Outpatient Clinical Therapist

Job Description

  • Job code: 011120
  • Pay grade: E
  • Pay type: Exempt/salaried

General summary

Provides outpatient therapy services and case management support to youth and families. Completes clinical assessments, treatment documentation, trauma evaluations, and related reports in accordance with established standards. Delivers training and informational sessions to community partners to support coordinated care and service awareness.

Major duties

  • Conducts outpatient therapy with youth and families, completes clinical documentation, develops therapeutic treatment plans and discharge summaries, and ensures accuracy and integrity of claims submitted for billing.
  • Provides case management services and advocacy to youth and families
  • Conducts clinical trauma assessments. Writes comprehensive trauma assessment reports. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to compile conclusions from assessments. Provides advocacy for families and children assessed.
  • Provides trainings in the community with community partners.

Minimum qualifications

Minimum qualifications based upon job documentation and industry best practices. Any current employees not meeting these qualifications will be grandfathered until they move to a different job.

Required education

  • Master's degree in related field from an accredited institution.

Required experience

  • Some relevant experience.
  • Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience with trauma assessments or outpatient treatment.
  • Experience working with children and youth who have experienced

Required other

  • State of Michigan Limited Licensed Social Worker.

Physical requirements

Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds.

Working conditions

Work is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.

Revised: 2026-01-21

This description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees in the above job. It is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.