Intake Therapist

Our client is seeking an Intake Therapist for their growing team. This in-person role focuses primarily on conducting compassionate, person-centered behavioral health assessments for individuals, couples, and families to improve access to care and strengthen referral pathways. There is also an option to maintain a therapy caseload if desired. Enjoy the flexibility of a four-day work week and receive a $2,000 hiring bonus! If you’re passionate about enhancing client engagement and making a meaningful impact from the very first appointment, we would love to connect with you.

Job Duties

• Meet productivity standards.
• Provide behavioral health assessments to individuals, couples, and families across locations.
• Assess client preferences, cultural and identity factors, strengths, support networks, symptomology, and functional impairments.
• Tailor evaluations to assess co-occurring substance use disorders as appropriate.
• Assign behavioral health diagnoses as applicable.
• Prescribe medically necessary treatment and services.
• Coordinate internal and external referrals for client treatment and services.
• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of internal and other health and human service resources in the areas served by the organization.
• Develop and maintain respectful working relationships with all staff, external public and private human services organizations, criminal justice systems, and other referral sources.
• Promote services through community contacts.
• Maintain timely, legible digital records of services per program, agency, state, and Council on Accreditation (COA) standards.
• Ensure services are recorded properly for billing.
• Participate in quality improvement activities including peer reviews as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality and security of all protected health information.
• Participate in regular supervision sessions for the purpose of reviewing service provision, coordination, and documentation.
• Supply continuous feedback and suggestions for improvement to workflows related to client engagement, internal referrals, and client care in general.
• Adhere to credentialing requirements.
• Complete continuing education for professional growth and licensure requirements.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings, training, etc.
• Other behavioral health duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Ability to learn & use technology for service delivery, documentation, & work-related duties.
• Ability to adapt to change processes within the organization and the community of care.
• Commitment to ethical decision-making and consultation with the clinical team.
• Regular and predictable attendance and promptness for work.
• Valid driver’s license, proof of liability auto insurance, and ability to drive for organization business.

Education and Experience

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Marriage & Family Therapy, or related field from an accredited college required.
• Independent licensure as a mental health practitioner (LIMHP) in the State of Nebraska required.
• Licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and/or provisional or licensed drug & alcohol counselor (PLADC / LADC) preferred.