What are the responsibilities and job description for the Primary Therapist - Licensed position at Moriah Behavioral Health?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
The Primary Therapist provides and oversees individual treatment services as required by the company for each client assigned to the therapist. The successful delivery of these responsibilities is key to the success of the clients served and ultimately to the treatment facility. Therapists need to have excellent communication and writing skills, be able to work in a fast-paced environment, be able to manage their time effectively and be willing to work with a diverse group of clients and staff members. As such, therapists need to be attentive to differences of client backgrounds and demonstrate the ability to learn and implement culturally appropriate interventions that are considered effective treatments in the field of mental health.
- Provide direct clinical care for clients through individual and family sessions.
- Provide regional medical necessity reviews and cross coverage
- Lead regular therapy groups for clients, including skills-based groups, psychoeducation groups, and process groups.
- Facilitate community outings and other exposure and experiential groups.
- Provide effective education to clients and families.
- Assist with Milieu Management
- Provide training and informal supervision for front line staff to ensure that clients are provided with support and structure in the milieu, as well as being held accountable for abiding by programming expectations, and working towards their treatment goals.
- Participate in treatment team planning, discharge planning, and liaison services with the clinical department
- Communicate progress and activities related to treatment and continuing care plans on an ongoing basis to the client, family, treatment team, referral source and other individuals involved in the client's care
- Meet with clients to develop treatment plan goals, including initial Biopsychosocial assessment upon admission.
- Assess risk factors affecting client safety, collaboratively develop safety plans with clients (and their family) and assist with transfer to higher levels of care when a client is unable to contract for safety and is an immediate risk to the safety or themselves and / or others.
- Documentation of group, family, and individual sessions in the electronic medical records system.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by management.
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