Cape Fear Clinic -Outpatient Therapist

Coastal Horizons Center•Wilmington, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Therapist at Cape Fear Clinic provides substance use and mental health services, focusing on independent diagnostic and psycho-social evaluations and counseling for complicated substance abuse, addiction, and co-occurring mental health disorders. This role involves delivering individual, group, and family therapy, conducting comprehensive assessments, and developing evidence-based treatment plans. Therapists are responsible for establishing and monitoring behavioral/medical goals and patient outcomes, promoting client engagement, and ensuring timely and accurate clinical documentation. The caseload is characterized as complex, primarily involving adults and families. The position requires familiarity with agency programming, care coordination, and the ability to provide in-depth counseling ranging from crisis intervention to addressing personality disorders. Therapists also confer with primary care clinics, employers, and families, handle emergency referrals, and conduct community educational workshops.

Requirements

Graduation from a Master's degree program in behavioral health
LCSWA, LCMHCA/LCMHC, LCAS/LCASA, LPA
Active licensure requirement
Considerable knowledge of the practical application of different therapeutic approaches, group dynamics, crisis intervention, and family therapy
Considerable knowledge of community resources
Knowledge of the psycho-social, socioeconomic and behavioral problems and their treatment
Knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies which govern the program
Knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes and psycho-pharmacy
Skill in establishing rapport with a client and/or family and applying techniques of assessing psycho-social, behavioral, and psychological aspects of the client
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, and members of civic, medical, social, and religious organizations
Ability to formulate treatment goals and to record concisely required documentation
Knowledge of various methods of psychological evaluation, including, but not limited to, conducting semi-structured diagnostic clinical interviews
Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written forms
Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of stooping, reaching, and walking, fingering, grasping, talking, hearing, and performing repetitive motions
Must be able to perform sedentary work exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly or frequently to move objects
Must possess the visual acuity to perform extensive reading

Nice To Haves

LCSW preferred

Responsibilities

Individual, group, and family therapy for co-occurring disorders
Comprehensive assessments and evidence-based treatment planning
Establishing and monitoring behavioral/medical goals and patient outcomes
Familiarity with additional agency programming and care coordination
Promoting client engagement across services
Diagnostic assessments, case management, and psychotherapeutic interventions
Tracking, reporting, and outcome evaluation
Timely and accurate clinical documentation
Provides independent diagnostic and psycho-social evaluations and counseling which focus on complicated substance abuse and addiction as well as the issues generated from its impact on daily living and individual and family relationships
Evaluate the client's situation and their ability to deal with their problem
Conduct an in-depth clinical interview to determine psycho-social and drug history
Formulate a psycho-social assessment and initial treatment plan
Provide in-depth counseling which can range from crisis intervention to dealing with personality disorders which are associated with their addictive and/or abusive behavior, and follow-up
Deal with a variety of collateral issues such as finances, medical, vocational, health, and behavior
Provide information to and confer with primary care clinic, employers, and families on treatment plans, behavior management, and other problems and needs
Work with emergency referrals
Conduct community educational workshops
Provide professional services to referrals to support care