Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

APLA Health provides quality healthcare, life-saving services, camaraderie, compassion, and comfort to all who come through our doors. Our dedicated team of healthcare professionals is committed to providing personalized and compassionate free and low-cost medical services, tailored specifically to meet the unique needs of each individual we serve. APLA Health serves as a medical home providing an array of integrated healthcare services through 71,000+ billable patient visits and nearly 10,000 enabling services visits each year. Services provided include : medical, dental, behavioral health and HIV care; pharmacy; PrEP counseling and management; health education and HIV prevention; and STD screening and treatment. For people living with HIV, APLA Health offers housing support; benefits counseling; home healthcare; and the Vance North Necessities of Life Program food pantries; among several other critical support services.

We offer great benefits, competitive pay, and great working environment!

We offer : Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance (no cost for employee)

Vision Insurance (no cost for employee)

Long Term Disability

Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

11 Paid Holidays

4 Personal Days

10 Vacation Days

12 Sick Days

Metro reimbursement or free parking

Employer Matched (6%) 403b Retirement Plan

This is a great opportunity to make a difference!

This position will pay $72,782.90 - $92,124.94 annually. Salary is commensurate with experience.

POSITION SUMMARY :

Under the direction of the Supervisory LMFT, and under the supervision of a licensed Clinical Supervisor, will provide mental health services, including but not limited to individual and or group counseling, clinical intake / evaluation, crises intervention, parent / child therapeutic activities, community presentations, and clinical case management. Licensed eligible staff will gain supervised clinical hours for licensure, while providing the appropriate level of behavioral health and substance use disorder services for clients of APLA Health. Staff will provide services identified through a biopsychosocial assessment and promote health and wellness through services, advocacy and education with a focus on the needs of low-income LGBT adults including but not limited to people living with HIV / AIDS. Position will also provide community behavioral health services to other clients seeking services at APLA Health & Wellness. In addition, staff will be tasked with providing education and consultation to primary care and behavioral health providers on areas of addiction treatment, and seeking to enhance our integrated care model

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Complete behavioral health intakes, bio-psychosocial assessments; develop a treatment plan that addresses the collaborative clinical goals of clinician and client and document treatment progress notes; provide treatment termination & case closure.
• Provide crisis counseling / intervention to clients and their social networks (i.e., partners, significant other, spouse, and immediate family member[s]).
• Provide individual, couple and group counseling, building a caseload with a goal of averaging 25 hours of billable services delivered per week.
• Provide behavioral health referrals, advocacy, and service information to clients and their support systems.
• Screen, assess, and plan appropriate interventions to minimize client risk of acquiring or transmitting sexually transmitted infections.
• Provide outreach, patient identification, education, and provider consultation on addiction treatment and enhancing our integrated service delivery model of care.
• Expand the use of substance abuse screening tools into our care delivery systems, including evidence-based opioid risk assessment into our Electronic Health Record.
• Participate in the collection, development, and deployment of education and outreach materials with a specific focus on issues related to the LGBT population in need of substance use identification and treatment, including opioid misuse information and resources.
• Identify and expand use of community-based resources and referrals to facilitate higher-level services for patients with greater need than we are able to provide directly.
• Document services in eClinicalWorks and / or other charting and data collection systems as appropriate. Documentation will be performed in a timely and accurate fashion in accordance with program policies and professional standards of care.
• Adhere to all applicable professional, legal, and ethical standards of behavioral health practice in the provision of services, including but not limited to : mandated reporting, provision of effective services, case documentation, client confidentiality / HIPAA regulations, ensuring client safety, and maintaining professional boundaries.
• Attend trainings and case conference meetings as required.
• Prepare monthly reports and statistics as requested.
• Maintain client behavioral health files to ensure completed documentation required by funders and agency Quality Management Plan.

OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED TO MEET BUSINESS NEEDS.