Therapist (Brooks County)

JOB TITLE: To provide reports and notes to fiscal intermediaries of such quality that they are not disallowed and reimbursement secured.
To participate in Clinical Supervision as required by the Department of Behavioral Health Guidelines (if Applicable).
 
DEPARTMENT:                  Clinical
 
SUPERVISOR:                     Clinical Director
 
PAY SCALE:                        Salary
 
QUALIFICATIONS:
 
Master’s degree in social services field.  Must be Licensed Eligible. Prefer Licensed or Associate Licensed in the State of Georgia as a LMFT, LPC, or LCSW.
 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
 
Development and conceptualization of child/adolescent needs based on presenting circumstances, family history, cultural considerations, and stated desires of child/adolescent and family.  Provide therapy based on evidence-based theory and approaches to best meet the needs of presenting clients.  Quality documentation submitted in a timely manner for the purpose of meeting service and State guidelines, and billing.
 
 
SERVICE RESPONSIBILITIES:
 
Provide individual or family therapy as directed by consumer’s assessment and treatment plan.
Develop awareness of service guideline standards applicable to all providers of services for child/adolescent community mental health and addictive diseases. 
To comply with fiscal intermediary service timetables:

Progress notes shall be completed and placed into the consumers chart within 7 days of service delivery.
An expectation amount will set and reviewed by the supervisor.  If expectations are not meet progressive discipline will occur up to and including termination.
Billing for care is an essential part of the position

To comply with all Continuous Quality Improvement requests in a timely and complete manner.
To participate in staffing of caseload consumers as requested which may include initiating and overseeing PRTF (Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility) or psychiatric hospitalization. 
 
 
TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Annual Cultural Diversity training
2. Annual Ethics training
3. Annual Human Rights and Responsibilities training
4. Annual Indian Welfare Act
5. Annual Continuous Quality Improvement training
6. Annual HIPPA Training
7. Annual Duty to Warn
8. Annual Incident/Mandated/Technology Related Reporting training
9. Annual Prison Rape Elimination Act
10. Annual Drug Free Workplace training
11. Annual Customer Service/Professionalism training
12. Annual Bullying/Harassment training
13. Annual Scope of Services training
14. Annual Non-Violent Crisis Prevention Intervention training
15. Bi-Annual CPR/First Aid training
16. Annual Safety/Crisis Planning training
17. Annual Fire Safety training
18. Annual Emergency and Disaster Preparedness training
19. Annual Medications and Side Effects training
20. Admin staff members should have 16 hours of training per year.
 
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:
Knowledge of family systems and their impact on mental health within the family
Skill in applying varies interventions with individuals/families in crisis
Skill in working with variety of cultures
Skill in working independently and implementing time management strategies
Ability to demonstrate positive team interactions with other clinic staff
Awareness of personal strengths and appropriate timing for referrals. 
ORGANIATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
 
Participates in required meetings and in-service training
Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Represents Vashti in a professional manner at all times