County: Forrest

City: Hattiesburg

FT/PT Status: Regular Full Time

Education: Master's Degree

   

 

Summary:

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is actively seeking an energetic and motivated Clinician to provide therapy services to youth and adolescents in Forrest County as part of our Transitional Outreach Program. The position is located in Hattiesburg, MS. TOPS is designed to assist individuals with independent living skills and with reaching educational goals. The TOPS Clinician position plays a significant role in Pine Belt's ability to provide therapy services to youth in Harrison County. We are seeking an ambitious and positive therapist that can demonstrate ability to build rapport with consumers in an effort to effectively assess, address, and treat serious emotional disturbances.

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, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jeff Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Pear River, Perry, Pike, Stone, Walthall and Wayne

 

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources offers a competitive benefits package including employer paid life insurance and LTD, along with optional Health, Dental, Vision, FSA and HSA, and 403(b) plan along with a generous leave policy.  

 

 

 

 

 

Requirements:

Master's degree in behavioral health required 

Professional clinical licensure preferred or must be able to obtain DMH therapist certification within 60 days of hire

Behavioral health internship required

Behavioral health experience preferred

 

Responsibilities:

Conducts universal screenings and ongoing therapy as well as making referrals based on screenings within integrated primary care, CPS, juvenile justice, and/or child advocacy settings.

Develops treatment plans for each consumer and is able to make referrals to other programs as needed.

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.

Uses information obtained in clinical observations to suggest diagnosis and estimates severity of condition.