AMFT/ACSW

The Position

The Company is seeking a full-time Clinical Therapist who will assist and support clients from admission through discharge. This position provides clinical assessments and contributes insightful, practical, and meaningful information to the development of treatment plans. The Clinical Therapist orients new clients to the treatment program and makes introductions to the staff and other program participants. As a member of the treatment team, the Clinical Therapist meets weekly in a collaborative fashion with the treatment team to discuss cases. Must possess knowledge of co-occurring disorders including Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders. The individual in this position provides program leadership for integrated primary care and behavioral health services and serves as a clinician on the behavioral health team. In addition to performing psychotherapy sessions, family counseling, and behavioral health consultations with clients and colleagues, this position also collaborates with behavioral health specialists and has overall program performance and a team-oriented focus.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with the Program Director, Clinical Supervisor, and Program Physician consultant to ensure continuous quality improvement within each core element of client care

• Completing the Biopsychosocial assessment within one day of admission (the parent and/or resident components**)
• Meeting with clients within twenty-four hours of admission to establish therapeutic rapport
• Completing the Comprehensive Treatment Plan and Integrated Treatment Summary within three days of admission
• Identifying weekly treatment goals and writing contracts specific to individual client needs
• Writing and facilitating the Discharge Summary
• Weekly Individual sessions
• Conjoint family psychotherapy sessions
• Facilitating professional groups as assigned
• Interfacing with insurance companies, providing appropriate clinical information to obtain initial certification and continuing stay certification as required
• Meeting with each client in individual sessions as clinically indicated, providing psycho-therapeutic intervention interventions to thoroughly educate client to the CTP and its intent, target dates and revisions
• Being appropriately accessible to family members
• Facilitating group therapy, workshops, and educational groups as directed by the program schedule
• Assessing suicidality and the possibility of danger to self or others
• Charting each resident's progress throughout the treatment experience
• Charting after each individual, group and family session
• Creating a written plan for continuing care (DC plan) and discharge summary

Qualifications

• The Program Therapist must possess a Master's degree in an appropriate field
• Clinicians must be licensed or registered in the state in which they are applying
• Must understand the therapeutic process, understand confidentiality laws, and have strong knowledge of professional ethics
• Must be able to demonstrate leadership abilities, and be able to communicate with persons from all educational and cultural backgrounds
• Must demonstrate tact, initiative, resourcefulness, a professional manner, enthusiasm, and a non-judgmental attitude

Experience

• Substance Abuse Disorder: 1 year (preferred)

Certification

• First Aid (Required)
• CPR (Required)

Language

• English (Preferred)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Addiction Medicine

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Application Question(s):

• Can you work Tues-Sat or Sun-Thurs 11am-7pm?

Experience:

• Adolescents: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)
• AMFT/ACSW (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Turlock, CA 95380 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Turlock, CA 95380: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $70,000 - $85,000