[Hiring] Licensed Virtual Therapist @Discovery Behavioral Health

Role Description

The Therapist works in a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing treatment services according to the Professional Psychiatric Services under DBH. Therapist responsibilities include:

• Providing therapy services
• Leading therapy groups
• Facilitating clinical assessments
• Conducting individual sessions
• Ensuring clinical documentation is completed with PPS division policy guidelines
• Establishing therapeutic rapport with patients and families/loved ones
• Delivering 20-25 hours of direct client hours each week to outpatient clients
• Facilitating intensive outpatient program groups 3 times a week
• Facilitating admission assessments and the admission process for new patients with professionalism, courtesy, and a welcoming attitude
• Completing appropriate number of therapy sessions weekly for patients, including family/support system sessions aligned with the patients’ level of care
• Providing utilization reviews to insurance companies, providing appropriate clinical information to obtain initial authorization and continuing stay authorization, as necessary
• Communicating with the billing department to provide information about services rendered as therapy
• Participating in research planning, analysis, development, and presentation
• Providing training and support to clinical care coordinator as needed
• Actively participating in prior authorizations and utilization review for TMS, Spravato, and medications
• Supporting the development of new therapeutic initiatives and programs as needed
• Advocating for clients when necessary
• Referring patients across Discovery Behavioral Health brands and service lines as clinically indicated
• Consulting on potential referrals filtering into practice from other Discovery Behavioral Health brands as clinically indicated
• Backing up technician for TMS and Spravato as necessary
• Providing therapeutic intervention for patients undergoing Spravato and Esketamine treatment
• Providing integrative therapy for patients undergoing services within practice

Qualifications

• Master’s or Doctorate degree in relevant field, required
• Completion of state requirements to obtain provisional licensure and later state clinical license to conduct therapeutic interventions required

Requirements

• 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