Licensed Therapist

Job Title: Licensed Therapist

We are seeking a Licensed Therapist (LMFT, LCSW, LPC) to become a part of the Denver Wellness Associates team! Your focus will be on providing high quality, outpatient, patient care as part of a team. You will provide diagnostic evaluations and subsequent focused treatment using a variety of evidenced-based treatment interventions and various treatment modalities including individual, family, marital, and group psychotherapies. In this position, you will meet with clients, analyze their mental health status, and develop a course of therapy to address their issues. You may work with clients who have substance abuse issues, depression, anxiety, or eating disorders. You should have some experience with a wide variety of patients and conditions. Our ideal applicant has a master’s degree in psychology or social work and a license from the state. Clinical experience and CBT or DBT experience is also a requirement.

Job Duties

• Receives referrals from physicians and mid-level providers.
• Perform initial evaluations of client needs and develop customized treatment plans.
• Provide counseling/talk therapy to scheduled patients utilizing professional counseling standards.
• Formulates differential diagnosis of mild to moderate mental health conditions.
• Formulates short-term and long-term counseling plans for patients under care.
• Consults with medical director and other providers regarding complex patients and regarding prescription medications prescribed by providers.
• Identify patients with urgent mental health conditions (e.g. suicidal, homicidal, psychotic, etc.) and make appropriate referrals to available emergency or psychiatric treatment facilities.
• Provide written document of counseling sessions, assessments, interventions
• Prepares and conducts group counseling utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
• Establishes systematic follow-up for evaluation of the plan of care and reassesses and modifies the plan, as necessary, including initiation of referrals and consultation with other health care providers as appropriate.
• Assures patient and family teaching is adequate to manage the treatment plan.
• Maintain appropriate documentation of clinical and counseling services, including all necessary billing information.
• Maintain and update professional knowledge and proficiency through continuing education, staff meetings, workshops.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Counseling or Clinical Psychology or a related field of study.
• All Certifications and Licenses required for this job must be kept current as a condition of continued employment.

Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrates positive behavior, attitude, and commitment as documented by supervising physician, patient satisfaction surveys, and feedback from other personnel.
• Work with physicians, mid-levels and other members of medical care teams to evaluate patient conditions and develop comprehensive care plans.
• Demonstrates positive teamwork, cooperative efforts, prompt and attentive service to patients and colleagues.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.

Compensation:

• $55 per session
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and 401k
• Flexible schedule
• Paid supervision time if needed
• Continuing education allowance per provider

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any ARC Health Partners.