Licensed Senior Therapist - Round Lakes School Based

Lake County • Round Lake, IL

27d • Onsite

About The Position

Become an integral part of our primary care team as a Behavioral Health Therapist for our Round Lake school-based system! The Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model is about providing access to care at the time clients need it and coordinating care with medical providers to achieve the best outcomes. As a licensed Senior Therapist (LMFT, LCSW, or LCPC) in our Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), you will be working on-site collaboratively alongside our medical team to provide integrated care to our patients, providing evaluations, psychosocial education, just-in-time consultations, mentoring, and treatment services to our clients. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to join the physician in the exam room to discuss with clients how to improve their well-being and quality of life. This role assists clients in developing and accomplishing treatment goals in individual and group settings and provides consultation and education to community groups and emergency services. Additionally, this role works competently with clients with coexisting disorders.

Requirements

• A Master’s degree in a related field is required.
• Experience working with kids/adolescents is required.
• Licensure by the State of Illinois as a: Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
• Must live in Illinois or Wisconsin.

Responsibilities

• Provides crisis intervention services to stabilize and assess the need for, and, if possible deflect a client from psychiatric hospitalization.
• Secures and coordinates mental health services for the client between various providers, DCFS workers, and the client or the client’s caretaker.
• Facilitates clinical consultation, as assigned.
• Provides input into the scope, types, and evaluation of clinical and administrative programming that is offered utilizing published best practices and empirically proven clinical methodologies in the delivery of client care.
• Ensures effective communication among all staff regarding administrative and clinical issues.
• Recommends to Program Coordinator the transfer of clients from programs in which they are unable or unwilling to function adequately.
• Performs initial evaluations and assessments of potential clients regarding their appropriateness for participation in the program.
• Facilitates with clients and collaborates with the treatment team to develop, review and update treatment goals and referrals both internally and externally.
• Organizes and participates in treatment-related clinical conferences and staffings on assigned clients.
• Provides education and direction to clients, family members, and/or significant others.
• Takes responsibility for training in and documenting clinical chart requirements to meet program and state standards.

Benefits

• Services must be available without barriers. No residents are turned away due to the inability to pay.
• Services provided in an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination or bias.
• Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

What This Job Offers

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