Clinical Therapist - Comprehensive Community Services

Fond du Lac County•Fond du Lac, WI

About The Position

The Clinical Therapist for Comprehensive Community Services ensures that each consumer’s service plan and service delivery are integrated, coordinated, monitored, and designed to support the highest possible level of independent functioning. The therapist works cooperatively with other agencies, with consumer consent, to promote continuity of care. The role provides ongoing assessment and treatment planning, case management, symptom management, medication monitoring, and court monitoring for clients with serious and persistent mental illness and co-occurring substance use. The therapist also assists consumers with referrals based on their individual needs and participates in agency staffing and in-service activities. The position is responsible for upholding participants’ legal rights, safeguards, and confidentiality; complying with applicable federal, state, county, and department requirements; and maintaining accurate assessments, applications, case notes, and other records in accordance with applicable standards and schedules. The therapist completes ongoing training, maintains knowledge of relevant rules, regulations, and community resources, responds to families, service providers, and coworkers in a timely and courteous manner, and supports department values, goals, and procedures. The role requires professional conduct and mobilizing appropriate resources that are effective, efficient, and valuable to those using services or funding.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work or a related field.
Ability to adjust to and cope with constant caseload demands and prioritize caseload and service needs effectively.
Demonstrated ability to plan and organize work to support effective service delivery.
Ability to communicate effectively and professionally, verbally and in writing.
Ability to use a personal computer for word processing and internet access.
General math knowledge sufficient to monitor service logs, expense forms, invoices, and authorizations.
Ability to facilitate and participate in meetings with varied participants and in different settings.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and take initiative.
Flexibility in meeting varied family needs and workload demands.
Valid driver’s license and access to a reliable, insured vehicle for providing services in a variety of settings.
Ability to work unstructured hours, including evenings as needed.
Ability to perform the physical requirements of the job necessary for the target group.

Responsibilities

Ensure each consumer’s service plan and service delivery are integrated, coordinated, monitored, and designed to support independent functioning.
Coordinate with other agencies, with consumer consent, to support continuity of care.
Provide ongoing assessment and treatment planning, case management, symptom management, medication monitoring, and court monitoring for clients with serious and persistent mental illness and co-occurring substance use.
Assist consumers with referrals to other agencies based on individual needs.
Attend and participate in agency staffing and in-service activities.
Uphold participants’ legal rights, safeguards, and confidentiality.
Comply with federal, state, county, and department rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Prepare accurate and complete assessments, applications, case notes, and other required written information in accordance with applicable standards and schedules.
Complete ongoing training requirements and maintain knowledge of rules, regulations, and community resources.
Respond to families, service providers, and coworkers in a timely and courteous manner.
Support implementation of department values, goals, and procedures and demonstrate professional conduct.
Mobilize appropriate resources that are effective, efficient, and valuable to people using services or funding.