+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources is actively seeking a | | | motivated and caring Adult | | | Services Therapist to provide | | | individual and group counseling | | | services at an outpatient mental | | | health center in Hattiesburg, MS. | | | The Adult Services Therapist | | | position would provide therapy to | | | adults with a serious mental | | | illness diagnosis in an office | | | setting. Position is M-F; no | | | on-call or weekend work.  | | | | | | This position is located at a | | | work site that is eligible for | | | the National Health Service Corp | | | Loan Repayment program.  | | | | | | For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental | | | Healthcare Resources has served | | | individuals throughout the Pine | | | Belt.  Through an extensive | | | continuum of care, we strive to | | | enable adults with serious mental | | | illnesses, children with serious | | | emotional disturbances, and | | | individuals with an addiction or | | | developmental disability to live, | | | work, learn, and participate | | | fully in their communities.  Our | | | eighteen county service area | | | includes Amite, Franklin, | | | Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, | | | Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, | | | Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, | | | Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, | | | Stone, Walthall, Wayne | | | Counties.  | | |    | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Master's degree in | | | behavioral health field | | | required | | | - Must be able to obtain | | | Clinical license or DMH | | | Therapist certification | | | within 90 days of hire | | | - Behavioral health internship | | | required | | | - Must have valid driver's | | | license with satisfactory | | | driving record | | | - Good communication skills, | | | relationship building skills, | | | and time management skills | | | required | | | - Working knowledge of mental | | | health symptoms preferred | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Responsibilities: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Completes assessments and | | | provides diagnoses; | | | formulates a plan of | | | treatment which provides | | | development and maintenance | | | of individual goals designed | | | to facilitate individual | | | growth, improved social | | | interaction, and ability to | | | manage mental illness and | | | live independently. | | | - Monitors and maintains record | | | of client services within | | | electronic medical records in | | | accordance to PBMHR, DMH, and | | | CARF standards. | | | - Participates in team | | | staffings and functions as a | | | member of the | | | interdisciplinary treatment | | | team. | | | - Provides clinical therapy | | | services and emergency | | | services to consumers and | | | their families. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ |   |   | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+