Program Therapist

Job Description

The Program Therapist works in a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing treatment services according to the Center for Discovery Clinical Model. Therapist responsibilities include ensuring patient safety, providing milieu interventions, leading psychoeducational and process-oriented therapy groups, facilitate clinical assessments, conduct therapy sessions, and other case management tasks, as assigned.

· Ensures clinical documentation is completed timely throughout the course of treatment.

· Establish therapeutic rapport with patients and families/loved ones.

· Facilitates admission assessments and the admission process for new patients with professionalism, courtesy, and a welcoming attitude.

· Understands role in providing expeditious access to care for individuals seeking services.

· Participates in weekly treatment team and communicates weekly treatment goals with all team members.

· Completes appropriate number of therapy sessions weekly for patients, including family/support system sessions aligned with the patients’ level of care.

o Inpatient: two individual sessions and one family/support system session

o RTC: two individual sessions and one family/support system session

o PHP: one individual session and one family/support system session

o IOP: one therapeutic session – individual or family/support system, as clinically indicated

· Facilitates process orientated and psychoeducation groups one to two times, daily.

· Required to sit at a meal and/or snack a minimum of once per week.

· Facilitates multi-family groups, family program, and/or family weekend.

· Provides utilization reviews to insurance companies, providing appropriate clinical information to obtain initial authorization and continuing stay authorization, as necessary.

· Is appropriately accessible to family members or loved ones.

· Assesses patients for suicidality and possibility of danger to self or others.

· May provide additional clinical support for other members of the clinical team in their absence. · Supports with the Utilization process, as needed, and communicates with the Utilization Review Manager

· Coordinates with the Case Manager for discharge planning

· Completes discharge session with patient and coordinates with the Case Manager to ensure coping skills, transition plan, and resources are understood and intact.

· Coordinates with the Case Manager to ensure discharge appointments are confirmed with patient and loved ones prior to discharge.

· Communicates with referral sources and outpatient providers for continuity of care upon admission, midpoint, and discharge.

· Facilitates patient transfers to higher level of care, as needed.

· Actively participates in clinical outreach and program tours, as needed.

· Effectively manages crises in sessions and the milieu.

· Provides support to milieu staff in their interactions with patients and their loved ones

· Provides on-call support to facility at least 1x per month

This is a full time position at our Inpatient/Residential program working one of the following schedules:

• Sun-Thurs 10:00a- 6:00p

• Tues-Sat 9:00a- 5:00p

• Tues-Sat 10:00a-6:00p

• Sun- Thurs 9:00a-5:00p

Qualifications

· Master’s or Doctorate degree in relevant field, required

· Full Clinical License preferred, or must have appropriate credentials and supervision to practice in the state of Arizona

· Two years of experience working in the mental health field, preferred

· One year of experience working with eating disorders, preferred

· Obtain CPI certification within 90 days of hire

· Obtain CPR, AED, and First Aid certification within 90 days of hire

· Obtain ServSafe certification within 90 day of hire

· Must possess a current driver’s license and be in good standing

Additional Information

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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