JOB PURPOSE AND REPORTING STRUCTURE: Under the Behavioral Health Clinic Manager, the Psychotherapist provides mental health and substance use therapy in the behavioral health clinic. The Psychotherapist provides clinically appropriate care from intake to discharge, in accordance with agency policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Completes comprehensive mental health and/or substance use assessments and establishes service plans
• Provides evidence-informed individual and/or group therapy
• Meets all legal, regulatory, and agency standards in providing care
• Completes required documentation of services, utilizing dedicated electronic health records.
• Collaborates with behavioral health and primary care providers, families and other formal and informal supports for integration of care
• Facilitates referrals to other needed services and/or levels of care
• Provides crisis prevention and intervention as needed
• Provides on-call duties as assigned
• Maintains continuing education and licensing, as required by WI DSPS
• Expected to maintain productivity expectations, communicating to request additional referrals when able to accommodate within their schedule.
• Provides limited walk-in clinic coverage, including brief screenings and referrals to appropriate resources.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Master’s degree in a related field and post-degree state licensure required. Acceptable licensures may include Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor-In Training (LPC-IT), or Advanced Practice Social Worker (APSW). Experience with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) is preferred.

Considerations & Statement
Outreach Community Health Centers requires employees in certain departments to be fully vaccinated against MMR, Varicella and Influenza.

Outreach Community Health Centers, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

About Outreach Community Health Center

Outreach Community Health Centers www.ochc-milw.org provides high-quality primary, family, and behavioral health services to people throughout the Greater Milwaukee area while maintaining our mission to serve the homeless, people experiencing extreme poverty, and the uninsured. Our Mission is: To promote health and wellness to all individuals that we serve.

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