What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Therapist position at Radias Health?
Salary: $81,765
The Mental Health Therapist will provide professional, quality program services to the clients residing in places that are not meant for human habitation and/or are frequently sheltered or unsheltered. Provide services in the community and in the clinic to individuals in need of therapy and assessment. Serves as an advocate and liaison for and on behalf of residents' rights and benefits.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Build rapport with clients to engage them in needed services
- Provide crisis de-escalation and crisis assessment
- Practice harm reduction techniques
- Utilize crisis assessment tools for suicidal and aggressive behavior.
- Work with the homeless outreach team and prescriber to provide therapy, assessments, and coordination.
- Make referrals to appropriate mental health and substance use programs.
- Make referrals to social service programs
- File reports with Vulnerable Adult, Child Protection, the Ombudsman’s Office, and other mandated/required reports when applicable.
- Actively and assertively engage and reach out to clients’ family members/significant others, including other providers or partners in homeless services systems
- Attend and participate in all scheduled team meetings.
- Must transport clients in the community.
- Complete all paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
- Participate actively in on-going professional growth and development; maintain appropriate professional behavior and participate in appropriate supervision.
- Maintain a pattern of regular work hours.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required:
- Master's Degree in Behavioral Sciences or related field.
- Qualified as a Mental Health Professional, maintaining an LICSW, LP, LPCC, or LMFT license.
- 2,000 hours of supervised experience working with individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Preferred:
- Experience with unsheltered population
- 4 weeks PTO first year of employment
- Casual dress code
- 12 holidays
- Medical (complementary access to NICE healthcare, a free primary care), dental, vision, life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement and Loan Repayment
- Reimbursement for professional licensure fees
- Routine supervision from a Mental Health Professional, with access to licensure supervision opportunities
- 403b retirement plan with an employer percentage match
- Employer paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Bereavement and paid parental leave
- Wellness program to support employee overall health and well-being
- Mileage reimbursement
- And more!
RADIAS Health is proud to be a LGBTQIA , anti-racist, all-inclusive, and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other protected class status.
Salary : $81,765