Children's Outpatient Therapist

Job Description: In the position of the Children's Outpatient Therapist in the Children's department at our Nova Center for Youth and Family, you will effectively manage a caseload by providing individual and/or family therapy to address identified mental health and/or substance use disorders by conducting client assessments, creating treatment plans, and documenting clinical progress to assist clients in their ability to effectively manage/improve their mental health and substance use disorders to gain stability and function better within the community.

What you'll be doing:

• Conduct individual and/or family therapy with children and adolescent population ages three to eighteen.
• Work with Program Manager and co-therapist to assist families on a 24/7 call basis.
• Provide crisis intervention for client and client’s family when called.
• Perform initial assessments, intakes and prepare documentation of such for client’s Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Prepare, with client, a treatment plan to include goals.
• Facilitate warm hand-off to co-therapist and or care coordinator.
• Conduct CANS Assessments.
• Work closely with co-therapist, care coordinator & guardians regarding client’s needs.
• Participate in various meetings to include departmental, divisional, or other meetings as required by the Director, Chief Clinical Officer or Chief Executive Officer.
• Complete billing documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
• Maintain educational requirements regarding licensure, Department of Mental Health State Standards.
• Perform outreach in partnership with DHR.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job and is not designed to be an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible duties, tasks, or responsibilities that are required of the employee as they may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.