Mental Health Therapist - 234033

Are you on the job market for a full time role? Medix is hiring a Therapist for a growing outpatient mental health clinic in Camp Springs, MD. If you are interested, see below for more information on the role!

Job Overview:

• Schedule: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (1 hour lunch)
• Pay: 34/hr - 42/hr
• Daily: At least 5-6 sessions a day (Allows a few hours for documentation); Sessions are 45 minutes
• Only responsible for therapy sessions with patients (25-30 caseload and will see each weekly in office)

Responsibilities :

• Determines whether the client is appropriate for agency services; determines the needed level of care; refers (internal or external) to the appropriate level of care.
• Conducts a comprehensive pre-treatment assessment, including 5 axis diagnostic impression and treatment recommendations; determines if other services are needed.
• Establishes a treatment plan, with client participation, which specifies treatment structure, outcomes, goals, and objectives.
• Ensures inclusion of family and other significant parties to develop the plan of care that enhances the potential for greater support from the team.
• Provides counseling and community-based intervention to individuals, couples, and families in the group or individual settings, within the framework of the treatment plan.
• Provides mental health crisis intervention as needed.
• Provides a number of treatment modalities to include cognitive behavior therapy, solution-focused therapy, and behavior modification plans.
• Participates in consultations, case conferencing and peer reviews.
• Maintains a record of the case(s) by documenting services and progress of clients.
• Provides and completes prompt and accurate reports, encounter notes and other requirements.
• Develop workable implementation plans; communicate change effectively; build commitment and overcomes resistance; prepare and support those affected by the change; monitor transition and evaluate results.
• Must possess a master’s degree in social work, psychology, mental health counseling, rehabilitation counseling or another clinically related field (required).
• Ability to clinically conceptualize a variety of cases including complex trauma, adjustment problems, and other issues associated with victims of trauma, to include Substance abuse, Depression, Anxiety and PTSD.
• Ability to work with diverse populations, to include victims of domestic violence, veterans and active-duty military personnel.
• Ability to intervene with clients and their families in distress or in need of extra support/crisis response.

Requirements :

• Maryland License required. LMSW, LGPC, LCSW, LCSW-C, and LCPC or similar.
• LGPC and LMSW supervision may be provided at no cost to employee.
• Active and in good standing in the state of Maryland.