Synergy Health Center Hiring For Mental Health Therapist at Kalamazoo, MI, United States Full Time

Job Description

Synergy Health CenterJob Posting
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JOB TITLE: Mental Health Therapist Associate
________________________________________________________________________________Synergy Health Center, located in Kalamazoo, MI, is seeking applications for a part-time Mental Health Associate. As an Associate with Synergy Health Center, you will have the opportunity to provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, emotional, behavioral, addictive, and developmental disorders and disabilities using specialized clinical knowledge and advanced clinical skills. Synergy Health Center is a healthcare organization dedicated to transforming lives through intentional care to all individuals with a specialty in culturally diverse services. We are dedicated to holistic care which sustains and improves the mental health and substance abuse recovery of individuals and families. At Synergy Health Center we are committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, especially to those most in need.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES: 1. Provide clinical services:

• Conduct a comprehensive initial assessment of the client’s needs, strengths, and abilities.
• Make treatment recommendations based on needs, strengths, and abilities.
• Request service authorization for needed services and/or make appropriate referrals when needed.
• Develop an initial treatment plan with the client through the Person-Centered-Planning process.
• Complete all required paperwork in a timely manner. This includes assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, consultations, periodic reviews, yearly assessments, transfer summaries, peer reviews, closings, and any other report due.
• Demonstrates the ability to help individuals improve coping skills and support systems.
• Provide crisis intervention to clients in distress or at risk of hurting themselves or others.

2. Be aware of community resources that will support the client through:

• Make appropriate referrals when the client would benefit from services not provided by this agency.
• Demonstrates the ability to assist individuals to improve functioning, advocate for client’s needs and provide needed supports, and/or make appropriate referrals.
• Encourage and facilitate clients to utilize services and support systems outside the mental health system to support independence and community integration.

Education and Experience
Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field with licensure in the State of Michigan as a Social Worker (LMSW), limited license in psychology (LLP), or licensed as a professional counselor (LPC) from the State of Michigan. LLMSW or LLPC will be considered and supervision for full licensure may be provided in return for an employment commitment of 3 yearsEssential Function:
This position will be knowledgeable about and actively support: 1) culturally competent, recovery-based practices; 2) person-centered planning as a shared decision making process with the individual, who defines his/her own life goals and is assisted in developing a unique path toward those goals; and 3) a trauma-informed culture to aid individuals in their recovery process.Compensation
Based on Experience Level, licensure requirementsJob Type: Part-timePay: $25.00 – $30.00 per hourBenefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Master’s (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• LMSW (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• No