Outpatient Therapist at Luna – Integrative Care for Substance Use and Mental Health

About the Role

The Therapist will counsel individuals and groups to help clients navigate their path to recovery. The Therapist will help individuals engage in a program of recovery, wellness, and mental health stability.

Responsibilities

• Direct counseling activities in accordance with the directions from the Director of Outpatient Services or designee.
• Coordinates substance use treatment services with the Chief Clinical Officer or designee.
• Completes duties in a professional and timely manner.
• Reports all alleged incidents of abuse or neglect to HHSC as set forth by Texas Administrative Code §448.
• Ensures that all records are accurate, timely, and available upon request for HHSC.
• Provide information and referral services.
• Trains, or causes to be trained, staff, volunteers, and students under supervision that are part of an internship from a university or licensing degree program.
• Ensures that all relevant information is provided to the client, the client's parents, or the managing conservator on a regular basis.
• Coordinates with the Chief Clinical Officer to ensure consistency of treatment.
• Conducts intake, screening, and assessment for potential and current clients.
• Develop client treatment plans.
• Conduct discharge summaries and discharge plans for clients.
• Facilitates clinical groups and client lectures.
• Responsible for client case management issues as they may relate to the delivery of substance abuse treatment.
• Comply with caseload expectations and clinical staffing expectations.
• Participate in marketing activities as coordinated with the Director of Professional and Community Relations.
• Manage general documentation of client records on caseload.
• Attend staff meetings as scheduled and as needed.
• Maintain client confidentiality and protect the client’s rights.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed by the State of Texas as an LPC, LPCA-A, LCSW, LMSW, LCDC, or LMFT.
• Education commensurate with licensure, prefer a master’s degree.
• At least one year of experience working in substance use treatment is highly preferred.

Required Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, long correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write complex correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Must be able to navigate a computer and agency electronic medical record software.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving concrete and abstract variables in different situations.
• Familiar and able to demonstrate knowledge of recovery pathways, models, and concepts.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.