Mental Health Therapist – Short Term Caseload

If you are seeking a team rooted in a culture of coaching, collaboration, and belonging you should consider joining Team ReDiscover! As the recipient of the 2021 Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce Truly the Best Award, ReDiscover “exemplifies good business practices, strong employee relations, and contribution to the community.” ReDiscover is a group of diverse professionals innovating, leveraging best practices, having fun, and supporting our community, specifically those whose lives have been affected by mental illness or substance use. Since 1969, ReDiscover has been known in the southeastern Jackson County community for our mission to deliver efficient and cost-effective treatment for the people we serve.

By joining Team ReDiscover you can expect:

• To be part of a highly satisfied team: 93% of our employees “strongly agreed” that they are “very proud of the work they do”
• Empowerment to share your thoughts and ideas
• Engaging team collaboration, we support our communities and each other
• Competitive and equitable wages
• Robust benefits packages with options that best fit your needs!
• A company committed to the wellness and self-care of its employees
• To join us in our journey to our aspirational culture rooted in respect, excellence-focused, dedicated, inclusion, strategic, compassionate, optimistic, visionary, engaging and recovery-driven.
• To receive monthly and annual development meetings with your manager to help support your professional growth and development.

Brief Therapy Counselor Overview:

• The Therapist responds to behavioral health crises with the goal of connecting individuals in a behavioral health crisis to services as well as reducing future crisis calls, ED visits, police involvement, and hospitalization.
• The Therapist provides individual short-term solution-focused therapy for 6-8 weeks for qualifying individuals of all ages in addition to performing community-based interventions and crisis assessments for individuals who identify as being in a behavioral health crisis.

Strategy & Planning

• Responds in-person to crisis behavioral health calls to conduct a comprehensive assessment including risk assessment, crisis intervention, recommending the appropriate level of care, and providing resources and referrals.
• Provide follow-up services including linking to services, monitoring, and crisis management. Provide information and consultation with other departments and referral sources to ensure connection to services.
• Develops intervention plans in collaboration with ReDiscover teams and other community agencies to advocate for individuals’ needs; collaborates with other providers in the development, implementation, and review of intervention plans.
• Manage and maintain accurate and timely data collection and documentation.
• Evaluate the client’s mental health condition based on the review of client information, including bio-psycho-social assessments, psychological evaluation and diagnostics.
• Develops and implements treatment plans based on clinical experience, knowledge, and understanding of the client’s information and history. Acts as a client advocate to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
• Counsels clients, individually and in group sessions specific to the program format, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, and making changes. Maintains confidentiality of records relating to clients treatment.
• Work within an interdisciplinary team to develop treatment plans for client(s) being served.

Operational Management

• Good written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Acts with integrity by observing ReDiscover policy/procedures, accreditation standards, laws and ethics.
• Supports the strategic goals and mission/vision/values of ReDiscover when interacting with clients, co-workers and community stakeholders.
• Contributes to the mission of ReDiscover by adjusting work priorities and duties as needed to meet unforeseen demands.
• Exhibits independent discretion and judgment with respect to matters of significance on a daily basis.

By joining Team ReDiscover, our expectation is:

• Masters or Doctorate Degree in a social science field (as defined by the Department of Mental Health).
• At least two (2) years of clinical experience in a direct service provision to adults and children in a mental health setting.
• Knowledge of the community resources as well as health and social service systems in the Kansas City metro area and skill in establishing working relationships with community partners.
• Requires Intermediate computer skills in typing/keyboarding, Microsoft Word and Excel programs as well as G-Suite.

Location: 1535 NE Rice Rd Bldg C, Lees Summit, MO 64086

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lees Summit, MO 64086: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Master’s (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver’s License (Required)

Work Location: One location