Licensed Mental Health Professional

Full Heart Family Therapy

Licensed Mental Health Professional

Des moines, IA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Are you a passionate and caring professional who prides themselves on providing the best possible care for your patients? If so, we have a wonderful opportunity at our clinic for a mental health therapist. Responsibilities include conducting diagnostic evaluations, developing tailored treatment plans with goals and objectives, offering crisis intervention when needed, and following up with patients to ensure they're getting the best care possible. Our ideal candidate holds a current LMHC license (licensed mental health counselor) and has 1-3 years of experience counseling mental health patients. If this sounds like a rewarding opportunity, please apply now! Responsibilities: • Use patient medical information, interviews, observation, and testing as well as collaboration with other staff members to determine a patient’s mental health status • Monitor each patient situation on a frequent basis and offer the appropriate follow-up care • Provide crisis intervention as needed • Offer community resources or specialists to patients and family members who are experiencing difficulties • Develop specific therapy plans with goals and objectives for individual patients • Maintain a caseload of 25-30 clinical hours/per week • Keep all case files organized and up to date • Must be available some evenings • Attend monthly staff and case consultation meetings Qualifications: • Licensure in the state you reside as a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) or the equivalent is required • This position requires a high school diploma or GED equivalent and a bachelor’s degree in a field such as counseling or social work; we prefer a master’s degree • A minimum of 1-3 years of experience in a clinical setting working as a mental health therapist • Requires CPR and BLS (Basic Life Support) certifications • Possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and great communication and interpersonal skills Compensation: $50 - $75 hourly

    • Maintain a caseload of 25-30 clinical hours/per week • Keep all case files organized and up to date • Must be available some evenings • Attend monthly staff and case consultation meetings