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Mental Health Therapist STAR CenterUnityPoint Health • Des Moines, IA, United States
Mental Health Therapist STAR Center

Mental Health Therapist STAR Center

UnityPoint Health • Des Moines, IA, United States
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  • Area of Interest : Behavioral Health Services
  • Sign On Bonus : $7,500
  • FTE / Hours per pay period : 1.0
  • Department : Foster Care Clinic- Meth
  • Shift : Mon - Fri, 8 : 00a-4 : 30p, Exempt
  • Job ID : 174163
  • Overview

    Make a Difference Every Day as a Mental Health Therapist

    Join UnityPoint Health - Des Moines and help transform lives through compassionate, evidence-based care. We're seeking a Full-Time Mental Health Therapist (M-F Days) to provide individual and group therapy, complete psychosocial assessments, and develop treatment plans that truly make an impact.

    Sign-On Bonus : $7,500 for external new hires!

    If you're passionate about supporting patients in a behavioral health setting and collaborating with families and professionals to deliver optimal care, this is the opportunity for you.

    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 :

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  • Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program .
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  • Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
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  • 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

    Evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment :

  • Perform psychosocial and diagnostic assessments
  • Diagnose patients in accordance with the current DSM
  • Involve collateral sources in patient's treatment as clinically indicated (e.g., family, friends, etc.)
  • Develop individual treatment plans to help patients achieve their goals
  • Provide individual, couples, family and group psychotherapy services as indicated by the treatment plan
  • Provide crisis psychotherapy
  • Refer patients to other services as clinically indicated
  • Willingness to work with all patients seen at one's site of care as indicated by the site. (i.e., ages, diagnostic presentations, comorbidities, etc. in accordance with one's scope of licensure and abilities
  • May perform Employee Assistance Programing as indicted by the site of care
  • Utilize evidenced based practices in treatment
  • Follow all ethical and regulatory guidelines
  • Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate services
  • May complete court commitment reports
  • Collaboration and Coordination :

  • Participate in all required trainings and educational activities
  • Participate in department level meetings and huddles
  • Be responsive to patients in applicable communication mode
  • May provide clinical supervision for provisionally licensed, or practicum students
  • Documentation and Administrative Functions :

  • Maintain licensure
  • Maintain eligibility to bill for government payers (i.e., not on the Medicaid / Medicare exclusion list.)
  • Document services accurately and timely patient progress with treatment plan goals
  • Achieve site of care productivity standards
  • Qualifications

    Education : Master of Science Degree in Social Work, Professional Counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy with a clinical / mental health concentration from an accredited school.

    Experience : 2 years post graduate degree. 1 year of experience working with a site's clientele is preferred. (For example, if this job is a pediatric site of care experience with pediatrics is preferred.)

    License(s) / Certification(s) : Iowa : LISW, LMFT, LMHC. May be required to obtain BLS within six months of hire for certain sites.

    Other : Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.

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