Lead Therapist

Description

Why You Will Love Working With Us!

At Pasadena Villa Outpatient, we are a dynamic, dedicated, and growing team of professionals deeply passionate about providing evidence-based and personalized clinical care for behavioral health conditions.  Pasadena Villa Outpatient is a leading provider of mental health treatment services across the region.  With 18 Outpatient locations across seven states, we are on a mission to improve mental wellness in the communities we serve.  We are a part of Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare Network which offers a continuum of care within our Psychiatric Network, Eating Disorder Network, including inpatient, intensive residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient services nationwide.

Our team’s foundation is client centered care and clinical excellence through our 5-star service commitment – Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Flexibility, Collaboration and Service.  We are committed to our team and our team is committed to our clients! 

We are seeking a Lead Therapist to join our team in Charlotte, NC!

As one of the fastest growing cities in the nation, Charlotte, North Carolina offers all the amenities of a big city while maintaining a small-town feel. With clinical programming designed to be as dynamic and diverse as the city itself, Pasadena Villa Outpatient – Charlotte is proud to call the “Queen City” home and be a premier provider of behavioral healthcare services to this vibrant community.

Join our team!  Be part of our amazing vision of changing lives empowering each client’s inherent strengths making a difference in countless lives, while being part of a larger nationwide network that is growing each day!

What we offer

•       Collaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellence
•        Multiple Career Development Pathways
•        Company Supported Continuing Education & Certification
•        PPO & HDHP Health Plan Options
•        Flexible Dental & Vision Plan Options
•        100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support
•        100% Company Paid Critical Illness (with health enrollment plan)
•        100% Company Paid Life & ADD
•        401K with Company Match
•        Company-Sponsored HSA, FSA, & DSA Tax Savings Accounts
•        Generous Team Member Referral Program
•        Parental Leave

Position Summary

The Lead Therapist provides individual, group, and family therapy sessions for clients in Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) levels of care. The Lead Therapist role consists of direct clinical care, providing clinical supervision to clinical team members and interns, developing/improving group curriculum, and supporting overall care coordination. This position is responsible for assessing the therapeutic needs of the individuals and families, and for developing appropriate treatment plans. The Lead Therapist acts as the primary point of contact for clients and families throughout the treatment process and serves as a client advocate with the treatment team. Position acts as a liaison with referral sources, clinical partners, and internal resources to coordinate care throughout the treatment process.

Essential Responsibilities

• Exemplifies our 5 Star Service to clients, team members, referents, and families.
• Assesses the therapeutic needs of clients, determining appropriate interventions, and conducting individual and group therapy sessions in accordance with these needs.
• Assists with the creation and coordination of clinical program schedules in partnership with the Executive Director and clinical team members.
• Oversees weekly group assignments and topics to ensure balanced therapist workloads and programming tailored to current cohort needs.
• Completes psychosocial evaluations, treatment plans, session notes, discharge plans and other reports required for each client in compliance with State, accrediting bodies, quality guidelines and payor source guidelines.
• Supports clinical team in meeting documentation and utilization review deadlines and requirements.
• Provides clinical coverage in the absence of the Executive Director to include precertification of new admissions, urgent/emergent clinical decision making and facilitation of treatment team meetings.
• Provides mentorship and supervision to associate level clinicians and interns.
• Conducts weekly individual and family therapy sessions for assigned caseload.
• Monitors behavioral interventions for clients and provides skills coaching, as needed.
• Conducts specialized groups as assigned based on education, training, and experience; supervises or co-leads groups with staff or interns when appropriate.
• Maintains therapeutic relationship with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes, setting limits, and maintaining therapeutic boundaries in a kind and firm manner.
• Utilizes effective verbal crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques, involving other staff as needed.
• Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate client care from admission through discharge.
• Co-facilitates weekly clinical, consultation and business meetings; present cases to be discussed as pre-assigned.
• Completes documentation in a timely and accurate manner reflecting ongoing assessment of client’s clinical presentation and behaviors in accordance with policy and procedures.
• Communicates client progress with the referral source, family, parent, or guardian informed of treatment goals and plans, as appropriate.
• Leverages the referral process to build relationships with new referents and engages in collaboration with referents.
• Welcomes clients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in a professional and respectful manner.

Qualifications

Position requires a master’s degree in social work, marriage and family therapy or psychology. Must hold North Carolina licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or LMHC). Position requires a minimum of one (2) year(s) experience working with clients in a behavioral health setting. Certification or significant experience in providing Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), strongly preferred.

Pasadena Villa Outpatient provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Pasadena Villa reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.”

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