Job Description

Title: Associate Therapist

Reports to: Briana Smith, LMFT

Education and/or Experience:

• Current Associate MFT, PCC, or CSW registration

• EMDR Trained through an EMDRIA approved program

• Experience and/or training preferred in the behavioral healthcare field for Substance Abuse and Mental Health

• Current Individual Professional Liability Insurance

Job Knowledge, Core Competencies, and Expectations:

• Ability to prepare case consultations, treatment plans, and attend Treatment Team meetings

• Ability to de-escalate clients if needed

• Ability to run therapy groups, individual and family sessions

Required Duties:

• Provide individual sessions with clients weekly via Telehealth

• Inform Supervisor of all new clients prior to the second session

• Perform client assessments at time of admission and re-assessments as needed

• Provide appropriate diagnoses as indicated

• Complete treatment plans based on a review of the client’s history, signs, and symptoms

• Complete session notes within 24 hours of the sessions in accordance with Practice policies, the ethics of the professions, and the requirements of third-party payors

• Monitor client’s response to treatment and modify Treatment Plans accordingly

• Provide a weekly summary of hours of experience to Supervisor to be signed as part of supervision

• Provide Supervisor with weekly case material for review on a weekly basis, and provide audio/video tape recordings of Employee’s sessions to Supervisor as requested with consent from the client

• Contact Supervisor, or other emergency contact, if an emergency arises regarding client safety, reporting obligations, or other urgent situations. However, Employee understands that Supervisor will not always be immediately available and cannot be on 24-hour call

• Attend weekly supervision sessions prepared and in a timely manner

• Participate at weekly virtual treatment team meetings

• De-escalate clients during crisis periods

• Crisis intervention services as required, including contacting Psychiatric Emergency Teams (PET) and reporting child abuse and/or dependent/adult abuse

• Demonstrate knowledge of HIPAA and current legal standards pertaining to professional practice

• Demonstrate respect for cultural and lifestyle diversities of clients and staff

Work Schedule:

• The position will be Part Time $30/hour with expectation to be Full Time within 6 months

• While the schedule is flexible, we do require that you have 30 slots available during the week, as the expectation is to build up to 25 clinical sessions per week. 

• Hours may vary: expected 25 clinical sessions per week with admin time and supervision time varying depending on amount of sessions

• We require that at least 2 days a week you have the evening slots available from 4pm-8pm

• We offer an Evening Position Premium of $5/hour if you have at least 4 days/15 slots of evening availability open per week (4pm-8pm), which would be paid for any sessions held during those evening hours.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Must be able to sit/stand/stoop/kneel for prolonged periods of time

• Must have the visual acuity to see the computer screen and paperwork

Required Equipment

• Access to a working computer, cell phone, and/or tablet equipped with adequate physical, technical, and administrative safeguards under HIPAA rules and regulations governing data security.

• Access to Wi-Fi with a reliable internet connections

• Access to a private location to conduct phone screenings as needed

Totality of Work Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work required by you in this position, and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of required responsibilities, duties, or skills. These statements may be modified periodically by Briana Smith, LMFT, but no one else for any reason.