Job description

Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit

The PORT Health Services Outpatient Unit primary purpose is to provide substance abuse, mental health and psychiatric services to individuals. Voluntary and involuntary patients are accepted. Services available to those in need include but are not limited to screening, assessment, forensic screenings, intake, treatment, referral, psychiatric evaluation, group therapy, family intervention, community consultation, aftercare, and follow-up supports. Additionally, the facility provides a safe, supportive, therapeutic environment.

Primary Purpose of Position

The primary purpose of the Outpatient Independent Practitioner is to provide screening, evaluation, diagnostic assessments, develop with the client treatment goal and person centered plans, treatment, after-care, and referral services to adults/children in need of outpatient treatment. To provide stabilization and treatment services to mental health and substance abusing patients. The employee will work closely with the physician, other clinical staff, and community agencies. Another function of this position is to receive referring information from referral sources and relay that information to the treatment team during weekly clinical staff meetings. The employee will provide services to patients, which include but are not limited to co-facilitating/facilitating psycho education groups, counseling, psychotherapy, establishing client aftercare plans, arranging identified treatment services and needs related to life domains and initiating contact and collateral work with family members or support systems. This position will maintain accurate and up to date referral sources, and maintain a therapeutic environment and promote appropriate and healthy interpersonal behavior.

Work Schedule

This position will maintain an average work schedule of 40 hours per week. Generally, working the hours between 8:00am-9:00pm, but flexibility will be expected depending on client and Program’s need. In the event of inclement weather, the employee may be required to remain on the unit beyond their normal eight-hour workday.

Required Minimum Training: An independent practitioner is an individual who possess at minimum a Masters Degree and holds an unrestricted license, issued by the board regulating the profession in question, in the following disciplines: LCSW, LCMHC, LCAS, Associate level licensed individuals will be considered.

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