Mental Health Professional/ Therapist at The Judge Group Inc. in Gaithersburg, Maryland

Job Description:

Location: Gaithersburg, MD

Salary: $70,000.00 USD Annually - $80,000.00 USD Annually

Description: Our client is currently seeking a Mental Health Professional/ Therapist


Masters Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Professional Counseling or related field preferred, and one of the following LCP, LCPC, LMSW, LCSW, or LCSW-C.


3 years post-masters clinical experience in a mental health setting.



This job will have the following responsibilities:


- Conduct screening interviews and assessments using personal interviews, referral information, medical history, collateral contact and additional methods as needed.


- Recommend treatment plans to Physicians and/or other mental health professionals that address medical, psychiatric, and psychosocial needs/problems and specify modalities of treatment and support, to address specific goals. Modify the plan as necessary to reflect the needs of the client.


- Provide ongoing counseling to individuals, groups, or families as reflected in the treatment plan.


- Identifies gaps in service, barriers to treatment and the acquisition of community resources.


- Advocates for the reduction of such barriers and for the development of needed services.


- Build strong relationships with patients, families, co-workers and surrounding community. Provide education to families and other identified natural supports.


- Provide case management services as required for a group of assigned persons which includes coordinating and monitoring the Individual Treatment Plan for the team. Primary responsibility for a group of 10-12 persons will be assigned.


- Attain all benefits a person qualifies for under Local, State, and Federal law.


- Teach money management skills such as budgeting and banking. - Provide crisis intervention and rapid support services to circumvent hospitalization.


- Schedules medical treatments, dental treatments, and doctors visits as required.


- Visit the person when admitted to inpatient somatic and psychiatric treatment as well as plan for discharge at the beginning of admission.


- Meet all needs of the person starting with housing, food, and clothing before any other intervention occurs. Housing must be safe and affordable.


- Assist persons to carry out daily living skills including person hygiene, nutritional needs, shopping, and food preparation as well as house cleaning and laundry. Teach transportation skills.


- Develop and document psychosocial database.


- Document client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to COMAR and agency related requirements.


- Provide consultation and educational services to community agencies as needed. Coordinate with outside agencies to wrap services around the person.


- Participate in interdisciplinary conferences with appropriate medical, nursing, social work, and administrative staff.


- Provide ongoing assessment of client's issues and their response to treatment.


- Provide symptom education and illness management as prescribed by evidenced based practices or established guidelines.


- Provide group as well as family and individual therapy/treatment.


- Utilize evidenced based practices for co-occurring disorders when performing group substance abuse treatment and individual treatment.


- Be available at all times for the persons on the team as well as the persons being treated.


- Provide case management for an assigned group of clients including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment team; assume responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall treatment goals and plans in conjunction with the ITP; provide individual supportive counseling; assist in symptom management, ensuring immediate changes are made in the treatment plans as client's needs change. Educate and support client's families, and advocate for client rights and preferences.


- Conduct comprehensive assessment of all domains of a person's life.


- Provide on call crisis intervention when assigned covering nighttime and weekend hours.


- Become an expert of the ACT philosophy and follow and maintain high fidelity to the ACT Model of Care.



Qualifications & Requirements:

• Skill Requirement: One to three months OJT required for efficient job performance.


• Job Requirements: Must be a licensed Mental Health Professional in Maryland. Must exhibit excellent organizational, problem solving, verbal and written communication skills. Must have a valid driver's license. Must have a clean driving record. Must have the ability to work independently with minimum supervision
  
  

Please contact me at ndaulerio@judge.com! I look forward to connecting with you!

Contact: ndaulerio@judge.com


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