What are the responsibilities and job description for the Long Term Care Therapist-Canton/Westland/Northville area position at Neighborhood Service Organization?
Position Title : Nursing Home Therapist
FLSA Classification : Exempt
Location : Canton / Westland / Northville area
Position Type : Full-Time
Reports to : Team Lead Nursing Home Therapist
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.
