Emotional Wellness Therapist - Community of HOPE
Washington, DC 20032
About the Job
- Completes intake and psychosocial assessments for all referred patients following COH protocols.
- Utilizes appropriate screening tools to assess for clinical diagnoses quarterly or more frequently as necessary.
- Completes a treatment plan for all short-term therapy clients by the 2nd scheduled session and for long-term therapy clients by the 4th scheduled session.
- Monitors client progress through the course of treatment, reevaluating and adapting the treatment plan at required intervals. Treatment Plan should be updated at least every 3 months or more frequently as appropriate.
- Provides crisis intervention per the clinician’s licensing and COH guidelines, to include addressing suicidal/homicidal ideations.
- Ensures patient safety by following COH policies for contacting Child and Family Services Administration, Adult Protective Services, Mobile Crisis, and/or 911 when appropriate. Creates patient safety contracts as appropriate.
- Provides individual, family (non-couples), and group therapy.
- Helps identify and address related problems affecting health of client, such as housing, vocational rehabilitation, and social integration, and coordinates service delivery with other health center staff and community providers.
- Coordinates emotional wellness care with internal and external service providers. Consults with supervisor on difficult to engage clients.
- Follows appropriate discharge and/or discontinuation of therapy procedures.
- Maintains appropriate scheduling and files in eCW, including progress notes, telephone encounters, virtual visit notes, and any document needing to be uploaded via patient docs within eCW.
- Participates in quality management activities, including peer review which occurs quarterly.
- Maintains the required productivity numbers expected by Community of Hope, as set by the board, currently at 100 visits per month as per 1 FTE (subject to change at any time).
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards, procedures, and legal guidelines.
- Is current with ongoing training requirements and CEUs as required for licensing.
- Provides clinical supervision to Master level interns and licensed graduate clinicians as appropriate.
- Completes and locks all assessments and progress notes within 3 business days after patient visit.
- Documents all patient encounters, including face to face, telephone, and electronic communications, in the medical record in a timely fashion.
- Documents all materials given to the patient in the electronic record.
- Responds to all urgent telephone encounters within 1 business day and non-urgent within 3 business days.
- Completes all billing corrections within 5 business days of the reported correction.
- Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records and keeping patient information confidential.
- Performs other duties as requested by supervisor.
- LGSW/LICSW, LGPC/LPC, or comparable license required. Any providers who are licensed in Maryland who provide a copy of their license and MD CDS to Talent Management are also eligible for MD licensure reimbursement.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Experience in community health center setting preferred.
- Ability to travel between sites required.
- This position may require evening or weekend hours depending on client needs.
- Ability to work with technology and electronic health records preferred.
- Knowledge of community resources or the ability to become knowledgeable.
- Fluency in Spanish or Amharic preferred.
- Proof of required vaccinations is required. This includes, but may not be limited to, Flu and Covid. COH will consider requests for reasonable accommodations for anyone who cannot be vaccinated for a religious or medical reason, subject to applicable law.
- In relation to remote work versus on-site expectations, this position is classified as the following: Hybrid: Remote work and on-site work requirements are generally split roughly 50/50. Please note that remote work designations are subject to change or fluctuate at any point in time and the supervisor may require in person learning for a specific amount of time after hire.
- 8-hour workdays, which include a paid lunch.
- 11.5 paid company holidays, 1 personal floating holiday, 15 days of paid vacation (increases to 20 after 3 years of service), and 12 days of paid sick leave on an annual basis.
- Annual performance-based raises, up to 5% of your annual pay.
- National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and DC Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (DCHPLRP) participants.
- Tuition reimbursement, loan repayment for clinicians, licensing reimbursement, and continuing education unit funds for licensed staff.
- Many opportunities for internal promotions and transfers across the agency as we continue to grow; we average 30+ promotions each year.
- Ongoing internal leadership training for supervisors.
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion training and initiatives for all staff.
- Ongoing well-being activities, culture compact activities, and trauma-informed care initiatives.
- Medical/Dental/Vision Plans through CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield.
- Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
- 403(b) Retirement Plan.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care reimbursable expenses.
- And much more!
About Community of HOPE:
Community of Hope is a mission-driven, innovative, and rapidly growing nonprofit. For nearly 40 years, we have provided healthcare, housing, and supportive services for low-income, underserved, and homeless people in Washington DC. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we provide medical, dental, behavioral health, and care coordination services for the whole family at three locations in DC. Community of Hope also has a strong emphasis on maternal and child health, with a midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. In 2020, Community of Hope provided about 28,400 medical visits, 7,000 dental visits, and 10,000 behavioral health visits for about 11,000 patients. Community of Hope is also providing community walk-in COVID testing and COVID vaccines. Community of Hope is also one of the largest providers in DC of housing and support services for families experiencing homelessness. Through providing these programs, we live out our mission to improve health and end family homelessness to make Washington, DC more equitable.