Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

The Lovett Center is seeking a Full-Time or Contractor Counselor/Therapist (LMSW, LPC-A, LCSW, LPC) for The Prairie Substance Use Disorder Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) - 3 nights per week

Job Description

Positions Available in Houston, TX at TheLovett, located in Montrose

The Lovett Center has openings in our Adult Services Prairie SUD Intensive Outpatient Program, which is a highly regarded psychodynamically-based adult program. Our various IOP cohorts serve professionals, older adults, and young adults. We are looking for a full time therapist and/or a contract therapist to provide our psychodynamic process groups three evening per week. If full time, they will also provide individual therapy services. Contract therapists can provide a variety of services in Prairie IOP: individual therapy, weekly group therapy, family therapy and/or couples counseling. Our full time therapists can also provide a variety of psychotherapeutic treatment modalities. Although psychodynamically-based in orientation, we also synthesize CBT, DBT, Jungian approaches, art therapy, mindfulness, etc. to our sophisticated treatment program. We do offer additional training to those clinicians with some clinical experience.

• Clinical Service Delivery
  • Provide group therapy services for 7-9 hours per week
    • Must be comfortable facilitating substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health treatment for up to 8 clients at a time
    • Facilitate Skills and/or Process Groups utilizing various modalities
    • Must be willing to work 3 nights per week
  • Provide individual and/or family therapy for IOP participants

• Case Management
  • Verify patient attendance and adherence to program commitments
  • Assist with monitoring adherence to urinalysis screenings and other accountability measures
  • Coordinate discharge and post-discharge care and recommendations
  • Provide formal documentation and letters of support when requested
  • Assist with patient advocacy and crisis intervention, if needed
  • Communicate with family members/support system, when appropriate
• Documentation
  • Complete group and individual documentation in a timely fashion via Kipu EMR
  • Develop treatment plans, then monitor and evaluate treatment progress via treatment plan reviews
  • Complete thorough utilization review documentation so that our billing team can advocate for insurance coverage of recommended services
  • Develop thorough discharge plan and post-discharge resources to maximize patient success
• Team Collaboration
  • Communicate clients progress by participating in weekly interdisciplinary staff meetings and evaluations
  • Communicate time sensitive updates and obstacles to the therapeutic team, when needed

Interested applicants should upload a resume and a thoughtful cover letter. Resumes should reflect your full clinical training, work, and educational background. Cover letters should be concise, covering applicants clinical orientation, their interest and experience in counseling, and should give an overall sense of who the applicant is and how they will show up as an employee and as a therapist.

We really do read your letters -- sometimes the cover letter matters more than the resume!

Highlights of Employment:

• Ongoing coaching and mentoring for both clinical and professional development, including free and exclusive CEU opportunities. We offer extensive training in psychodynamic work, DBT, family therapy and couples work, group therapy, dual diagnosis work, etc.

• Heart-centered, relational culture; loads of support, encouragement and compassion for this challenging and meaningful work

• Well-run agency with strong leadership and detailed policies and procedures.

• Competitive salaries and growth opportunities for full time employees

• Excellent rates for Contract Therapists

• If hired, intern or associate-level applicants are eligible to receive partially agency-subsidized supervision

Qualifications for Employment:

• Licensed to provide mental health treatment in the state of Texas

• Strong clinical background with solid experience in a psychotherapy setting

• Highly-organized, self-motivated, collaborative, curious, and proactive

Job Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in SUD groups.
• Evening work required on three days for the applicant desiring the process group assignment

• If hired, intern or associate-level applicants must procure their own board approved supervisor outside of the agency if they choose not to use our in-house LCSW and LPC supervisors

• Submit to a background check if hired

• Note: Please do not make phone inquiries.

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