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Kansas Employer Outpatient Therapist in Coffeyville, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13060257
Outpatient TherapistThis therapist is responsible for providing mental health treatment services and providing consultation services to individuals and organizations in the community.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
The therapist/alcohol drug counselor is responsible for providing mental health and/or alcohol and drug treatment services (individual, family, and group therapy) within the scope of their license; and providing consultation services to individuals and organizations in the community. The therapist/alcohol drug counselor is expected to adhere to the ethical principles and guidelines set forth by the organizations governing his/her profession and to comply with professional guidelines established by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Meets expected billable hours required by the provider (1000 hours per year unless other specified).
- Completes admission assessments and provides treatment to patients. Provides individual, group, and family therapy services.
- Completes all required clinical documentation in an accurate and timely manner. Documentation is due within 24 hours of the event unless otherwise specified.
- If licensed to provide testing, administers, scores, and writes interpretive reports on psycho diagnostic tests.
- Provides consultation to agencies, businesses, industries, and caregivers in the community.
- Maintains effective working relationships with other agencies and referral sources.
- Participates in administrative and interdisciplinary clinical staff meetings.
- Provides crisis services on-call backup coverage for service area covered by primary location during periods where crisis on-call positions are vacant or on extended leave (crisis on-call coverage will be reimbursed in addition to base salary or exchanged from time out of the office).
- Exhibit and promote decisions / behavior consistent with the Centers established Vision, Mission, and Values.
OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Participates on review and other special committees as needed.
- Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
- Any deviations to the work schedule and all overtime must be approved in advance if non-exempt.