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Outpatient Therapist

This position has been filled.
Public?: 
Public
Division: 
Health
Reports To: 
Deputy Director/Behavioral Health
Type of Position: 
Regular Full Time
Location: 
Little Axe Health Center / 15951 Little Axe Dr. / Norman, OK 73026

General Description
The incumbent will provide direct outpatient clinical, prevention, and educational services to children, adolescents, and adults; to include crisis intervention.

Responsibilities & Duties
  1.  Provides: assessment, orientation, screening/initial intake, develop mutually agreed upon individual and or family treatment and discharge, aftercare planning, services plans.
  2. Meets with patients to obtain information pertinent to providing outpatient mental health counseling services.
  3. Designs a treatment plan tailored to the patient’s individual situation based on knowledge of mental health issues, mental health illnesses, counseling, and treatment modalities.
  4. Utilizes a combination of individual and group counseling sessions to help the patients, and to observe their attitudes and readiness for accepting guidance.
  5. Meets with family members to educate them on the most useful role that they can play in the patient’s treatment process.
  6. Assist with other staff members in prevention/intervention activities for individuals, families, and the community.
  7. Maintains Service Encounters in EHR, Electronic Health Records, on a daily basis. Modifies the patient’s treatment program as appropriate on the basis of observation.
  8. Documents daily work load, contacts, etc. and will submit a monthly report.
  9. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Native American Preference/EEO/Drug Free /Smoke Free Workplace
Education and Qualifications
  1.  Must have a Master’s Degree in counseling/Mental Health or related field from an accredited university as a License Professional Counselor; License Marriage & Family Therapist; or a License Clinical Social Worker.
  2. At least three years of experience in providing mental health and substance abuse counseling.
Mandatory Requirements:
Must submit to and pass a pre-employment drug screening.
Required to have an OSBI clearance, must not have convictions.
Must possess a valid Oklahoma State Driver’s License.
Attendance:
Prompt and daily attendance is of utmost importance; failure to be on the job not only disrupts the smooth functioning of the employee’s own job, but also inconveniences the other interrelated jobs. The success of an employee depends in large measure on how well the job is done each day.
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma is committed to Equal Employment without regard to race, religion, color, gender, national origin, age, disability or sexual orientation. However, in accordance with the Indian Preference Act (Title 25 U.S. Code 472 and 473) preference in filling vacancies are given to qualified Indian candidates.
Posted Date: 
5 years 6 months ago


Tribal Preference/Native American Preference/EEO/Smoke Free/Drug Free Workplace
Indian preference applies to all positions, but all resumes will be accepted.

Apply for This Job
Forward Completed Absentee Shawnee Tribe applications with resume to:
Absentee Shawnee Tribe
Human Resources Department
2025 South Gordon Cooper Dr.
Shawnee, OK 74801
Fax: 405-273-2710
Email: HR@astribe.com
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