IIH Team Lead

CTSHealth•Hickory, NC

22d•Onsite

About The Position

The IIH Team Lead is a Licensed Mental Health Professional position in the IIH Program, focused on mental health counseling with an emphasis on prevention. The role works with individuals and groups to promote optimal mental health and may address addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; suicide; stress management; self-esteem; aging; and mental and emotional health. The position is based at the NC Clinic in Hickory, North Carolina, with travel of up to 25%. Salary is undisclosed. The clinician assesses clients, develops and updates treatment plans, provides individual and group counseling, coordinates services, maintains clinical documentation and confidentiality, and evaluates client progress. The role may include an on-call after-hours rotation for crisis services, including weekends and holidays. Compensation is provided while providing this service; the Clinical Director maintains the schedule, and advance training and lead-clinician backup are provided. Employment is at will. Carolina Therapeutic Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and describes its commitment to culturally competent service that respects and values cultural differences and the dignity of individuals, families, and communities.

Requirements

Master's degree in a human service field.
Must possess and maintain full or provisional licensure status: LCSW, PLCSW, LPC, LPCA, LCASA eligible, or Ph.D.
Behavioral Screening Certification if required.
Complete all agency initial orientation training and state-mandated training.
Complete a minimum of twenty (3) hours of training specific to required service components, including crisis response, within the first 90 days of employment.
Possess a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

Maintain the required weekly Medicaid billable hours.
Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.
Perform assigned assessments and behavioral screenings, and update them as required.
Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss their lives, and help them develop insight into themselves and their relationships.
Guide clients in developing skills and strategies for addressing problems.
Prepare and maintain required treatment records and reports.
Counsel clients individually and in groups to help them overcome dependencies, adjust to life, and make changes.
Collect client information through interviews, observation, and tests.
Advocate for clients by coordinating required services or resolving emergency problems in crisis situations.
Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge, and update them as required.
Collaborate with staff on clinical assessments and treatment plans.
Evaluate clients' physical or mental condition based on client information.
Exchange necessary treatment information with families, probation officers, police, and other interested parties.
Refer clients, patients, or family members to community resources or specialists as necessary.
Counsel family members to help them understand, deal with, and support clients or patients.
Evaluate counseling program effectiveness and client progress toward resolving problems and meeting objectives.
Plan, organize, and lead structured counseling, work, study, recreation, and social activities for clients.
Modify treatment activities and approaches as needed to reflect changes in clients' status.
Keep up with developments in the field through professional literature, courses, seminars, and contact with social service agencies.
Participate in an on-call after-hours rotation for consumer crisis services when required, potentially including weekends and holidays.
Discuss clients' plans for life after therapy.
Gather information about community mental health needs and resources that could support therapy.
Monitor clients' use of medications.
Plan and conduct programs to prevent substance abuse or improve community health and counseling services, and run workshops and courses on mental health issues.