Outpatient Therapist

"Helping people get unstuck" is the singular focus of everything we do at Cardinal Counseling, and we are ready to add a justice-minded trauma therapist (or two, if the fit is right) to our team. We have a long wait list, and we need to expand our ability to help our community!

Responsibilities:

• Provide an array of outpatient mental health services to promote individualized patient recovery​​​​​

• Conduct intakes, individual, couple, group, and/or family therapy

• Integrate client feedback into every aspect of client care via the PCOMS tool, including but not limited to administering the ORS and SRS in every therapy session

• Develop treatment plans and conduct reviews as needed throughout the duration of treatment

• Provide mental health assessments, counseling, referrals, and intervention services

• Complete and maintain documentation in a timely and accurate manner and according to Federal, State and Clinic guidelines

• Write reports to court, school, or other community agencies as necessary

• Follow up with psychiatrists and/or attending physicians in cases involving hospital admissions

• Collaborate with external psychiatric care providers as well as representatives from civic assistance programs to help schedule treatment sessions for those patients who need them

Qualifications:

• Able to make professional evaluations, decisions, and recommendations for treatment planning and implementation

• Current practitioner license in good standing through the relevant professional licensing board in the state of Arkansas

• Current liability insurance in good standing through a reputable insurance agency

• Working knowledge of legal guidelines stipulating psychiatric admission requirements

• Able to work independently and as a positive member of a team

• Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with mentally or emotionally disabled persons and their families

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Comfortable treating both routine and serious mental health illness

• Integration of various forms of technology into client sessions, including but not limited to an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system and PCOMS software

• Adherence to and demonstration of our Cardinal Values