[Hiring] Program Therapist @Discovery Behavioral Health

Role 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
• 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
• Establishes 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
• 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
• Facilitates 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Holds active state license
• Two years of experience working in the mental health field, preferred
• One year of experience working with eating disorders, preferred
• Must possess a current driver’s license and be in good standing

Employment Status

• Full-time

Schedule

• Monday-Friday, 11am-7pm Eastern

Work Location

• Virtual in Virginia

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.