Independently Licensed Therapist

Job Type Full-time, Part-time Description

Easterseals Blake Foundation started as the Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Southern Arizona. Since then, we have expanded our services to better serve our community members. We are now one of Arizona's top providers of comprehensive behavioral health services, child welfare, and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve more than 40,000 individuals and families across 10 counties and support more than 3,700 children in Foster Care throughout Southern Arizona. Are you ready to make profound, positive differences in people's lives every day?

We offer our full-time employees the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Life insurance
• Voluntary Short-term Disability insurance
• Critical Illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• Employer paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• An additional 5000 dollars per year in incentive pay
• Salaried position with a private practice atmosphere
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Team Environment
• Payment assistance for licensure applications and fees once approved
• Free consultation/supervision
• Free Psychology Today profile
• Free credentialing with commercial insurance plans
• Free built in billing department
• Training in evidenced-based practices
• Flexible work schedule (ability to work weekends and evenings) – can work full or part time hours
• Pay differential for bilingual individuals

General Position Description: Conducts therapeutic sessions utilizing best practices and evidence-based interventions with children and adults.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assesses the member’s behavioral health needs to develop therapy treatment goals every 180 days at a minimum.
• Administers screener and standardized testing based on clinical need.
• Schedules therapy sessions with members and obtains required consents for treatment and licensure.
• Performs chart reviews to ensure member’s clinical assessment and treatment plan are current and to review member’s progress between sessions.
• Develops treatment team recommendations for follow-up support and services.
• Licensed Associate Addiction Counselors and Licensed Independent Addiction Counselors will provide assessment and therapy related to substance use treatment and recovery (A.A.C R4-6-705 C).
• Maintains clinical records in a timely manner according to standards.
• Provides effective crisis assessment and intervention including arranging for emergency psychiatric evaluation/hospitalization as indicated.
• Assesses and diagnoses utilizing ICD-10 criteria. Utilizes DC 0-5 to provide diagnoses or diagnostic impressions for children aged birth to five. Utilizes DSM-5-TR to provide diagnoses or diagnostic impressions for children and adults.
• Meets requirements of productivity standards set for therapists.
• Completes progress notes using the appropriate covered service billing codes and writes comprehensive and timely reports as required by funding source and/or system partners.

Therapist III

• Conducts training.
• Mentors/offers shadowing to newer therapists.
• Takes referrals for commercial/self-pay population.
• Participates in the process of ongoing professional development and meetings. Maintains comprehensive communication among all contacts within the agency, members, and external agencies. Models professional standards and ethics in accordance with EBF Code of Conduct, Strategic Plan, Mission, and Vision.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements: Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or related behavioral health field eligible for licensure by the AZ Board of Behavioral Health. Therapist II has obtained permanent associate level licensure with AZBBHE. Has obtained permanent independent level licensure with AZBBHE. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.

Regulatory:

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Current, unrestricted AZ driver’s license with no more than two (2) minor moving violations or one (1) accident within the past three (3 years). Three (3) years of driving experience required.
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an AZ DPS Level 1 fingerprint clearance card (employer provides).
• CPR and First Aid certification (Employer provides).
• Satisfactorily Completed Competency Checklist within 6 months of hire.