Long Term Care Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title : Nursing Home Therapist

FLSA Classification : Exempt

Location : Hybrid

Position Type : Full-Time

Reports to : Program Manager of Clinical Services

Summary :

This position promotes the mission, vision, values and strategic plan of Neighborhood Service Organization and helps to achieve the strategic goals and objectives of the unit. This is a clinical position providing outreach mental health services to adults living in Long Term Care Facilities across Detroit / Wayne County. Interventions include individual psychotherapy, assessment, and consultation with professionals and support staff.

Responsibilities :

• Gathers information pertinent to consumer functioning and consistent with best practices of clinical assessment.
• Attends person centered treatment plans when schedule allows to support Case Manager in identifying needs, desires, services and measurable goals synthesized from the integrated biopsychosocial assessment.
• Formulates provisional diagnoses consistent with the assessment.
• Identifies persons in need of hospitalization or placement into other protected environments.
• Appropriately shares findings and recommendations with consumers’ significant others, family and guardians and other professionals in order to ensure implementation of treatment plans and integration of services with other agencies / institutions.
• Establishes supportive and effective relationships with consumers, care givers, significant others and professionals.
• Maintains an ongoing caseload according to assignment of Long-Term Care Facility
• Provides individual interventions to clients according to the amount, duration and frequency in the consumer's treatment plan.

Candidate Requirements :

Neighborhood Service Organization is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including those with diverse backgrounds and those with disabilities.