Therapist (Jail Based position), Dependently Licensed: Sal FT

Firelands Health Careers•Sandusky, OH

15h•Onsite

About The Position

This is a jail-based position for a Therapist (Dependently Licensed) with a $10,000 retention bonus. The organization has received multiple awards for patient safety, orthopedic surgery, and spine surgery. They have been serving Erie and surrounding counties since 1876 and are located in Sandusky, a town voted "Best Coastal Small Town in America" along Lake Erie. The role offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, tuition assistance, retirement plan matching, a recognition program, local discounts, and support for work-life balance. The therapist will provide a full range of behavioral health treatment under the supervision of a Program Coordinator, including diagnostic assessment, individual, family, and group therapy, crisis intervention, and consultation services. Services must comply with guidelines from Medicaid/Medicare, ACHC, OhioMHAS, and CARF. The position emphasizes quality care, professional growth, best practices, patient engagement and retention, safety planning, crisis management, and accurate clinical documentation. The therapist will foster patient recovery and independence by incorporating strengths, involving support persons, and utilizing community integration activities. They will also work to decrease session length as patients prepare for discharge and ensure Patient Care Standards (PCS) are met. Tasks related to revenue, grants, and special projects may be assigned. Proficiency in EMR and video-conferencing software is required, along with daily use of work email for communications. All electronic communication involving PHI must be HIPAA and 42 CFR compliant. The role requires being a team player, contributing positively to satisfaction, and participating in strategic planning and quality initiatives.

Requirements

Must hold an active, LPC or LSW license through the Ohio CSWMFT Board for therapists rendering mental health services.
Must have active, dependent license through the Ohio Credentialing Board, CDCA, LCDC-II, or LCDC-III (preferred) for therapists rendering substance use services.
Heart Saver, Aegis Crisis Prevention, and First Aid certification within 6 months of hire.
Ability to effectively understand and communicate in both written and oral form.
Sensitive to the cultural needs of the individual and/or family served.
Successful completion of a 180-day probationary period.

Nice To Haves

CDCA, LCDC-II, or LCDC-III license preferred for therapists rendering substance use services.

Responsibilities

Provides the full range of behavioral health treatment, including diagnostic assessment; individual, family and group therapy; crisis intervention, and other treatment and/or prevention, education, consultation services.
Provides diagnosis and treatment and behavioral health disorders within scope of practice and under clinical supervision.
Renders all services within department guidelines and in compliance with rules/standards set forth by Medicaid/Medicare, Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), OhioMHAS, and CARF.
Demonstrates a commitment to the provision of quality care through engagement in professional growth and agency-sponsored learning opportunities; utilizes best practices as appropriate to the conditions being treated; and provides all services in a manner that instills hope and meets patients where they are at in terms of their readiness for change.
Uses best practices for patient engagement and retention throughout the episode of care.
Performs tasks that provide for patients’ safety including ongoing screening and documentation of risk factors; develops safety plans and crisis management plans when indicated; and coordinates with afterhours services as needed to promote patient care.
Understands the role of accurate and timely clinical documentation in relation to quality care and patient safety.
Promotes patient recovery through active and collaborative patient involvement in initial and ongoing treatment planning.
Fosters recovery and independence by identifying and incorporating patients’ strengths and abilities into the treatment process.
Involves natural support persons, self-help resources, and other community integration activities as critical components to long-term recovery.
Decreases length and frequency of sessions as patients prepare for discharge.
Understands the role of Patient Care Standards (PCS) as a measure of our commitment to serving those in need and ensuring that access to care is provided.
Ensures PCS standards are met and actively utilizes and responds to strategies provided through supervision when there are challenges in meeting these standards.
Performs tasks necessary to support revenue including timely and accurate documentation within departmental guidelines; maintaining current treatment plans; and complying with ongoing prior-authorizations for services when applicable.
Performs tasks related to grants or other special projects as assigned.
Effectively and efficiently utilizes EMR and video-conferencing software.
Utilizes work email on a daily basis keeping current with FRMC and departmental communications.
Ensures all electronic forms of communication, that include PHI, are compliant with HIPAA and 42 CFR laws regarding confidentiality.
Positively contributes to patient, referrals source, and employee satisfaction.
Performs as a team player who is flexible, willing to assist team members, and positively influences team morale.
Actively participates in and follows through with strategic planning, performance improvement and quality initiatives.