Benefits

• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
• $6,000 Student Loan Repayment ($3,000 part-time)
• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
• $250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)
• Annual Employee Merit Increase and Incentive Bonus
• Paid time off and Holiday pay

Description

The Case Therapist III SL reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with the manager of outpatient therapy services to oversee daily clinical operations of the outpatient therapy team.
• Serves in a lead role by utilizing communication skills to build trusting interdisciplinary relationships; engaging in conflict management, coaching, mentoring, and staff development; fosters an environment for shared decision making.
• Collaborates with the manager of outpatient therapy services to provide the outpatient therapy team with an environment that supports their professional practice, health, and well-being.
• Coaches and mentors and develops outpatient therapists in their professional practice.
• Collaborates with manager, education coordinator and other team members to ensure appropriate and complete orientation of new staff. Identifies appropriate preceptor(s).
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to ensure resources are coordinated to meet client needs.
• Partners with prescribers to build a collaborative inter-professional practice environment.
• Contributes to annual employee performance evaluation and is present when evaluation is given.
• Serves as a clinical expert and collaborates with the manager of outpatient therapy for the implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Practices outpatient therapy with individual, family and group modalities
• Ensures process improvement initiatives are sustained. Facilitates the development and implementation of evidence-based practice projects.
• Client Focus:
  • Clearly identifies the needs of clients in care as well as methods for providing education and resources to the community.
  • Actively seeks methods of concurrent and retrospective feedback from clients, listens to client feedback and implements solutions and/or interventions as appropriate.
  • Continually examines ways to engage clients and community partners.
• Creative Leadership:
  • Translates organizational vision into a department or service area vision that engages team members in contributing to and achieving that vision.
• Coaching and Development:
  • Provides feedback to improve employee performance and engagement.
• Continuous Learning:
  • Seeks new ideas from a wide range of sources; encourages others to share knowledge and best practices.
  • Maintains continuing education licensure requirements and shares current, relevant information.

Qualifications

Required:

• 5 years of experience and training in assessment, individual, family, and group counseling
• Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or related field
• Master's degree with LSW, LCSW, LPC, or LCPC, or eligible for licensure

Preferred:

• 5 years in intensive treatment setting and/or mental health setting
• CADC
• LIC CPC
• CERT CADC
• LIC LCSW
• LIC MSW

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.