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Job description
Behavioral Health Therapist
Since 1985, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless has dedicated its mission exclusively to providing services to people experiencing homelessness. AHCH provides a distinctive continuum of integrated care through outreach and site-based services to address the health-related causes and consequences of homelessness. Our vision is to live in a world that is just and without homelessness. We believe that homelessness is an issue that can be solved through access to quality health care, adequate and affordable housing, and a living wage.
We are looking for an engaged and integrated Behavioral Health Therapist to provide individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention, and behavioral health assessments. This person will focus on substance use disorders and other related disorders in collaboration with AHCH Behavioral Health and Medical Teams. The perfect candidate would have experience in treating a high-needs population with serious mental illness and emotional disturbance; we want someone who loves our population.
This is a full-time, exempt position.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide individual and/or group therapy to a limited number of behavioral health clients
Administer comprehensive diagnostic assessments
Provide Crisis Intervention services as needed
Provide behavioral health services on the AHCH campus, as well as through targeted and site-based Outreaches
Independent licensures may be asked to provide clinical supervision to practicum students/interns
Integrate with Medical and Psychiatric providers for holistic client care
Collaborate with other departments and serve as a BH resource to staff
Attend meetings as required
Participate in peer review of clinical documentation
Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement activities within agency
Comply with all AHCH policies and procedures
Minimum Qualifications :
Master's Degree in Social Work, Professional Counseling, or Marriage and Family Counseling
NM licensure as LPCC, LCSW, LMHC or LMSW (provisionals welcome to apply)
One-year related experience and knowledge of behavioral health, substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, and trauma
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous work with people experiencing homelessness or other under-served populations
Bilingual or Spanish speaking
All benefits start the month after you begin work:
Low cost medical, vision, and dental insurance with health club membership
Life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment fully paid for by organization
Long Term Disability fully paid for by organization
Paid Time Off - 24 days in first year of employment
Catastrophic Sick Time accrual
7 Paid holidays
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
401k with employer match
New Mexico State License renewal paid for by company
Yearly stipend towards CEUs
Reimbursable license exam fees
Student loan forgiveness eligible
We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
This organization participates in E-Verify.
Worksite address
albuquerque, NM, 87101, US
Who can apply
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