Mental Health Therapist

$500 Sign-on Bonus!

Salary: Starts at $81,765

RADIAS Health is a nonprofit Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders services organization customizing community based services through the integration of knowledge, compassion, and collaboration. We are committed to being an anti-racist organization, welcoming all people's lived experiences and building on strengths to facilitate recovery.

Join our Assertive Community Treatment Teams (ACT) in providing comprehensive, integrated care to adults living with mental illness, substance use disorder, and associated medical conditions. Team services are provided where and when clients need them—in their homes, at work, and in other community settings. Team members stay in close contact with clients to help them recover and to respond quickly with more services and supports if circumstances change.

The Mental Health Therapist is a fully integrated member of the team and provides individual therapy, performs diagnostic assessments, and guides the coordination of services. The Therapist also supports the Team Lead and Psychiatrist in educating the team on evidence-based treatment approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Specific Care, Exposure Therapy, and Wellness Management and Recovery. This position also provides opportunities to build and practice leadership skills in collaboration with the Team Lead.  

• Provide Individual Therapy as assigned.
• Utilize crisis assessment tools for suicidal and aggressive behavior.
• Work with the team to provide ACT services for clients, assume primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating and revising overall treatment goals and plans in collaboration with the client and the treatment team.
• Assist in the development of comprehensive assessments, individualized treatment plans, substance abuse treatment, and other tools necessary to assist clients in the community.
• Assist clients with all aspects of psychiatric rehabilitation and all aspects of obtaining and maintaining housing. 
• Will assist and /or teach clients independent living skills such as cooking, shopping, cleaning, personal hygiene, transportation, and budgeting.   Will assist clients with making and keeping appointments and any other tasks that are required through the client’s recovery process.
• Work with the vocational counselor to encourage competitive employment and assist in fostering positive work skills for clients.
• Attend commitment and other court hearings as required.  Complete required court reports.
• File reports with Vulnerable Adult, Child Protection, the Ombudsman’s Office, and other mandated/required reports when applicable. 
• Take the lead in assessing, planning and treating substance abuse for assigned clients both individually and in groups.
• Actively and assertively engage and reach out to clients’ family members/significant others, including landlords and employers after obtaining client permission.
• Perform shift management duties according to established policies and procedures.
• Provide on-call crisis consultation to evening and weekend staff on a rotating schedule.
• Available for weekend and holiday duties on a rotating schedule.
• Attend and participate in all scheduled team meetings.
• Must transport clients in the community.
• Complete all paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
• Participate actively in on-going professional growth and development; maintain appropriate professional behavior and participate in appropriate supervision.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Behavioral Sciences or related field.
• Qualified as a Mental Health Professional, maintaining an LICSW, LP, LPCC, or LMFT license.

• 2,000 hours supervised experience working with individuals with Mental Illness.

Benefits

• 4 weeks PTO first year of employment
• Casual dress code
• 12 holidays
• Medical (complementary access to NICE healthcare, a free primary care), dental, vision, life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement and Loan Repayment
• Reimbursement for professional licensure fees
• Routine supervision from a Mental Health Professional, with access to licensure supervision opportunities
• 403b retirement plan with an employer percentage match
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Bereavement and paid parental leave
• Wellness program to support employee overall health and well-being
• Mileage reimbursement
• And more!

RADIAS Health is proud to be a LGBTQIA+, anti-racist, all-inclusive, and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other protected class status.