Behavioral Health Therapist

NorthLakes Community Clinic • Eau Claire, WI

2d • Remote

About The Position

Caring for our community starts with you. Join a team that believes everyone deserves care. Candidates must reside within NorthLakes' service area at the time of hire and maintain residency throughout employment. The purpose of a behavioral health therapist is to assess, diagnose and treat individuals using individual, family, couples and/or group counseling and make informed, appropriate referrals in order to assist individuals in achieving mutually agreed upon goals, promoting recovery and leading to a more satisfying, emotionally and socially healthy life. Providers work with individuals experiencing behavioral health concerns, including substance use, and support recovery-oriented services as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering whole‑person care.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree plus a Master Degree in counseling required.
• LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or In-Training licenses (LPC-IT, LMFT-IT, and APSW) required in Wisconsin.
• Specific training/certifications may be required for certain types of therapy/assessment.
• Employees will not work outside of their scope of education and training.
• Candidates must reside within NorthLakes' service area at the time of hire and maintain residency throughout employment.
• All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and references.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Electronic Health Record Systems Database software and Word Processing software.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments, treatment planning, therapeutic interventions, discharge planning, and consultation.
• Interview clients, review records, and collaborate with other professionals to gather information relevant to treatment.
• Works with people presenting with psychological or emotional problems such as stress, substance abuse, or family situations.
• If trained and certified, selects and administers various tests such as psychological tests, personality inventories, and intelligence quotient tests, to identify behavioral or personality traits and intelligence levels, and records results.
• If trained and certified, reviews results of tests to evaluate client needs.
• Develop individualized therapeutic treatment plans.
• Plans and administers therapeutic treatment such as behavior modification and stress management therapy to assist patients in controlling disorders and other problems.
• Provide therapeutic treatment in individual, family, couples or group settings.
• Discusses progress toward mutually established therapeutic goals with patients to evaluate success of therapy, and adapts treatment as needed.
• Consults with medical doctor or other specialists concerning treatment plan and amends plan as directed.
• Conducts therapy sessions.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team discussions as needed to support coordinated care with medical teams, care coordinators, peer specialists, and community health workers.
• Plans and administers therapeutic treatment by telephonic/ telehealth methodologies as indicated by patient needs and state guidelines.
• Provide education and support to patients and families, including information about recovery principles, relapse prevention, and available community supports.
• Facilitate or co-facilitate groups focused on skill building, mental health, or recovery-oriented topics, depending on program needs.
• Refer patients to additional supports such as medical evaluation, social services, employment resources, and recovery-oriented community programs.
• Complete documentation in the Electronic Health Record professionally and in a timely manner.
• Participates in behavioral health quality improvement programs.
• Appropriate use of PPE/infection control protocols when providing treatment to patients.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 6 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Leave Bank
• 403(b) with a 4% employer match
• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health and Wellness reimbursement program
• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Partner of HRSA/NHSC loan repayment program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level