Licensed School Based Outpatient Therapist

Lehigh Valley Health Network • Allentown, PA

63d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides individual, group, and family therapy to students directly in the school with an emphasis on treating clients with trauma-related issues. Maintains patient care plan and refers patients out when necessary. Employs counseling and education skills in nontraditional settings including home and school in order to help patients/families understand, accept, and follow recommendations for care; restores patients to optimum psychosocial and health adjustment. Evaluates and develops a quality plan of intervention with relevant measurable problems, goals, objectives, and timelines. Completes documentation on the same day of clinical contact and ties progress notes and other clinical documentation to the treatment plan. Documents explicit follow-up instructions to other medical team members. Initiates and facilitates referrals for patients' mental health services both within the network, as well as the community. Maintains caseload every week. Schedules time to enable open scheduling and same-day clinical encounters. Assesses, educates, and intervenes regarding financial or billing issues and documents all insurance contacts/authorizations.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in psychology, counseling, social work or education.
• 3 years experience with counseling child and adolescent populations.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care.
• LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire or LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual

Responsibilities

• Employs counseling and education skills in nontraditional settings including home and school in order to help patients/families understand, accept, and follow recommendations for care; restores patients to optimum psychosocial and health adjustment.
• Evaluates and develops a quality plan of intervention with relevant measurable problems, goals, objectives, and timelines.
• Completes documentation on the same day of clinical contact and ties progress notes and other clinical documentation to the treatment plan.
• Documents explicit follow-up instructions to other medical team members.
• Initiates and facilitates referrals for patients' mental health services both within the network, as well as the community.
• Maintains caseload every week.
• Schedules time to enable open scheduling and same-day clinical encounters.
• Assesses, educates, and intervenes regarding financial or billing issues and documents all insurance contacts/authorizations.

What This Job Offers

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