Associate Therapist
Company: Discovery Behavioral Health
Location: San Diego
Posted on: May 15, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionThe 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, facilitate
clinical assessments, conduct therapy sessions, and other case
management tasks, as assigned.Responsibilities:
- Ensures clinical documentation is completed timely throughout
the course of treatment. All documentation is required to be done
at the time of service.
- Establish therapeutic rapport with patients and families/loved
ones.
- 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. ----- - Maintain a case load
of 5-7 patients.
- Completes appropriate number of therapy sessions assigned
weekly for patients, including family/support system sessions
aligned with the patients-----TM level of care.
- Facilitates process orientated and psychoeducation groups
daily/weekly.
- 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 4 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 regarding
authorizations.
- 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.
- 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 assignedThis a
full-time position.Qualifications
- Master-----TMs or Doctorate degree in relevant field,
required
- Completion of state requirements to conduct therapeutic
interventions, required
- Operates under supervision and is not licensed
- Obtain CPR, AED, and First Aid certification within 90 days of
hire
- Must possess a current driver-----TMs license and be in good
standingAdditional InformationWe 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. , Location: San
Diego, CA - 92108
Keywords: Discovery Behavioral Health, San Diego , Associate Therapist, Healthcare , San Diego, California
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