Perinatal Co-Occuring Outpatient Therapist

Position Summary:

The Perinatal Co-Occurring Outpatient Therapist will provide timely clinical interventions among women within a perinatal, gender-specific, trauma-responsive outpatient and OP-housing treatment program. This role is responsible for delivering individualized, evidence-based screenings and assessments, SUD/MH diagnoses, and implementing clinical findings to ensure perinatal and parenting care successfully reaches the appropriate level of care. This person will be responsible for clinical charting and documentation, and working within several interdisciplinary clinical team meetings (UNC Reach, Wake County Health Department, OB Care Nurses, UNC Rex, UNC Johnston Health, UNC Perinatal Outpatient Psychiatry, and Perinatal and Parenting programs for Women in North Carolina). This person will be responsible for assisting with enrollment during holidays and office closures to ensure continuity of care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Complete comprehensive clinical assessments, including substance use, mental health, and biopsychosocial evaluations, to determine medical necessity and appropriate level of care
• Develop and implement individualized Person-Centered Plans (PCPs) in collaboration with the client and treatment team
• Coordinate care with a multidisciplinary treatment team, including case management, peer support, medical, and psychiatric providers
• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant electronic documentation in accordance with NC Medicaid and state regulatory requirements
• Support discharge and transition planning to ensure continuity of care and linkage to community-based services
• Support on-call clinical coverage such clinical assessments and enrollment during Holidays and office closures
• *LCSW, LCAS, LMFT, or LCMHC, or provisional license

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services discipline with coursework related to the area of assignment. Some positions may require certification to practice as a certified or licensed Clinical Social Worker as required by the North Carolina Social Work Certification Board.

Management Preferences:

• Experience providing individual therapy to women with substance use disorders, including perinatal populations
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care and co-occurring disorder treatment
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary treatment team