[Hiring] Clinical - MH Associate Therapist @Discovery Behavioral Health

Role Description

The Associate Therapist works in a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing treatment services according to the 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:

• 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.
• Maintains a case load of 5-6 patients in RTC and 10-15 in OP level of care.
• Completes appropriate number of therapy sessions assigned weekly for patients, including family/support system sessions aligned with the patients’ level of care.
• Facilitates process-oriented and psychoeducation groups one to two times daily in RTC and 2-4 times daily in OP.
• 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, returning all calls and emails within 2 hours during business hours and 24-48 hours at other times.
• 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.
• Communicates with the Utilization Review Department and Business Department regarding authorization and payment.
• Begins discharge planning on day of admission for all patients.
• Completes discharge session with patient to ensure coping skills, transition plan, and resources are understood and intact.
• Ensures 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.
• Works collaboratively with the entire treatment team and milieu staff to ensure the highest level of clinical quality.
• Completes other tasks, as requested or assigned.
• RTC Only: Provides on-call support to facility at least 1x per month and returns all program phone calls within 20 minutes while on call.
• Communicates 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 fully licensed
• Must possess a current driver’s license and be in good standing

Requirements

• Full Time
• Schedule: Monday-Friday 11AM-7PM PST
• Work Location: Virtual - Must be licensed/associate licensed in CA

Compensation

• Associate Therapist: $65,000-75,000 yearly
• Program Therapist: $75,000-84,000 yearly
• Senior Therapist: $85,000-95,000 yearly

Benefits

• 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.