Mental Health Professional

Position Overview

This position’s core functions include delivery of therapeutic assessments and services, data collection, policy and protocol development and implementation, training and workshop facilitation, and cultivation of partnerships with key stakeholders.

Location: Living Room, Orland Park

Hours: 11 PM- 7 AM

Salary: $40,500-47,500

Reports To

Site supervisor

Network Or Department

Network 9

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Below are a list of the primary duties and responsibilities of this position

• Facilitates individual therapy sessions and/or family therapy sessions.
• Administers and interprets assessment instruments.
• Develops treatment plan for individuals/ families engaged in treatment.
• Participates in regular multidisciplinary team meetings
• Makes appropriate referrals for individuals and families psychological and psychosocial needs and follows-up to identify if services were accessed.
• Maintains service records, database, and statistics.
• Participates in clinical supervision weekly
• Completes intakes, verifies insurance, and manages billing.
• Monitor programmatic goals and outcomes continually adapting to meet or exceed them.
• May have some intern supervision, on-call and crisis response responsibilities depending on the site.
  
  

Skills And Abilities

• Considerable knowledge of the techniques and principles of child and family development, family systems theory, individual, family, behavioral therapy (ACT, DBT), and crisis focused interventions.
• Strong communication, leadership, and counseling skills.
• Ability to independently diagnose using the DSM 5.
• Strong command of treating people with chronic mental illness.
  
  

Physical Demands

• Remain in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach, stoop kneel to install computer equipment
• Physical activities that could be used include: pulling, pushing, standing, grasping, stooping, crouching, reaching, lifting, and repetitive motion.
  
  

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Psychology, or a related behavioral health field (required).