Outpatient Therapist

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide Individual, Group, Couples and Family Therapy to alleviate mental health issues
• Provide clinical assessment and diagnose psychological disorders
• Complete all progress notes, diagnostic assessments and collaboration notes based on company policy and insurance regulations.
• Create treatment plan and evaluate ongoing course of treatment
• Prepare and maintain psychological records ensuring HIPPA compliance.
• Be creative in helping lead clients to achieve and exceed their goals
• Assess patients for risk of suicidal/homicidal behavior and coordinate required services for the safety of clients.
• Administer mental health assessment tools as necessary to obtain measurable objective outcomes
• Crisis Intervention as necessary
• Be a superhero – help your clients live their best life

Administration

• Obtain client signatures on all necessary documentation
• Collect and maintain accurate insurance information for your clients
• Assist with updating client information to ensure timely collection of payments and billing
• Manage your own schedule
• Keep schedule in EHR up to date to allow for office to add new intakes to schedule
• Maintain the cleanliness of your office space
• Participate in clinical consultation meetings and trainings
• Let us know when you will be out of the office
• Complete all requested documentation necessary to comply with credentialing requirements

Provide collaborative care approach for clients

• Connect clients with community resources 
• Provide on-call support for mental health emergencies
• Collaborate with necessary providers to coordinate care of clients
• Attend client collaboration meetings for collaborative care purposes
• Facilitate referrals and recommendations for outside treatment
• Document all points of contact with about the client and complete all required records in a timely manner
• Respond to requests for records using HIPAA compliant fax and document appropriately
• Ensure documentation received from other sources is in the EHR before destroying documents
• Attend staff meetings
• Be a catalyst in our mission to close gaps in client care in rural mental health care
• Ensure ethical and exceptional care of all clients

Maintain licensure

• Learn about new developments in counseling by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, and establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies 
• Maintain insurance credentialing at the request of employer
• Maintain Professional Liability Insurance – provided to employer annually
• Maintain Professional licenses renewal – provided to employer annually
• Attend trainings to maintain licensure and ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations.
• Complete all renewal paperwork for credentialing, insurance, licensing, etc
• Stay up to date on trends in standards of practice, training opportunities, regulations, ethics, laws, etc
• Abide by Code of Ethics
• Abide by State and Federal laws and statutes
• Abide by all licensing board requirements and remain in compliance with requirements
• Abide by all company policies and procedures

Qualifications and Skills

• Master’s degree in related field and on track to obtain licensure in their designated field
• Pursuing clinical licensure (LMFT, LPCC, LICSW, LP, etc) or fully licensed mental health professional with a valid MN license
• Experience with completing DAs, treatment plans and clinical case notes preferred
• Experience with diverse population preferred (children, teens, adults, families etc)
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate appropriate boundaries with clients
• Ability to complete and submit documentation in a timely manner
• Culturally competent
• Proficient in the use of technology
• Preferred experience working with an EHR system
• Ability to pass a background check
• Must be licensed in the state in which the patient is located
• Must be comfortable working independently
• Must work from a home/office physically located in the US
• Must be licensed in MN (other states a plus!)