Mental Health & Substance Abuse Therapist (Grant Funded)

Incumbent works under the direction of the Director of Outpatient Services or designee, utilizing an evidence-based model providing individual and group counseling in a Co-Occurring Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) of the Community Mental Health Center (CMHC).

Essential Functions:

• Facilitate an evidence-based model program for those with Co-Occurring disorders.
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships with clients, supervisors, County employees, elected officials, attorneys, law enforcement, judges, other agencies, and the public.
• Comply with Civil Service policies and regulations, collective bargaining agreements, County policies, department policies and laws to create a cooperative, safe, respectful and quality work environment.
• Provide group therapy, individual therapy, family sessions, and substance use disorders evaluations.
• Cross-train in other CMHC programs (e.g. Outpatient, Day Treatment, Inpatient Treatment), and provide services.
• Ensure client information/records are documented and maintained. 
• Ensure all services provided comply with professional standards, state/federal regulations and established policies/procedures. 
• Participate in treatment team meetings with staff and outside agencies.
• Maintain assigned caseload and productivity in accordance with CMHC criteria.
• Provide input regarding changes to policies and procedures.
• Perform quality assurance activities.
• Safely operate a motor vehicle when required to travel on County business.
• Report to work with regular, consistent attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned and directed.

Education and Work Experience and Other Requirements:

• Master’s degree from an accredited university or college in Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Counseling, or Human Services required.
• Licensed as a Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) or Provisionally Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (PLMHP) required.
• Licensed Alcohol/Drug Counselor (LADC) or Professional Licensed Alcohol Drug Counselor (PLADC), or within six (6) months of hire required.
• Dually Licensed Practitioner Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) or LMHP and LADC preferred. 
• Approved provider for Nebraska Probation preferred.
• Experience performing assessments and the Nebraska Standardized Model preferred. 
• Knowledge of the ASAM criteria preferred.
• Experience with community behavioral health programs/resources preferred.
• Experience with the Matrix Model program preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and own transportation upon hire and maintained throughout employment required.
• Completion of a pre-employment criminal background check, post-offer drug screen and physical assessment.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is generally performed in a locked and unlocked psychiatric facility or in a locked jail and/or community correction setting. Noise level is usually moderate to loud. Work involves potential exposure to biohazards and risk of injury from assaultive/abusive individuals. Work hours will be assigned shifts; however, schedule may vary (e.g. weekends, holidays, overtime/extra hours, and emergency call-in). Work may be stressful when dealing with time constraints, limited resources, multiple/changing priorities, emergency situations, and uncooperative/irate individuals.

Work requires some physical activity, including extended periods of standing, walking, frequent sitting, bending, reaching, and occasional kneeling, climbing, stooping, crouching, and balancing. Incumbent must be able to participate in restraining mental health consumers in crisis. Work also requires the ability to lift 50 pounds, push 35 pounds, and pull 75 pounds of load over seven (7) feet.

Required sensory abilities include vision, hearing and touch. Visual abilities, correctable to normal ranges, include close, distance, peripheral and color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Communication abilities include the ability to talk and hear within normal ranges. Incumbent must possess the hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate computers and other equipment.