PT with FT potential/Vilonia School-based Therapist - Methodist Family Health - Vilonia, AR
supervision and direction of the Program Coordinator and Outpatient
Administrator, the outpatient clinic
therapist will provide direct mental health services to the
clients and families of Methodist Family
Health (MFH) in a clinic and community setting.
The
clientele primarily includes children and
adolescents, but also includes some adults.
Primary Responsibilities:
Provide direct clinical services
that includes, but are not limited to diagnostic assessment, individual,
family, and group therapies, crisis intervention and collateral intervention. These services will primarily be provided in
a clinic setting, but may also include community-based settings as needed and
appropriate including meeting HIPAA standards (i.e. school, client’s home, Boys
& Girls Club, etc.)
Develop treatment plans in cooperation with
clients, families and treatment team members and perform reviews/updates
specific to organization policies and procedures, state and federal regulations.
Participate in departmental and
program treatment team meetings, staff meetings, trainings and supervision.
Work with administrative support
and utilization review staff to facilitate scheduling, prior and continuing
authorizations for services, and transfers/discharges.
Complete
all clinical and administrative processes, including documentation, in
compliance with organization, department and program policies and procedures,
and applicable state and federal regulations (Medicaid, Joint Commission,
insurance, etc.) as it relates to content and timeframes for assessments,
treatment plans and review, progress notes, services provided, billing, meeting
direct care expectations, etc.
Provide
timely communication verbally and in writing with supervisor, colleagues, clients,
families, schools, courts, other professionals within and outside the
organization, etc. This includes
returning phone calls, writing letters, emails, etc.
Work with other professionals and programs within the MFH
continuum of care and/or other outside organizations and agencies to coordinate the best and most
appropriate treatment for MFH clients including transfers and referrals to other programs or
agencies as needed.
Assist in preparation for, and help maintain compliance with state
and federal licensing and accreditation regulations (i.e. Medicaid,
Joint Commission, Dept. of Human Services, Dept. of Health, etc.) as
appropriate and needed.
Maintain professional licensure
by completing required continuing education and providing copies of updated
license and CEU certificates to Human Resources.
Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Social Work,
Counseling or related field
Licensed, in good standing, by
Arkansas Professional Board as an LMSW, LCSW, LAC, LPC, LPE, LPE-I, PhD
Desired
Qualifications:
Experience working in an
outpatient or community based behavioral health setting
Trauma Focused CBT certified or
in progress
Other specialized
training/certification or in progress (i.e. play therapy, EMDR, etc.)
Experience working in an
Electronic Medical Record
Additional
Mandatory Requirements:
Ability to document accurately
and professionally
Must be physically capable to
receive verbal and written directions
Remains current in Crisis
Prevention Intervention Training, CPR & First Aid
Must be willing and able to work
with all patients of Methodist Family Health, regardless of gender
Must have good auditory, visual
and olfactory ability
Use hands and fingers to handle
or feel objects, tools or controls
Must be able to maintain
effective audio, visual discrimination and perception needed for making
observations, communicating with others, reading and writing, and
operating office equipment and other treatment equipment.
Must be able to use a telephone
to communicate verbally and a computer to communicate through written
means, to review information and enter/retrieve data, to see and read
characters on a computer screen, chart or other treatment items
Requires the ability to sit for
long periods of time and intermittently walk, stand, stoop, kneel, crouch
and reach with hands and arms.
Flu shot is mandatory and
required for all positions (subject to qualified exemptions).
Other:
The
individual employed in this position may accept other reasonable assignments,
Which may be
necessary, for efficient operation of assigned programs as there is time and
opportunity.
Job descriptions are not intended, nor should be construed, to be all-inclusive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.
