Therapist-Community Based – Tower Behavioral Health – Reading, PA

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

Apply psychotherapeutic, family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of services to individuals and families for the purpose of treating nervous and mental disorders in a home-based environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Travel to patient’s home and provide therapy and case management to adults, children, youth and families.

Responsible for coordinating continuum of therapeutic goals for assigned clients and their families ensuring optimum utilization of resources, service delivery, and compliance with external agencies and referral sources requirements.

Provide initial treatment planning for patient based on assessment and coordinate any additional services needed and revise as necessary.

Maintain documentation of therapy services provided to each patient according to facility and professional standards, revising as necessary.

Maintain a caseload as assigned.

Responsible for conducting individual and family therapy sessions related to coordinating treatment and discharge activities, various duties related to coordinating treatment and discharge activities.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or other recognized therapeutic field from an accredited college or university. No previous experience in field required. Successful completion of therapeutic counseling field instruction, internship or similar practicum through Master’s degree program.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

State or national licensure as required by state. Must possess valid state driver’s license in the state where the facility provide services.

CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Required

• Masters or better in Psychology or related field

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)