Mental Health Therapist
POSITION SUMMARY:
This position provides professional mental health services and case management to clients and their families. Responsibilities include therapeutic interventions, assessments, referrals, crisis planning, and collaborative service planning to promote development and recovery within a natural environment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be required and assigned.
– Provides therapeutic mental health services including individual, family, and group treatment through face-to-face sessions, phone contact, and written correspondence.
– Conducts comprehensive mental health evaluations, including assessments of symptoms, treatment history, medications, and psychosocial background.
– Formulates diagnoses, develops collaborative treatment plans, and refers clients to appropriate internal and external providers and resources.
– Performs ongoing risk assessments, creates crisis plans, and determines appropriate levels of care as needed.
– Delivers emergency and crisis stabilization services including screening, referral, and short-term care planning.
– Documents assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, referrals, and discharge summaries in accordance with agency, professional, state, and federal standards.
– Prepares and submits service billing and completes data collection and state reporting requirements in a timely and accurate manner.
– Provides training, consultation, and psychoeducational programming for community partners and other internal divisions.
– Participates as a mental health professional on interdisciplinary teams and collaborates with legal and medical professionals as needed.
– May provide services or coverage in other program areas within Health and Human Services.
– Performs other related duties as assigned.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
– Work settings may include office environments, detention centers, correctional facilities, treatment and residential facilities, health care centers, remote locations, County work sites, and various community locations.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
– Master’s degree in social work, clinical psychology, or related program.
– Three years’ experience working in a clinic setting with clients.
– Experience working with young children preferred.
State of Wisconsin Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or Licensed Professional Counselor preferred.
– State of Wisconsin Advanced Practice Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Licensed Professional Counselor-In Training will be considered. License is required within 1 year of employment.
– Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) training and experience, preferred.
– Must successfully pass criminal and caregiver background check.
Expected Pay Range: $71,926 – $81,370/year
Department: HHS – Behavioral Health
FTE: 1.0
St. Croix County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to an individual’s race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
Deadline Note: