What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Therapist LPC (LPC - IT, LMFT - IT or LCSW - IT) - Spooner/Siren position at Aurora Community Services?
Responsibilities
- Provide high quality, compassionate, and ethical individual, family, marital, and group therapy
- Clinical staff responsibilities include, but are not limited to, competence in crisis assessment, mental health evaluation of clients, and treatment planning
- Maintain a high level of professional and ethical practice as established through the state of Wisconsin and related professional organizations (ie. ACSW, Association of MFT, etc.)
- Maintain and conduct practice consistent with overall philosophy of the agency
- Develop treatment plans, monitor treatment progress, and provide follow-up services
- Consult with peers, supervisors, and other professionals regarding cases, treatment plans, interventions, approaches, etc.
- Attend staff meetings as required
- Demonstrate positive working relationships with consumers, staff, and other professionals
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical records consistent with Agency policy and state requirements
- Write reports that conform to prescribed style and format
- Effectively present information to management, staff, and other organizational groups
- Promote positive consumer relations
- Assume on-call duties as assigned
- Provide consultation/education to the community as needed
- Maintain all professional licensing requirements (i.e. continuing education credits)
- Complete agency training
- Market agency products/services and provide community presentations as needed to build referral base
- Maintain consumer confidentiality standard consistent with HIPAA regulations
- Assess crisis situations, intervene appropriately, and work autonomously
- Perform other duties as assigned
Competencies
- Problem Solving - identify and resolves problem in a timely manner, gathering and analyzing information skillfully
- Interpersonal Skills - maintain confidentiality, remaining open to others’ ideas and exhibiting willingness to try new things
- Oral Communication - speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; demonstrating group presentation and meeting skills
- Written Communication - edit work for spelling and grammar, presenting numerical data effectively, and ability to read and interpret written information
- Planning/Organizing – prioritize and plan work activities, using time efficiently, and develop realistic action plans
- Quality Control - ensure accuracy, quality, and thoroughness by effectively monitoring own work
- Adaptability – adapt to changes in the work environment, manage competing demands, and deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
- Dependability –consistently at work and on time, following instructions, responding to management direction, and soliciting feedback to improve performance
- Safety and Security - actively promote, personally observe, and promote safety/security procedures, using equipment and materials properly
Benefits:
- Opportunities for advancement in a growing, hire-from-within company
- Shift differential on weekends
- Employee discount - Verizon and Dell
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vacation/Personal Hours
- Employee Stock Ownership
- 401-K
- Employee Achievement Program
- Casual dress (no uniforms), fun work atmosphere
- And more
If you are looking to make a difference, join the Aurora team! Aurora Community Services is proud to be an Employee Owned Company! An EOE/AA Employer
