Job Title: Therapist FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: Clinical Program Reports to: Licensed Therapist

Minimum Salary: $65,000 + $5,000 bilingual differential (full-time status)*

Position summary and general purpose: Develop, implement, monitor and evaluate treatment plans for assigned caseload as well as facilitate individual, group and family treatment sessions.

Role qualifications:

1. Master’s degree in mental health discipline. Must be licensed or provisionally licensed. (Therapist)
2. Licensed Addiction Counselor preferred, or actively seeking this licensure.
3. Minimum two years clinical experience in client assessment, treatment planning, and implementation. Prefer work experience with individuals and families. Prefer interest in trauma-informed treatment modalities.
4. Self-directed work style and ability to collaborate effectively with treatment team, agency administrators, and all personnel to meet agency objectives. Demonstrated ability to show initiative in managing job responsibilities, communicating job performance ideas and concerns to supervisor, and seeking resources to maintain and build areas of expertise.
5. Excel at time management, documentation skills, and have excellent computer skills to be able to navigate the EHR system.
6. Demonstrated ability to serve as a representative of the agency, and thus converse professionally and knowledgeably with clients, their families, licensing, referral agents, law enforcement and the public at large.
7. Flexibility in work hours to accommodate program's needs to include evening and weekend hours.

Position responsibilities:

1. Development and Implementation of Client Services:
2. 1. Review each new client’s comprehensive history, previous treatment, and initial treatment goals.
   2. Report client progress and treatment concerns to Supervisor and share all treatment suggestions with the treatment team.
   3. Work collaboratively with the treatment team in decision-making processes involving clinical issues that impact treatment.
   4. Remain available on an on-call basis for client crisis.
   5. Perform the duties identified as requirements for Behavioral Health Administration and CDHS Uniform Coding Standards:
   6. 1. Participate actively in the admission, treatment planning, discharge and aftercare planning for the client.  In addition is directly responsible for completing client discharge summaries.
      2. Assure that an individual client’s plan is developed and required treatment plan review and modifications are made.
      3. Assure that the treatment plan for each client is implemented and documented in the their file.
      4. Assure that client documentation is complete, accurate, and up-to-date as required by BHA standards.

1. Direct Care:
2. 1. Therapist caseload determined by ‘productivity model,’ 75% of time spent on billable activities.
   2. Assume primary responsibility for assigned caseload to include the assessment and development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of a 10-day comprehensive treatment plan, quarterly updated treatment plan and monthly reports if applicable.
   3. Facilitate therapy sessions for each client on caseload as required by service type.  
   4. Report to the client's treatment team all information regarding progress, significant events, issues, or concerns.
   5. Document all individual,  family and group sessions in the client file.
   6. Directly responsible for the client’s record and compliance with licensing, contract, and BHA requirements.
   7. Maintain client records in the agency’s EHR.
   8. Develop discharge and transition plans for client caseload.
   9. Directly responsible for the coordination and provision of transition resources for clients on caseload.

Professional Relationships and Representation:

1. Represent the agency, in word and action, in a manner that conveys professionalism, consensus of department and treatment team, support the agency mission and treatment philosophies, and regard for agency policies and procedures.(PPPM-Section 1080 3.d.)
2. Role model to clients in an appropriate demeanor, appearance, language and communication. (PPPM-Section 1080 1.g.)
3. Treat with respect the findings, views, and actions of all colleagues, and use appropriate channels to express judgment on these matters. (PPPM-Section 1080 3.c.)
4. Work within the bounds of professional protocol, in all manner of speaking.(PPPM-Section 1080 3.e.)

Complete other duties as assigned.

Essential functions:

1. Effectively represent the mission and purpose of Turning Point.
2. Oversee all aspects of the client’s treatment services and delivery.
3. Coordinate with Supervisor to ensure the quality of therapeutic services for the clients served in all areas of the program.

Supervisory responsibilities:  

1. Direct supervision of assigned interns, and pre-licensed clinicians when applicable.
2. Approve and sign notes for assigned supervisees.
3. Hire interns, therapists, clinicians as applicable. 
4. Oversee additional  programs as assigned. (pay differential based on qualifications and program assignment).

Physical demands and work environment:

1. Ability to do occasional lifting of up to 40 pounds (physical).
2. Ability to use computerized client database systems for documentation and record keeping (visual).
3. Ability to communicate with clients, families, referral agents and other professionals in person, by telephone and by email (verbal, visual, hearing).
4. Ability to climb stairs to access clients at all times in the buildings (physical).
5. Ability to operate a motor vehicle in order to transport clients (physical, visual).

*Bilingual Compensation 

This position is eligible for a bilingual pay increase for candidates who demonstrate professional proficiency in English and a second language that is directly used in the performance of the role. Bilingual employees are expected to use both languages regularly to communicate with clients and internal teams. Eligibility for, and continuation of, bilingual pay is contingent upon verified language proficiency and the ongoing business need to use both languages in the position.