Advocate Health Care

Outpatient Psychotherapist - LCSW or LCPC

Advocate Health Care$73K — $110K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • LCSW or LCPC licensure required in Illinois.
  • Master's Degree in Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, Counseling, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 1 year experience in behavioral health therapy.
  • Generalist skills with specializations preferred.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

  • Provide quality individual therapy tailored to patients' diagnoses and needs.
  • Conduct comprehensive assessments to develop and monitor treatment plans.
  • Manage case reviews and deliver patient and family education.
  • Facilitate referrals and ensure continuity of care during discharge planning.
  • Engage in clinical supervision and peer review activities to foster team development.
  • Lead community education initiatives to expand outreach and referral networks.
  • Complete documentation accurately and on time as per departmental standards.

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off programs.
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
  • Family-oriented benefits including adoption assistance and parental leave.
  • Retirement savings plan with employer match and financial wellness programs.
  • Educational assistance for further career development.
Full Job Description
Department:

02041 AMG Lutheran General Residency - Behavioral Health: Residency

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

M-F Days 8-5 hybrid flexibility allowed.

Pay Range:
$35.50 - $53.25

Major Responsibilities:
  • Provides quality individual therapy which focuses on the patient's identified diagnosis and needs. Provides crisis intervention to new and current patients as needed.
  • Provides clinical/therapeutic services to a diverse client population. Accepts and treats all patients as identified or assigned willingly and with professionalism. Applies brief therapeutic intervention model as appropriate.
  • Conducts comprehensive assessments, diagnoses, formulates and monitors individualized treatment plans and treatment interventions which are in accordance with the department's Provision of Care and the Hospital's policies.
  • Provides case management and utilization review services for patient in his/her assigned caseload. Provides education to patient and family as needed.
  • Makes appropriate referrals to services within the Hospital and Advocate Behavioral Health Services or outside if needed. Serves as a liaison with these referral sources in coordination with other staff to insure continuity of care in discharge planning.
  • Actively participates in clinical supervision and peer review activities. Provides consultation with other professionals, including ongoing clinical team treatment staffing.
  • Provides community education and outreach, including referral development and marketing efforts to generate new business. Willingly accepts this as a necessary part of their job above and beyond caseload requirements.
  • Accurately completes all documentation responsibilities as outlined in department/service area procedures within established timelines. Documentation responsibilities include but are not limited to: treatment plans, discharge summaries, aftercare plans, records for billing, etc.
  • Assists in treatment development, innovation and improvements. Participates in performance improvement activities and care management initiatives as directed.
  • Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.


Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
  • LCSW or LCPC with state of IL.


Education Required:
  • Master's Degree in Social Work, or
  • Master's Degree in Psychology, Clinical, or
  • Master's Degree in Psychology, Educational, or
  • Master's Degree in Psychology, Counseling or related field.


Experience Required:
  • Typically requires 1 year of experience in providing therapy in behavioral health.


Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
  • Skilled as a generalist and has one or more specializations.
  • Extensive knowledge and skills in the application of theory, practice and techniques of behavioral health.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrates the ability to function in a complex mental health delivery system.


Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
  • Will frequently be required to lift up to 25 lbs. without assistance, and will occasionally be required to lift over 25 lbs. with assistance.
  • May be exposed to the following hazard: mechanical, electrical, chemical, blood and body fluids.
  • Must be able to sit, stand, walk, squat, bend, and reach above shoulders and twist.
  • Must be able to restrain and control patients who are outwardly psychotic or physically combative.
  • Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.


This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation
  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance


Benefits and more
  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program


Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
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Size
75,000 employees
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Founded
1976

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