Youth Case Therapist Full time $5000 Sign on

Benefits

• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
• $6,000 Student Loan Repayment ($3,000 part-time)
• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
• $250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)
• Annual Employee Merit Increase and Incentive Bonus
• Paid time off and Holiday pay

Description

**$5,000 sign-on bonus**

Department: Youth Mental Health 

Hours: Full time, 40 hours/week, no weekends

Availability needed to work two evenings per week until 8:30 PM

Master's degree is required for this position

The Case Therapist I reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. 

This role is responsible for providing high quality services that promote optimal social, emotional, and behavioral functioning.

Responsibilities:

• Screen and evaluate requests for service.
• Intervene, stabilize, and manage acute crisis situations and serve as a part of the ECASP on-call rotation as assigned.
• Provide psychotherapy and case management services as indicated within accepted standards.
• Assess and evaluate client needs, strengths, goals and resources.
• Work with an interdisciplinary team in reviewing cases and developing individual plans.
• Implement treatment through various therapeutic modalities.
• Consult with other center staff regarding problem assessment and treatment planning.
• Consult with other service agencies around case-specific and programmatic issues.
• Refer and link clients to other human services programs.
• Serve as a liaison to other agencies as needed.
• Create clinical documentation in support of services provided on a timely basis.
• Train other providers and non-providers in areas relating to service specialties. Functions cooperatively as a member of the treatment team.
• Consult with and back-up hotline and other volunteer services.

Qualifications

Required:

• Master’s degree in Behavioral Health
• One year of supervised clinical experience working in a behavioral health setting
• All NM, Ben Gordon Center (WR849) employees, at point of hire and annually, are required to have a valid State of Illinois driver’s license, current auto liability insurance, and an annual driving abstract

Preferred:

• For substance abuse therapist, CADC preferred and Substance Abuse experience.
• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Professional Counsellor (LPC)

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Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Current employees and former employees that have terminated in the last year are not eligible for a sign-on bonus.