Psychotherapist LMFT , AMFT ,LCSW, ACSW for addiction treatment

Description: Harmony Place treatment facility is located in the upscale area of Woodland Hills, California. We specialize in helping our clients obtain the life skills needed to overcome drug and alcohol addiction as well as co-occurring mental health problems. Medical (Company pays 80% for Full time employees), Vision and Dental Insurance offered Paid Time Off 401K with match up to 3.5% Free meal every day prepared by amazing chef. Your talent, experience, and ambition are recognized and rewarded. Primary Purpose and Function The therapist fulfills direct service, including individual, couple/family and group psychotherapy, consultations, and crisis intervention. Minimum Qualifications Master’s or Doctorate Degree in psychology, social work, or counseling. Licensed by California Board of Behavioral Sciences (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC), by the California Board of Psychology (licensed psychologist), or license eligible (AMFT; ASW), in good standing. Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in evaluating and/or treating persons suffering from substance abuse and/or mental illness. Current professional liability insurance. DHCS Standard 13010(b)(6) requires personnel file to contain health screening report and tuberculosis test results. Core Competency (minimum skills, knowledge, and experience needed to preform essential functions and responsibilities) Clinical assessment & diagnosis Treatment planning Case presentation Therapeutic interventions Discharge planning Requirements: Essential Functions and Responsibilities Knowledge of drug and alcohol dependency, mental health, family systems and 12-step/recovery resources in the community. Maintain appropriate documentation as required. Conduct assessments of clients at the time of admission and re-assessments as required. Conduct mental status examinations. Provide appropriate diagnoses and treatment recommendations based on a review of the client’s history, signs, and symptoms. Provide individual, couple/family, and group psychotherapy as needed. Ability to demonstrate respect for cultural and lifestyle diversities of clients and staff. Crisis intervention services, including 5150 determinations. Treatment Planning. Participation in Case Conference Reviews. Provide Utilizations Reviews as required. Knowledge of current legal standards pertaining to professional practice, reporting requirements, professional boundaries, and relate issues. Physical Demands These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand. Example: While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Work Environment Example: While performing the responsibilities of the job, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the jobholder will encounter. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicles. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. Harmony Place’s Core Values Harmony Place employees form a team with the highest standards who are individually and collectively committed to provide the highest level of care and service for our clients, their families and referents. As such, we require all of our employees to embody our core values detailed below: Integrity: We are honest and accountable for our performance. We treat our clients and colleagues with respect and dignity. Quality: We focus on consistent and competent performance of our duties. Careful attention to communication and follow-through produces excellent delivery of care. Compassion: Harmony Place prides itself on being a safe, comfortable and contained environment that supports healing, recovery and hope. Every client is treated with empathy, caring, and kindness. Collaboration: We employ a “whole person” perspective to treatment. To that end, our program not only focuses on the client, but the family system as well. We pool resources form clients, families, peers, partners and professionals to deliver exceptional care. Service: We aid by creating a safe, calm shelter for our clients to risk exploring emotional issues that emerge in treatment.