School-Based Therapist-Vilonia (Part-Time or Contract)

Methodist Family Health•Vilonia, AR

164d•Hybrid

About The Position

Under the supervision and direction of the Program Coordinator or Clinical Director and Outpatient Administrator, the outpatient therapist will provide direct mental health services to the clients and families of Methodist Family Health (MFH) in a clinic and/or school-based and community setting. The clientele includes children, adolescents, adults (clinic only) and their families. Excellent communication and customer service skills are needed to establish and maintain positive working relationships with school district personnel. Methodist Family Health (MFH) requires its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to CMS regulation 86 FR 61555, with exceptions only as required by law. Flu shot is mandatory and required for all positions (subject to qualified exemptions).

Requirements

Ability to document accurately and professionally
Must be physically capable to receive verbal and written directions
Remains current in Crisis Prevention Intervention Training, CPR & First Aid
Must be willing and able to work with all patients of Methodist Family Health, regardless of gender
Must have good auditory, visual and olfactory ability
Use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls
Must be able to maintain effective audio, visual discrimination and perception needed for making observations, communicating with others, reading and writing, and operating office equipment and other treatment equipment.
Must be able to use a telephone to communicate verbally and a computer to communicate through written means, to review information and enter/retrieve data, to see and read characters on a computer screen, chart or other treatment items
Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time and intermittently walk, stand, stoop, kneel, crouch and reach with hands and arms.

Nice To Haves

Excellent communication and customer service skills are needed to establish and maintain positive working relationships with school district personnel.

Responsibilities

Provide direct clinical services that includes, but are not limited to diagnostic assessment, individual, family, and group therapies and crisis intervention. These services will be provided in a clinic-setting, school setting, but may also include community-based settings as needed and appropriate including meeting HIPAA standards (i.e. client’s home, courts, Boys & Girls Club, etc.)
Develop treatment plans in cooperation with clients, families and treatment team members and perform reviews/updates specific to organization policies and procedures, state and federal regulations.
Participate in departmental and program treatment team meetings, staff meetings, trainings and supervision.
Work with administrative support and utilization review staff to facilitate scheduling, prior and continuing authorizations for services, and transfers/discharges.
Complete all clinical and administrative processes, including documentation, in compliance with organization, department and program policies and procedures, and applicable state and federal regulations (Medicaid, Joint Commission, insurance, etc.) as it relates to content and timeframes for assessments, treatment plans and review, progress notes, services provided, billing, meeting direct care expectations, etc.
Provide timely communication verbally and in writing with supervisor, colleagues, clients, families, schools, courts, other professionals within and outside the organization, etc. This includes returning phone calls, writing letters, emails, etc.
Work with other professionals and programs within the MFH continuum of care and/or other outside organizations and agencies to coordinate the best and most appropriate treatment for MFH clients including transfers and referrals to other programs or agencies as needed.
Assist in preparation for, and help to maintain compliance with state and federal licensing and accreditation regulations (i.e. Medicaid, Joint Commission, Dept. of Human Services, Dept. of Health, etc.) as appropriate and needed.
Maintain professional licensure by completing required continuing education and providing copies of updated license and CEU certificates to Human Resources.
Participates in school-based family service or referral meetings, IEP & 504 conferences, parent-teacher conferences, open houses, in-service trainings, school and district committees, etc.
Assist with evaluating students in the district, not MFH clients, who are in crisis and may need acute hospitalization.
Provide ongoing consultation and support to teachers, principals and counselors.
The individual employed in this position may accept other reasonable assignments, which may be necessary, for efficient operation of assigned programs as there is time and opportunity.