Employment

In-Home Older Adult Therapist  

• PT 20 HRS/WK 
• Work location in both KS & MO
• Competitive salary with PT-eligible benefits

 Position Description:

Two-year grant funded position providing in-home counseling to older adults dealing with depression and co-occurring conditions.  Requires ability and willingness to travel  by car and provide home-based treatment services in Johnson County, KS and Jackson County, MO.  Provide comprehensive assessment, treatment planning, and provision of evidence-based treatment approaches of late-life depression and co-occurring conditions.  May include some additional office-based outpatient therapy.  Provide care in coordination with healthcare providers, caregivers, and others.  Work independently and as part of a team of therapists, case managers, and others.  Promote and market the program and develop collaborative relationships with older adult serving organizations and individuals in the community.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Complete home-based comprehensive assessment and treatment planning for older adults dealing with depression and co-occurring conditions.

• Provide in-home counseling services to older adults and/or their caregivers.

• Coordinate care with health care providers, caregivers, case managers and others as appropriate.

• Document all clinical transactions in accordance with agency procedure and policy.

• Collect and document outcome and other performance data per grant description.

• Complete interim grant reports in coordination with Clinical Director.

• Provide caregiver support group

• Provide some office-based outpatient therapy as caseload permits

• After-hours on-call on rotation.

• Market and promote the in-home program through direct and other contact with older adult serving groups and organizations, health care providers, and others as appropriate.

EOE

Requirements

• Licensed masters level mental health professional (dually licensed in MO and KS), Clinical Social Worker preferred
• Prior mental health experience with older adults
• Strong assessment and treatment planning skills
• Knowledge of and/or experience with evidence based- treatment approaches for older adults with depression
• Ability to market program (including public speaking) to older adult serving organizations, healthcare providers, and others
• Computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and client database
• Strong organizational, oral, and written skills
• Works well independently and in a team
• Must have own reliable transportation and proof of insurance

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