Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist (Taylorville)

The Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist is responsible for providing therapy, counseling and intervention services to the Clinic's patients as referred by the physician.

Job Relationships: Reports to the Operations Manager

• Principal Responsibilities
• Direct counseling and case management with individuals and families.
• Collaborate with providers to develop and implement treatment and intervention programs that patients can understand and comply with.
• Perform tasks related to direct practice, such as writing progress notes, assessments, reviews and case management functions, such as making referrals to other agencies and testifying in court if necessary.
• Attend required staff meetings and participate in committees as required.
• Provide mental health screenings and initial assessments to medically-referred and other clients.
• Provide short-term, structured, evidence-based psychotherapy as part of an appropriate treatment plan.
• Facilitate referrals to other services (e.g. substance abuse treatment, specialty care, and community resources) as needed.
• Provide clinical therapeutic services to patients, including individual and group therapy and coordination of treatment for participants with co-occurring disorders.
• Provide crisis intervention as needed.
• Develop, coordinate, and administer community education, as needed or requested.
• Provide assessments and care to specific nursing home patients, as requested by physician.
• Provide assessments can care to specific patients who are homebound, as requested by physician.
• Comply with the Springfield Clinic incident reporting policy and procedures.
• Adhere to all OSHA and Springfield Clinic training & accomplishments as required per policy.
• Provide excellent customer service and adhere to Springfield Clinic's Code of Conduct and Ethics Standards.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

• Education/Experience
• Masters or Doctorate degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field required.
• At least two (2) years (preferred) or 3,000 hours of post Master's clinical experience in a supervised clinical setting.