Job Details: Job Location: Demotte - Demotte, IN, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Summary/Objective  The Mental Health Therapist is responsible for providing and coordinating mental health counseling, support, and education to individuals, couples, and families and the community under the direction of the Director of Behavioral Health. The Therapist educates patients about Behavioral Health issues, treatment, provides behavioral activation, evaluating their mental health needs, and developing treatment plans to help them improve their mental health and well-being.  Essential Functions  Conducts assessment of patients, including completion of instrumental scales to determine clients' level of need.  Conducts initial visits including detailed behavioral health history.   Provides education about the nature of behavioral health issues  Develops and coordinates initiation of personalized treatment plans based on client needs and goals and expectation of treatment.  Consults with patient and primary care providers about treatment options and preferences.  Monitors patient closely (in-person or by phone) for changes in severity of symptoms and medication side effects; educates patients about medications as needed; and encourages treatment adherence.  Use behavioral health activation techniques with patients as an adjunct to other treatments.  Conducts individual and/or group therapy that is evidence-based   Create treatment plans with goals that are clear, concise, and measurable  Maintain detailed records of client treatment plans, progress, and outcomes  Monitor and track clients' progress throughout their treatment  Coordinates and facilitates communication between patients, primary care physicians and psychiatrists; provides recommendations for change in treatment plan according to evidence-based algorithms and expert supervision; supports implementation of new plan.  Work closely with Health Care Providers or other referring partners to ensure quality delivery of services and promote a healing environment  Documents all encounter in patient electronic health record according to organization policies and procedures which may include patient encounters, therapeutic interventions, development of treatment plans, reports, tracking progress of treatment, and responding to emails & calls/voicemails; monitors outcome measurements.  Collaborating with clinical team and management on all clinical aspects of the program and ensuring the program design and fidelity to the treatment model according to the program’s written clinical plan.   Work with, guide, and direct interns assigned to your site.  Performs crisis intervention techniques, such as conducting support sessions, making a safety plan, giving resources, and supporting the client in getting the resources needed to keep them safe.  Facilitates treatment referrals, as needed.  Gives Primary Care Providers timely feedback about their patient’s care, treatment recommendations, and progress via documentation in the patient EHR records and verbal feedback.  Support the client in enhancing patient access to health care services through education & navigation in obtaining insurance, set up in-house referrals to and/or help in navigating to outside agencies as needed such as inpatient stays, detox etc.  Ability to identify high-risk clients and navigate the needs through providing or referring in-house to a case management service if available.  Ability to problem solve solutions and/or seeks out to other team members regarding the psychosocial needs of the client and the impact of the psychosocial problem to health care needs, transferring of client, providing resources to implement into the treatment Plan  Be able to observe the client’s behavior to rule out possible indication of difficulty adapting or responding to treatment services and complete appropriate documentation    *These essential functions are a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the position and are not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all duties and responsibilities.  The position will include other duties as assigned, and duties are subject to change at management's discretion.  Competencies  Planning and strategic foresight  Responsible Decision Making  Integrity and accountability  Innovation and creativity  Adaptive and flexible  Leadership, teamwork, and conflict resolution  Professionalism and work ethic  Empathy  Work Environment  Work is performed in an office environment. Involves frequent personal and telephone contact with patients, physicians, and other healthcare personnel. Work may be stressful at times. Interaction with others is constant and interruptive.   Travel  Travel outside of Northshore locations will be rare for this position. Travel within Northshore locations will be occasional for this position.  Required Role Qualifications  Associate’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or related field  Licensed Social Worker or Mental Health Therapist in the State of Indiana  Basic Life Support (BLS) certified within two (2) weeks of hire    Preferred Role Qualifications  Master’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or related field    Required Skills  Ability to analyze situations and solve problems at strategic and tactical levels   Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills  Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, and policies  Ability to acquire a thorough understanding of the organization's hierarchy, jobs, qualifications, compensation practices, and the administrative practices related to those factors  Practiced at organization and planning  Employ Critical thinking and problem solving  Maintains composure and operates with emotional intelligence  Ethical reasoning and decision-making  Strong attention to detail  Receptive and responsive to feedback  Excellent verbal and written communication skills  Time management, prioritization, and sense of urgency  Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software    Qualifications: