Clinical Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

Harbor is seeking a Clinical Therapist to join our Bowling Green team! This position is responsible for ongoing treatment of clients and may provide services to adults and youth.

Position is full-time, 40 hours per week with one evening per week required.

Education/Experience/Other Requirements :

• Requires minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or a related field from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 3 years of experience.
• Requires license to practice as a social worker in Ohio (LSW) or Professional Counselor in Ohio (LPC/ Grandfathered in).
• Current Master’s level Harbor interns with an Ohio Social Worker Trainee (SWT) licensure or Ohio Counselor Trainee (CT) licensure may be considered; must be approved under the supervision of their Clinical Trainer and/or Harbor’s Clinical Director.
• Must be able to communicate clearly, verbally and in writing, with a variety of audiences, and willing to represent the organization within the medical/health-care community.
• Must be proficient and accurate in computer use.
• Must have good documentation, treatment and assessment skills.
• Must be proficient and accurate in computer use.
• Prefer licensure in chemical dependency or proven experience and training in treating substance use disorders in addition to MH licensure.
• For specialized programs:
  • SUD: In lieu of a mental health license, staff may be licensed as a chemical dependency counselor (LCDCIII, LICDC, LICDC-CS) in Ohio.
  • Developmental Peds: Prior experience working with adults/children with developmental delays.
• CPR/First Aid and NCI/CPI Certifications required within 90 days of employment.

Essential Job Competencies/Primary Duties:

1. Maintains clinical responsibility for individual, family and/or group counseling of clients.
2. Provides diagnostic assessments, treatment planning and completes necessary updates as required.
3. Completes discharge or linkage to other additional services as needed.
4. Completes clinical documentation in the format appropriate and acceptable to Harbor and submits all documentation according to Harbor policy.
5. May conduct home based Diagnostic Assessments, Individual and Group counseling, and Case Management in the home or other community setting if clinically indicated.
6. Participates in individual and group supervision as indicated by supervisor. Receives and responds to supervisory meetings and guidance.
7. Obtains supervisor’s signature on all Diagnostic Assessments, treatment plans, discharge summaries and other documentation requiring co-signature for licensure.
8. In providing billable services, meets or exceeds unit expectations established by Harbor.
9. Provides effective and efficient management of caseload. The number of open inactive cases must not exceed 10% of the total caseload.
10. Demonstrates satisfactory performance on identified outcome measures and client satisfaction reports.
11. Participates in peer consultations, staff meetings and continuing education.
12. Facilitates referrals to appropriate internal and/or external resources where indicated.
13. Provides consultation and education service to individual and community groups as requested and possible.
14. Participates in agency-wide and departmental clinical research.
15. Participates in program development as requested and where possible.
16. Keeps current with trends and developments related to essential job competencies, and demonstrates continued growth.
17. Must be willing to work flexible hours which may include evenings and/or weekends.
18. May be required to work at multiple sites, or provide services in the home or other community setting.
19. Provides Community Psychiatric Supportive services, including, but not limited to, the following: Assesses client needs and formulates a strength-based ISP in conjunction with the client, family and/or significant others, evaluates and revises the ISP in conjunction with the client, family and/or significant others, evaluates and revises the ISP according to the client’s responses and needs, crisis prevention/intervention, provides support, education and consultation to clients, families, and/or significant others, provides therapeutic interventions as noted in the ISP to maintain the client in the least-restrictive environment and to enhance client and family functioning, monitors clients to identify and minimize effects of psychiatric symptoms, provides education on self-management of symptoms to clients, families and/or significant others, assists the client and family in increasing social support skills and networks, coordinates indicated evaluations and assessments by internal and/or external providers, coordinates and monitors all services identified in the ISP, and provides assistance in gaining access to essential community resources.

About Harbor:

• A leading provider of mental health and substance use treatment for over 100 years
• 350+ clinical staff serve over 24,000 clients across multiple locations and in the community each year
• Services ranging from counseling, pharmacological management, primary care, psychological testing, case management, substance use treatment, residential services, vocational program, and more!

Why Work for Harbor?

It is fast-paced and challenging, but you will have a lot of fun in the process. You will have the opportunity to meet other motivated individuals who are also making a positive impact at our company. Harbor is committed to investing our resources in you! Some benefits of working with Harbor include:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement plan with company match
• Generous paid time off, sick time, and paid holidays
• Tuition and professional license reimbursement programs
• Clinical supervision hours offered
• Employee referral bonuses
• Ability to make a difference in your community!