Therapist in Winchester

At Alliance Healthcare Services, it is our mission to promote wellness in the community. Our not-for-profit organization is the largest comprehensive behavioral health provider in Shelby County. We offer outpatient, intensive outpatient, home-based, and community-based programs, including a continuum of crisis services to over 22,000 residents of Shelby County and the surrounding areas. We’re committed to bringing compassionate and dedicated individuals to help us continue to provide the best services to our community.

Summary: The Primary Care Therapist operates within a grant to connect children with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) in primary care settings to behavioral health. The therapist will provide direct services such as immediate, on-site referrals, assessment, evaluation, consultation, and therapeutic services. Access to primary care clinic EHR will help guide continuity of care between primary care and behavioral health providers. The Primary Care Therapist will offer behavioral health education to primary care staff to inform care. This person will collect, maintain, and monitor program data for monthly grant reports submitted to the funder.

Education Requirement: Master’s degree in Psychology, Human Services or related activity from an approved university training program. Must be eligible for any/all credentialing required by regulatory and funding sources.

Experience Requirement: Experience with seriously and persistently mentally ill consumers strongly preferred, as is experience in a publicly funded service setting.

Licensure/Certification Requirement: Current license in a Behavioral Health area (Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Martial and Family Counseling, etc.) preferred.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Develop relationships with primary care providers.
• Collaborate with internal staff and external providers/partner agencies to support continuity of care and program operations.
• Provision of face-to-face clinical services to clients, which may include individual therapy, family therapy and/or group therapy.
• Services are to be targeted to those clients who do not need home-based case management and support services. However, case management services shall be delivered as needed as part of the counseling intervention.
• Gather and maintain data relating to grant project activities and program performance.
• Make recommendations regarding the treatment of clients.
• Provide clinical backup for other Mental Health Specialists.
• Comply with policies and procedures as outlined in Alliance Healthcare Services policy and procedure manual.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: This person must demonstrate an ability to work effectively in a treatment setting dealing with emotionally or socially disturbed individuals. One must demonstrate administrative and clinical ability including the ability to evaluate work and program effectiveness. The Primary Care Therapist must demonstrate an ability to use mature judgment in problem resolution, to function creatively in evolving appropriate treatment strategies for Centre clients to operate effectively in a multi-disciplinary setting. Excellent writing skills are required as is the ability to conceptualize and document clinical treatment goals, activities and outcomes.

Physical Demands/Conditions: Prolonged standing and walking; lifting, turning patients and equipment. Heavy Work - Exerting up to 150 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 75 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 30 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Promoting wellness in the community starts with our employees. At Alliance Healthcare Services, our employees enjoy many perks, including:

• Medical Insurance Coverage
• Dental Insurance Coverage
• Vision Insurance Coverage
• Flexible Spending Account
• Long-Term Disability – Company Paid
• Competitive Compensation Packages
• Life Insurance – Company Paid
• 403b Retirement Plan with Company Funded Matching
• Employee Discounts provided through Life Mart
• Loan Forgiveness options through Federal programs (Public Service Loan Forgiveness and National Health Service Corps)
• Opportunities for growth and movement within the organization
• Paid Time Off – To include PTO for vacations, illness, and personal days
• Paid Holidays