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• Area of Interest: Behavioral Health Services

• FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0

• Department: Psychiatry - Cedar Falls

• Shift: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

• Job ID: 171208

Overview

Therapist - LMHC

Cedar Falls Psychiatry Clinic

• $5,000 Sign On Bonus *

Monday-Friday, 8a-5p

Full-Time Benefits, 40 Hours/ Week

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.   Here are just a few:

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program .

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family .

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing individual, couple, family and group services to meet patient and their family/significant others’ social and emotional needs.

• Completes case management and documentation tasks in a competent manner, within established timelines.

• Maintains discipline specific professional and ethical standards.

• Provides a systems approach to address patient needs.

• Demonstrates initiative to improve quality and customer service by striving to exceed customer expectations.

• Processes referrals in a prompt, thorough manner.

• Interviews patients, families, and community agencies representatives to obtain a comprehensive mental health evaluation and makes appropriate treatment recommendations.

• Works cooperatively with referral agencies in coordinating services.

• Facilitate support groups for behavioral health as needed.

• Provides crisis intervention services and behavior management training as needed.

• Exercise independent judgment in diagnostic assessment and treatment planning.

• Demonstrates the ability to meet the department work schedule.

• Maintains established productivity and patient care standards.

• Maintain compliance with CLIA, OSHA, Safety and Risk Management guidelines.

• Perform other duties as requested by Clinic Administrator to facilitate the smooth and effective operations of the office.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Counseling from an accredited school Licensed as a Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in the appropriate state to practice

• Iowa RCP license

• RRT credentials

• ACLS Mandatory Reporter certification.

• A minimum of two years previous counseling experience in Behavioral Health.

• Good communication skills, Knowledge and experience in good interviewing techniques.

• Ability to understand medical terminology and communicate effectively with persons of diverse backgrounds, age, disabilities, and education levels required.

• Must be able to communicate effectively with people of diverse professional, educations, and lifestyle backgrounds.

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