Mental Health Therapist

Suvida Healthcare•Tucson, AZ

135d

About The Position

The Mental Health Therapist (MHT) would provide individual, and family therapy services, while coordinating services with the clinical team, namely the psychiatric provider. This MHT would work with other ancillary staff to identify resources and support, as part of the treatment plan to produce better health outcomes for our patients.

Requirements

Verbal communication
2+ years of professional experience recommended.
Ability to make professional evaluations, decisions, and recommendations for treatment planning and implementation.
Exceptional interpersonal skills and sympathetic nature
Bi-lingual (Spanish/English) required
Master’s degree required (Social Work, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Mental Health Counseling)
Licensing- One of the following independent licenses: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or LPC Associate, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or LCSW Associate, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or LMFT Associate

Responsibilities

Provide behavioral health counseling services
Conduct patient assessments and establish therapy treatment goals
Administer individual and group therapy
Maintain thorough and confidential records of observations
Evaluate progress and effectiveness of therapy interventions
Provide patient with information regarding resources and therapeutic activities in the community
Work directly with the patient, family, provider and community providers to ensure active and collaborate care
Provide assessment, social services and counseling to patients, and their families in relation to social, psychological, financial and family situations.
Provide individual, group and family psychotherapy
Document therapies and treatment
Assist with direct patient care as needed
Initiate and conduct educational programs for staff as needed
Assessing, diagnosing, and treating clients/patients as consistent with mental health therapy licensures
Develop and maintain good working relationships with outside community health and social agencies and reaches out to the community to develop new resources for meeting patient needs
Conduct training programs, giving presentations and public speaking with outside organizations regarding health and wellness
Public speaking and giving presentations to patients during groups and other initiatives
Function as lead therapist regarding trauma and personality disorders, providing clinical consultation to staff
Provide clinical consultation to clinical staff about mental health issues for various patient populations, including geriatric and substance use disorders
Interpret and communicate necessary information regarding patients and families including social history information to staff and providers
Coordinate planning, make recommendations, and facilitate decision-making concerning individual patient care plans especially regarding the home situation
Plan treatments and review provider cases
As the community and surrounding resource centers begin learning about Suvida, opportunities for being a brand ambassador may arise
Perform other duties as assigned