Isabella Citizens for Health, Inc (ICH), is a Federally Qualified Health Center located in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, the home of Central Michigan University. Join our clinical team in our new medical facility designed for team-based primary care with integrated onsite behavioral health, Psychiatry, Psychology, RN care management, substance use services, laboratory, and pharmacy services. ICH is a designated Patient Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance and a 2018-2023 HRSA Health Center Quality Leader Awardee. ICH offers a competitive compensation and benefit package.
Isabella Citizens for Health is an approved site for loan repayment under the National Health Service Corps.
The Outpatient Therapist is responsible for providing a wide range of mental health services to facilitate individual psychosocial adjustment for people with mental illness and developmental disabilities to ensure meaningful participation in community life. The Outpatient Therapist is a member of the Center’s integrated care team.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Evaluation and diagnoses of patients from all Center locations.
- Provides individual, family and group therapy based on the person-centered plan and best practice standards.
- Provides consultation, referral and treatment coordination as appropriate.
- Provides consultation and coordination of services with other Center providers and community agencies.
- Participates in Center and community activities related to prevention, awareness and treatment of mental health.
- Provides crisis intervention when appropriate.
- Completes all necessary documentation within 48 hours of client’s scheduled and kept appointment in order to bill for services in a timely manner.
- Remains current with professional credentialing and knowledge base with the scope of practice.
- Participates in staff meetings, committees and professional development activities.
- Participates in quality assurance, process improvement and risk management initiatives.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required
- Master’s Degree in Social Work or Limited License Master Social Worker.
- Current Michigan Licensure for such credentials.
Preferred
- Experience working with low-income individuals, homeless and/or at-risk populations;
- Experience working in a mental health or medical care setting.
Position Specific Expectations:
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
- Ability to work efficiently in the Center’s EHR to facilitate proper documentation and billing;
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence;
- Ability to establish rapport with clients, colleagues and community agency representatives;
- Ability to interact respectfully with diverse cultural and socio-economic populations;
- Able to follow oral and written instructions;
- Possesses flexibility, personal integrity and the ability to work effectively with clients, their family members, staff, and community agencies;
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and E-mail.
Employee Benefits
Isabella Citizens for Health offers a competitive compensation and benefit package including paid time off, medical/dental/RX/vision insurance, short- and long-term disability, life insurance and an employer match 403(b) retirement plan.
This health center is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b. and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n).
Contact:
Missy Dorwin: [email protected]
989-953-5191, option 6
website: isabellahealth.org