Eap Therapy Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Description
This position will work with employees at Tulsa Public Schools under their EAP program. They will provide therapy services to employees on site at TPS at various facilities across the TPS campus. This person must be a licensed therapist.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Therapist - School Based
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a Master's degree in counseling, social work, or other mental health related field from an accredited graduate school. Must be licensed. (LPC, LMFT, LBP, LCSW)
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Have working knowledge of DSM-V
• Ability to diagnose, intervene, and effectively refer persons in need of mental health services.
• Ability to evaluate situations and adopt an effective course of action, to delegate responsibilities, organizes and presents facts effectively.
• Ability to establish working relationships with clinical, administrative, and support staff in order to develop professionalism and coordination within the team.
• Professional presentation of oneself at all times with the ability to establish and maintain effective, cooperative working relationship with fellow employees, clients, community partners, and the general public while maintaining objectivity and a positive, collaborative, emotionally intelligent attitude.
• Must possess good working knowledge of community social service resources, effective crisis management skills, behavioral health resources, ability to provide trauma-informed care and a commitment to the Sanctuary Model components and philosophies.
• Ability to communicate clearly and in an emotionally intelligent manner with clear, polite, and respectful communication with staff, clients served, administration, community partners- in person, through written correspondence and on the telephone.
• Must demonstrate professional and ethical behavior as well as the ability to maintain strictest confidentiality guidelines for interactions regarding client information.
• Ability to work well under pressure meeting deadlines with efficiency and consistency while maintaining a balance between good physical and mental health and the job requirements.
• Ability to consistently practice and promote the Sanctuary Model's seven commitments of: non-violence, emotional intelligence, social learning, open communication, social responsibility, democracy, and growth/change as well as safety planning and community meetings.
• Willingness to meet individuals in their environment, including homes, and community.
• Ability to maintain strictest confidentiality guidelines for interactions regarding client information.
EXAMPLE OF POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Will provide an array or select clinical behavioral health care services to adults as needed and assigned in line with education, training and or experience to clients at Counseling and Recovery Services. A, B,C,D
2. Participate in the planning and promotion of community mental health service programs. A,B,D,E
3. Meet established productivity expectations, when applicable. Domain A, B,C,D
4. Direct psychotherapy, assessments or treatment plans, involving a minimum of 25 hours per week individual, group, or family therapy. A, D
5. Maintain current clinical case records and other required documentation in a manner to meet established requirements. A,D
6. Attend staff meetings as well as clinical meetings when scheduled a minimum of one day per month. A,C
7. Will provide on-going treatment to clients. A, B,C
8. Will complete appropriate documentation and development treatment plans. A,C,D
9. Participate in clinical staffing. A
10. Participate in Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement activities as required. A
11. Confer with medical staff on problems related to clients in his/her care. A
12. Confer with medical staff on appropriate cases. A
13. Keep all paperwork up-to-date and turn in any required paperwork/reports in a timely fashion. A, D, E
14. Support and promote a service environment for individuals in need of behavioral health and/or co-occurring services that is recovery focused, welcoming, and attentive to the needs of individuals who may have experienced trauma in their lives. A,B,C,D

1. Perform a basic screening to determine whether COD might exist and be able to refer the client for a formal diagnostic assessment for co-occurring disorders. Domain A, B,C,D
2. Be able to engage the client in such a way as to enhance and facilitate future interaction. A, B,C, D
3. Have the skills to de-escalate clients who are agitated, anxious, angry, or in other vulnerable emotional states. A,B,C
4. Manage a crisis involving a client, including a threat of suicide or harm to others. A,B,C
5. Refer a client to the appropriate mental health or substance abuse treatment facility when needed, and follow up to ensure the client receives needed care. A,B,C,E
6. Have knowledge of psychotropic medications and their actions. A
7. Use integrated models of assessment, intervention, and recovery for person having both substance-related and mental disorders. A
8. Collaboratively develop and implement an integrated treatment plan based on thorough assessment that addresses both/all disorders and establishes sequenced goals based on urgent needs, considering the stage of recovery and level of engagement. A,B,C
9. Provide and/or participate in ongoing in-service training, as needed. A, B,C
10. Educate staff members on the EAP program and how to continue services beyond EAP sessions. A,B,C,D,E
11. Provide short-term therapy to school based employees through EAP program. C,D,E
12. Provide services both in person and virtual, based on client need. A,B,C,E
13. Maintain working knowledge of self-pay/private insurance process and/or referrals for clients post-EAP completion. A,C,D

OTHER DUTIES: Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to move from location to location, bending, stooping, lifting 25 pounds, communicate clearly, prepare written communications, present information to other employees, process complex information within established procedures/programs, enter data to various programs. Must be able to climb stairs and access non-handicapped equipped residences/facilities.
REQUIRED TRAINING: (Initial and Annual Re-certifications required unless indicated otherwise)
New Hire Orientation & Essential Learning Training
Sanctuary Training
TheraOps Training (non-violent physical interventions)
First Aid/CPR
Co-occurring Disorders/Substance Abuse
Annual Harassment
CAMS Training
Psychological First aid
Annual Workplace Violence
Annual Safety & Fire Training
Annual Diversity Training
Annual HIV Training
Annual HIPAA and Confidentiality Training
Electronic Health Record
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Assessment and Online Training
*Full TF-CBT Therapy training for therapist providing ongoing therapy services to children
Electronic Health Record
HIPPA: This position is permitted to locate information necessary to follow through with the position
responsibilities. (i.e. looking for a signed consent, locating insurance information.) Information should
be requested through the Medical Records staff initially or under the supervision of Medical Record
staff.
REPORTS TO: Adult Services Program Director, or the Clinical Director in the absence of the
Program Director
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Exempt
HOURS: Some evening and/or weekend work may be required.
SUPERVISES: None
PRODUCTIVITY: Productivity for this position is a minimum of 25 hours per week.
Date Employee Signature
Printed Name:
Job Description Numbers:
Domain A: Quality of Work: 1,2,3,4,5, 6,7,8,9, 0,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,26,27
Domain B: Teamwork/Cooperation/Cultural Competence: 1,2,3,7,14,15,16,17,18,19,22,23,24,26
Domain C: Client/Customer Focus/Cultural Sensitivity: 1,3,6,7,8,14,15,16,17,18,19,22,23,24,25,26,27
Domain D: Organizing/Planning/Being Productive: 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10,13,14,15,16,24,25,27
Domain E: Dependability/Reliability/Attendance: 2,13,19,24,25,26
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a Master's degree in counseling, social work, or other mental health related field from an accredited graduate school. Must be licensed. (LPC, LMFT, LBP, LCSW)