing 24-hour emergency services, inpatient hospitalization, swing bed program, rehabilitation services, outpatient laboratory, and outpatient radiology (X-ray, ultrasound, and CT Scan) services to Union County and the surrounding counties. We are devoted to providing all members of our community with premier-quality health care in a compassionate and inviting environment.

We are seeking an knowledgeable and experienced full-time Therapist to join our team at our Rural Health Clinic in Lake Butler, Florida.

For full-time employees, we offer medical benefits, paid time off, 401k after one year of service, discounts at Willow Cafe and more!

Job Summary:

Licensed Mental Health Counselor or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Provide individual and family psychotherapy services to culturally-diverse children and adolescents presenting wide range of conditions, including physical and mental abuse, attention disorders, anxiety, depression, family issues, and behavioral disorders for patients of the Rural Health Clinic, Lake Butler Hospital, and students of Union County Schools. Must carefully observe patients and respond to what they might be trying to communicate through their behavior. Provide clinical assessments and short-term and long-term goals using various modalities for treatment. Responsible for providing psychoanalytic treatment for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Licensed Mental Health Counselor or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

• Provide child, adolescent and adult psychotherapy and crisis intervention services to patients assigned to the Rural Health Clinic, registered as patients of Lake Butler Hospital and students of Union County Schools.
• Provide on-site therapy services to children at Lake Butler Elementary, Middle and High schools as well as Tigers Den Daycare and The Outpost Alternative School (within accordance of contract agreement with the Union County School Board).
• Completion of initial mental health assessments to gauge the needs of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral difficulties of patients within the Rural Health Clinic, Lake Butler Hospital, and the Union County School Board. Services performed include but are not limited to: psychosocial information, DSM-IV-R diagnosis and treatment plan reviewed and co-signed by the supervising physician.
• Perform ongoing mental health therapies of patients within the Rural Health Clinic, Lake Butler Hospital and the Union County Schools as prescribed in the initial mental health assessment.
• Complete all mental health services documentation in Rural Health Clinic medical records system and hospitalized inpatient charts, as well as necessary county and state documents when required.
• Serve as Liaison between the Rural Health Clinic, Lake Butler Hospital, and the Union County School Board, local law enforcement and the Union County Courts concerning mental health services provided by the psychotherapist.
• Liaise with other professionals who work with children and families in the community, including health visitors, social workers, teachers, nurses, and special educational needs coordinators in planning how to best help a child and the child's family.
• Arrange for or refer patients to needed services that cannot be provided at the clinic or hospital.
• When necessary, perform psychiatric assessments for involuntary psychiatric admission in the accordance with the Florida Baker Act.
• Actively conduct mental health related education to clinic, hospital, school board and law enforcement staff upon request.

Lake Butler, Starke, Gainesville, Alachua, High Springs, Macclenny, Glen Saint Mary, Lake City, Keystone Heights, Baldwin, Jacksonville, Middleburg, Orange Park

Education:

Minimally Required

• A Master’s degree with major emphasis in marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, or a closely related field which qualifies to obtain a LMHC or LMFT license from the State of Florida.
• Must have obtains a LMHC or LMFT license in the state of Florida (Interns are not able to be considered at this time).
• Must be able to obtain Medicare and Medicaid numbers in the state of Florida. This is a billing requirement for a Rural Health Clinic. Offers of employment will be contingent upon obtaining those numbers before the employee begins employment.

Experience:

Minimally Required At least two years’ clinical experience, preferably in school environment.

Skills:

Minimally Required Must be knowledgeable in methods of observing clients visually and documenting observations in writing. Must have strong verbal and listening skills.

Physical Requirements:

Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist , MHC, MFT, LMHC, LMFT, Social Worker, Social Services, Crisis Intervention, Mental Health, Community Outreach