Therapist, -IV

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Lutheran Family Services is forming a new team in Fremont, Nebraska. The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team utilizes a multidisciplinary, team‑based service delivery model that offers continuous, community‑based support to individuals with serious mental illness, particularly those with concurrent substance use issues, frequent hospitalizations, risk of homelessness, involvement with the criminal justice system, and psychiatric crises.

ACT is where care meets the community. Team members engage with individuals in various settings, including the office, homes, streets, shelters, and community spaces. This approach fosters genuine relationships while providing accessible, consistent, compassionate, and deep human support.

Position: Therapist, I-IV

Location: 1311 S Folsom St

Lincoln, NE

Job : 601

# of Openings: 1

Therapist, I-IV

Job Type

Full‑Time

Join our team of Children’s Behavioral Health Therapists. We offer competitive benefits, salary based on licensure and experience, a supportive environment for professional growth, specialized training, and licensure reimbursement. Provisional therapists welcome to apply!

• A Therapist provides integrated therapeutic and educational services and support to individuals, groups, and families. The position will assess, screen, and connect participants with appropriate levels of care in an outpatient setting.

• Provide mental health and/or substance use assessments, treatment interventions, and counseling to individuals, couples, and families to impact changes leading to growth and healing.
• Assist clients in identifying natural support and community resources to ensure stabilization.
• Build and maintain a caseload and/or referral base.
• Create and continuously review and update program participant symptoms and behaviors and adjust treatment/program and safety plan and required documentation accordingly.
• Design and deliver educational/therapeutic workshops/groups, classes, or programs to meet the identified needs of groups including but not limited to Substance use groups, social/coping skills groups, DBT groups, parenting skills groups, etc.
• Provide behavioral health consultation (collaborate and coordinate multi‑disciplinary team‑based care with other LFS programs, outside agencies, and medical health homes).
• Provide on‑call services on a rotational basis as required by the program.
• Maintain accurate, written clinical records of services provided per established agency, COA, HIPAA, and CCBHC standards. Complete documentation within established time frames, including collecting appropriate signatures, registration forms, etc. Sign off, discharge per program plan.
• Timely completion of any provider enrollment forms and reports needed for third‑party payers or other outside entities.
• Provide clinical support to practicum/internship students or less experienced therapists as needed.
• Provide consultation for churches, schools, organizations, and communities in areas related to behavioral health and family life.
• Develop a positive working relationship with area agencies, including but not limited to, County Boards of Mental Health, Probation, Diversion, State Criminal…