Behavioral Therapist

Company: Discovery Behavioral Health
Location: Chantilly
Posted on: June 20, 2022

Job Description:

Job Description
The 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, facilitate clinical assessments, conduct individual and family therapy sessions, and 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. - - - - - - - - - Carries a case load of 5-6 patients. - - - - - - - - - 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. - - - - - - - - - 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. Returning all calls and emails within 2 hours during business hours of operations and 24 hours all 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 always ensure the highest level of clinical quality. - - - - - - - - - Completes other tasks, as requested or assigned.This is a full time position. ---- -For a virtual tour of the facility, please visit our website at discoverymood.com.
Qualifications
- - - - - - - - - Master's or Doctorate degree in relevant field, required - - - - - - - - - Completion of state requirements and state license to conduct therapeutic interventions required - - - - - - - - - Obtain CPI certification within 90 days of hire - - - - - - - - - Obtain CPR, AED, and First Aid certification within 90 days 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. -For more information about our company benefits, please visit us at -discoverybehavioralhealth.com/careers/ -PandoLogic. Keywords: Mental Health Counselor, Location: Chantilly, VA - 20151 , PL: 531112080

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