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OhioGuidestone - Cleveland, OH
posted 6 days ago
About the position
OhioGuidestone is the state's leader in community behavioral health care, serving around 26,000 Ohioans each year. We focus on the needs of the whole person by providing telehealth and in-person prevention services, as well as mental health and substance use treatment. As we help people navigate the most difficult times in their lives—with compassion and respect—we ultimately empower them to take steps towards a healthier future. The Community Counseling department is seeking a passionate and empathic therapist to serve mothers who are experiencing depression and anxiety. The ideal candidate will genuinely be interested in helping pregnant and postpartum women manage the ups and downs of pregnancy, new motherhood, and relationships in a home-based setting. This role will start part-time but has the ability to move to full-time.
Responsibilities
- Monitor client symptoms as well as response to treatment; communicate changes with treatment team to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions
- Develop and maintain a service relationship with client, family, and caregivers to provide them support as appropriate
- Coordinate community resources including school, referral sources and outpatient behavioral health providers to ensure continuity of care; acts as an advocate for the client as needed
- Provide crisis intervention consultation in times of emergencies for coordination and assistance in crisis management and stabilization as needed
- Facilitate appointments to ensure overall physical well-being including basic, mental health and substance use needs
- Review Diagnostic Evaluation and additional assessments, to aid in the ongoing development and implementation of a client's individualized treatment plan (ITP)
- Attend and participate in agency/ team/clinical meetings, including mandatory trainings, and treatment coordination
- Perform related administrative responsibilities; maintain client information, reports, records, and other documents; respond timely to emails and phone calls; attend and participate in various trainings and meetings; communicate with other agencies, departments, and vendors regarding required paperwork, contract compliance and consult with other county agencies and/or supportive services as necessary
- Accurately and promptly, document and maintain the confidentiality of client and family interactions including, legal, financial, and clinical documentation within agency guidelines
- Meet with Supervisor for weekly supervision
- Maintain ongoing frequent contact with other assigned OhioGuidestone professionals, parents or outside agency professionals assigned to case
- Promote an inclusive work environment and present the Agency in the most positive light with all internal and external contacts
- Exhibit positivity, flexibility and a willingness to take on new responsibilities as requested or required
- Consultation with a licensed practitioner or an eligible provider, to assist with the individual's needs and service planning for individualized supports or care coordination of healthcare, behavioral healthcare, and non-healthcare services and development of a treatment plan
- Referral and linkage to other healthcare, behavioral healthcare, and non-healthcare services to avoid more restrictive levels of treatment
- Interventions using evidence-based techniques
- Identification of strategies or treatment options
- Restoration of social skills and daily functioning
- Crisis prevention and amelioration.
Requirements
- LSW; LPC, LMFT or higher license preferred and related educational requirement
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited program or higher
- Three years relevant experience and able to demonstrate competencies in basic behavioral health skills, for example: understanding of human behavior, mental illness, psychiatric symptoms, and impact on functioning and behavior; understanding how to therapeutically engage a mentally ill person, concepts of recovery/resiliency; understanding of the mental health system; de-escalation techniques; understanding of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of emotional and mental dysfunctions; understanding of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, and cultures and their history and origins.
- Relevant experience or course of study in behavioral healthcare helpful
Benefits
- NEW higher pay rates
- Clear career ladder for development path in various roles
- Competitive medical benefits including a zero-cost monthly option for employee or employee + children!
- Free CEU trainings
- 10 paid holidays; two are exchangeable
- Flexible work schedules to support work/life balance
- Flexible work opportunities to support varying career paths, job roles, intern to hire, and locations
- 401(k) with employer match option
- Employment Assistance Program (EAP)
- Mileage reimbursement
- Free licensure supervision
- Recognition and rewards
