[Hiring] Associate Therapist @Discovery Behavioral Health

Role Description

The Associate 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
• Facilitating clinical assessments
• Conducting therapy sessions
• Performing other case management tasks, as assigned

Essential Job Functions

• Ensure clinical documentation is completed timely throughout the course of treatment
• Establish therapeutic rapport with patients and families/loved ones
• Facilitate admission assessments and the admission process for new patients with professionalism
• Participate in weekly treatment team and communicate weekly treatment goals with all team members
• Complete appropriate number of therapy sessions weekly for patients, including family/support system sessions aligned with the patients’ level of care:
• RTC: two individual sessions and one family/support system session
• PHP: one individual session and one family/support system session
• IOP: one therapeutic session – individual or family/support system, as clinically indicated
• Facilitate the process-oriented and psychoeducation groups one to two times daily
• Required to sit at a meal and/or snack a minimum of once per week
• Facilitate multi-family groups, family program, and/or family weekend
• Provide utilization reviews to insurance companies, providing appropriate clinical information to obtain initial authorization and continuing stay authorization, as necessary
• Assess 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
• Communicate with the Utilization Review Department and Business Department regarding authorization and payment
• Begin discharge planning on day of admission for all patients
• Complete discharge session with patient to ensure coping skills, transition plan, and resources are understood and intact
• Ensure discharge appointments are confirmed with patient and loved ones prior to discharge
• Communicate with referral sources and outpatient providers for continuity of care upon admission, midpoint, and discharge
• Facilitate patient transfers to a higher level of care, as needed
• Actively participate in clinical outreach and program tours, as needed
• Effectively manage crises in sessions and the milieu
• Provide support to milieu staff in their interactions with patients and their loved ones
• Work collaboratively with the entire treatment team and milieu staff to ensure the highest level of clinical quality at all times
• Complete other tasks, as requested or assigned
• RTC Only: Provide on-call support to facility at least 1x per month and return all program phone calls within 20 minutes, while on call
• Communicate appropriately with On Call Administrator or Regional Director regarding pertinent facility issues, while on call

Qualifications

• Master’s or Doctorate degree in relevant field, required
• Completion of state requirements to conduct therapeutic interventions, required
• Operates under supervision and is not licensed
• 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 days of hire
• Must possess a current driver’s license and be in good standing

Employment Status

• Full Time
• Schedule: 11-7 Mon-Fri
• Work Location: Virtually- Licensed in California
• Compensation: Pay Range: $70,304-$75,000 annually

Company Description

Discovery Behavioral Health seeks to build a diverse staff that is reflective of the patients we serve and the communities where we work. DBH encourages multiple perspectives, experiences, and strives to hire and retain a diverse workforce.

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.