<p>At Jefferson Center, it is our policy and our mission to be inclusive and mindful of the diversity of everyone who comes through our doors. We are passionate about building a community where mental health matters and equitable care is accessible to all races, ethnicities, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender expressions, religions, cultures, and languages.</p> <p>Jefferson Center is seeking a Therapist to join our recovery oriented, phase-based collaborative care teams. Our phase-based care model will help people thrive by continuously revolutionizing healthcare delivery, using a data-driven and team-based approach. We seek to offer our community access to the best behavioral health, substance use, and wellness services starting on the same day they are requested, without exception. We will achieve this while simultaneously creating a work environment where our team has the autonomy, support, and tools to be wildly effective, satisfied, and engaged at work.</p> <p>The Recovery Collaborative Care Clinic provides immediate, non-crisis support and therapeutic services for adults 18 and older and their significant caregivers/families with Medicaid coverage for therapeutic trauma-informed services. The Recovery Clinic provides wraparound clinical services from care coordination, initial and concurrent assessments, individual therapy, case management and medication management services.</p> <p>What does the day to day look like in this program?</p> <ul> <li>Walk in, with flexibility to provide some scheduled appointments </li><li>Team of equals - regular touch points and consultation </li><li>Provide excellent customer service </li><li>Generate new ways to help people get better faster </li><li>Use tech to analyze trends </li><li>Use tech to outreach and engage clients </li><li>Participate in team operation workgroups to advocate for program development opportunities </li></ul> <p>Education, Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:</p> <ul> <li>Master's degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or another related field required. </li><li>LPC, LCSW, or LMFT preferred. License Eligible required. CAS or LAC preferred. Must be willing to work towards addiction certification if hired. </li><li>Skills, experience, or vested interest in integrated health care approaches required. </li><li>Willingness to provide care both face-to-face and via telehealth (video). </li><li>Comfort and willingness to quickly learn various technologies. </li></ul> <p>Essential Duties:</p> <ul> <li>Engages consumers, appropriate family members, and significant others as requested and consented to by client, in the strength-based and trauma-informed treatment process and goal-setting. Works constructively with consumers to reach agreed upon outcomes, and coordinates care with internal and external providers. Maintains appropriate professional standards and provides appropriate follow-up for consumers. </li><li>Provides individual and group treatment as determined by the Network Director promoting change and movement through the therapeutic system following Recovery-based practice guidelines. </li><li>Identifies risk factors including lethality for suicidal, homicidal and/or grave disability. As appropriate, complete involuntary mental health holds (18+) according to Center protocol. </li><li>Complete intake, assessments, and initial engagement strategies with consumers during Same Day Access times in accordance with clinical practice guidelines and agency policies. </li><li>Participate in Evidenced Based Practices and other agency initiatives (DBT, PCOMS, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Informed Care, etc) for mental health and co-occurring substance use services. </li><li>Lead Intensive Outpatient (IOP) and Outpatient groups for the program, as needed. </li></ul> <p>Other Duties (Productivity Performance Measures, Professional Growth/Development, Relationships/Communication):</p> <ul> <li>Meet required number of consumer service hours as determined by the Network Director through effective caseload management responsive to the level of ongoing clinical need. </li><li>Attends mandatory in-services; compliance with individualized training plan if required. </li><li>Participates in supervision by coming prepared with an agenda. Reports high risk/problem cases, and utilizes a problem solving approach as well as feedback. Attends supervision at times and interval agreed upon with supervisor. </li><li>Corporate Compliance including documentation on practice in accordance with regulatory requirements and clinical guidelines. </li><li>Submits 90% of all Progress-to-Date forms within 3 working days. </li><li>Completes 95% of all paperwork by the due date (CCARS, WellRx, PHQ-9, and Service Plans). </li><li>Ensures that fee collections meet the team goal as determined by Network Director. Monitors client balances and takes appropriate steps in accordance with agency guidelines for collecting payment, rescheduling appointments until a fee is paid and/or a payment plan is in place, adjusting fees as needed. </li><li>Completes 95% of case closings within 90 days after last contacts. </li><li>Exhibits enthusiasm, courtesy, adaptability, flexibility, and spirit of cooperation in the work environment. </li><li>Maintains effective interpersonal relations with consumers, peers, subordinates, upper management, visitors and the general public. Uses language and behavior to promote dignity and respect. </li><li>Effectively responds to the client/consumer needs and problems, initiates and maintains positive interactions, timely response to phone calls, email and other requests. </li><li>Demonstrates knowledge and skills to develop therapeutic alliance with consumers and to work effectively and with cultural competence with consumers from diverse backgrounds. </li><li>Participates in staff development activities to enhance professional growth. </li><li>Addresses the whole health needs of the client by ensuring that appropriate releases are in place for physical health care providers, making appropriate referrals as needed when significant physical health needs are a consideration. </li><li>Assesses and treats individuals with various disorders within the scope of one's expertise. </li><li>Assist during crisis situations utilizing de-escalation, trauma-informed and crisis intervention approaches </li><li>Demonstrates knowledge around treating highly acute clients and the instruments used to assess for suicidality </li><li>Displays confidence in the M-1 Hold process </li><li>Utilizes a range of appropriate clinical and recovery focused interventions according to clinical need, or refers as indicated, to trauma specific treatment, wellness classes/coaching, co-occurring/substance use services, and employment services. </li><li>Have an understanding of how trauma impacts the lives of the people being served, so that every interaction is consistent with the recovery process and reduces the possibility of re-traumatization. </li><li>Participate in the Center's training/educational programs designed to enhance knowledge about Trauma Informed Care, the impact of trauma and trauma recovery. </li><li>Ensure that delivery practices are guided by the principles of trauma informed care and the principles of addiction treatment. </li><li>Attends the quarterly CAC business meetings in order to stay abreast of regulations and policies governing substance abuse treatment. </li><li>Participate in CAC group supervision per OBH regulations. CAS, 2 hours each month, LAC one hour each month. </li><li>Provide CAC in training group or individual supervision to staff obtaining their certification (CAS or LAC only) and/or assist with supervising or mentoring new license eligible clinicians. </li><li>Completes required paperwork for substance use treatment licenses and billing to Medicaid and other funding sources, including Substance Abuse ROI, Substance Use Assessment, Out-of-State Offender Questionnaire, Infectious Disease Acknowledgment Statement, ASAM Level of Care and Placement Criteria, SOCRATES and DACOD's. </li><li>Endorse the Center's belief that drug testing can be an effective therapeutic tool as it can serve as a deterrent to substance use, a safety measure for prescribing psychotropic medications and provide support to the client to increase the likelihood of successful abstinence. All CAC clinicians will include random or point-in-time urine drug testing (UDT) as a part of the co-occurring services offered here at the Center. SUD Intake clinicians will referral all SUD clients for Point-In-Time/Baseline UDT upon intake. </li></ul> <p>Salary Grade 51-Master's Unlicensed Clinician $57,000 - $64,000*</p> <p>Salary Grade 52- (Licensed Clinician LCSW, LMFT, LPC) $70,000 - $77,200*</p> <p>Additional Salary Information*:</p> <ul> <li>The salary range above is based on 1.0 FTE (full time equivalent) or 40 hours per week. Less than 40 hours/week will be prorated and adjusted to the appropriate FTE.* </li></ul> <p>Application Deadline: 5/30/2025. Review of applications will begin immediately.</p>