Mental Health Therapist Lead, Crossroads North
About The Position
The Mental Health Therapist Lead provides leadership in facilitating, organizing, and coordinating inpatient or outpatient social services. The role also provides clinical and counseling services for behavioral health and/or substance use needs, serving children, adolescents, adults, geriatric patients, and families. Services include group, family, and individual therapy; psychoeducation; discharge planning; and coordination with community, government, and other behavioral health agencies for aftercare services. The position supports effective management in collaboration with the manager and director. It is responsible for training, orienting, and educating clinicians and staff on department policies and procedures and customer service. The lead also contributes to team member evaluations, program development, and readiness for chart audits; supports screening, assessment, care planning, and discharge planning; and monitors documentation and communication with physicians and interdisciplinary treatment teams.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in behavioral health or a related human services field.
- At least three years of counseling or clinical experience providing substance use, mental health, or co-occurring treatment services in a behavioral health or related human services setting.
- Within 45 days of hire, hold a current Kentucky certification as a Clinical Social Worker (CSW), Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA), Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Associate (LMFTA), or Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselor (CADC).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training and ability to perform CPI techniques.
- Maintain professional development and continuing education requirements needed to keep certification or licensure active.
- Comply with HIPAA privacy and security requirements and maintain confidentiality.
Nice To Haves
- Within 45 days of hire, hold current independent Kentucky licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselor (LCADC).
Responsibilities
- Train and educate clinicians and team members on department procedures and excellent customer service.
- Assist the manager and director by contributing information for team member evaluations, program development, and ongoing preparedness for chart audits.
- Maintain professional development and continuing education requirements established by the relevant professional board to keep certification or licensure active.
- Facilitate the program treatment milieu for individuals, groups, and families served by the program.
- Develop clinical documentation, including care plan goals, objectives, and intervention strategies.
- Assist with patient screening and assessment to support care and discharge plans.
- Monitor timely documentation and communication needed to collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary treatment teams.
- Provide clinical and counseling services, including group, family, and individual therapy and psychoeducation.
- Coordinate discharge planning and aftercare services with community, government, and other behavioral health agencies.
- Participate in clinical meetings as designated by the manager or director.
- Apply knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan, including pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
- Comply with company policies, procedures, standards of conduct, and HIPAA privacy and security requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
