Therapist - LISW/LPCC (Full or Part-Time)

Position Summary:

Provides in-home and/or telehealth treatment services to a caseload of individuals aged 55 and over who have a mental health diagnosis.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following description is a general representation of the key duties and responsibilities of the position: 

• Responsible for providing clinically appropriate individual psychotherapy services to assigned clients. 
• Performs diagnostic assessments/reassessments as assigned.
• Engages clients in the development of annual treatment goals, clinical reviews and completion of all other documentation related to the client’s treatment. 
• Provides support to Day Treatment Group as facilitator on an?as-needed basis. 
• Maintains communication with clients, caregivers, and helping professionals/agencies serving the client through phone calls, written communications, and in-person meetings. 
• Has a working knowledge of therapeutic modalities, is able to apply them to meet the needs of individual clients. 
• Provides necessary direct service hours to meet the performance standards set by the Behavioral Health Services Department. 
• Completes and submits all documentation and client data in a timely manner according to department/agency protocols and funder requirements.
• Provides field instruction and/or training supervision for students and dependently licensed employees, on an as-needed basis.

Other Functions and Responsibilities: 

• Maintains documentation of client records according to agency, regulatory and funding?requirements, including but not limited to CARF, Ohio Dept. of Behavioral Health, Ohio Dept. of Medicaid, and the Cuyahoga County ADAMHS Board. 
• Provides information and referrals to other agency home and community-based service (HCBS) programs as appropriate. 
• Works to maintain good working relationships with co-workers, management as well as other agency program and service staff. 
• Attends agency meetings as required. 

Specific knowledge, training or skills required to perform the duties of this position including specific courses, training programs or required certifications. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the position. 

• Master’s degree in social work or clinical  counseling. 
• Current and unrestricted Ohio licensure an LISW, LPCC, LISW-S or LPCC-S.
• Demonstrated knowledge of mental illness [as described by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual V of the American Psychiatric Association]. 
• Must have a current valid Ohio driver’s license and automobile insurance and access to personal transportation.  
• Must have excellent verbal, written and electronic communication skills. 
• Demonstrated proficiency in use of computer programs (Microsoft Outlook and Office). 
• Demonstrated proficiency in use of electronic health records. 
• Strong planning and organization skills. 
• Understanding of complex housing needs. 
• Attention to detail and accuracy are essential, as are abilities to prioritize work and consistently meet deadlines.
• Ability to reliably commute throughout Cuyahoga County using personal vehicle to provide in-home and community -based services.

B. Previous Experience that is necessary to qualify for this position:

• Three years’ experience in social service field is preferred.

Essential Physical Demands and Working Environment

(The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.)

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, keyboard and telephone.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work and ability to drive personal vehicle.
• Light to moderate lifting is required, up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to navigate local travel.
• Regular, predictable attendance is required.
• Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.
• Ability to navigate work-related stressors (deadlines, etc.) 
• Ability to drive personal vehicle to meetings and client visits when necessary.