Therapist- 4-10's Schedule

Who you are:

MP's partner is looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Therapist to join their team of like-minded individuals. Is your passion for helping others reach their full potential? Are you responsible for counseling patients and/or families with alcohol and drug dependency? Are you comfortable and experienced while providing therapy services to those who are needing support with substance abuse disorder? Do you thrive as part of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare workers? Do you perform individual and group counseling? Do you want to see your clients succeed and flourish in a safe and judgement-free environment? If so, this opportunity could be a perfect fit! Our partner is looking for a master's level therapist to join their rehabilitation center and start making a positive impact.

What you will be doing:

• Perform patient assessments to determine level of addiction. Develop and implement a plan of treatment and aftercare plans for the patient and/or family, including obtaining collateral information from family and support network. Evaluate patient progress and revise treatment plan as needed.
• Provides patient and family education about addiction, the recovery phase and relapse prevention techniques. Provide knowledge of community resources available for patients and families. Makes presentations to patients on topics related to addiction or related disorders.
• Assumes case management responsibilities for assigned patients as needed.
• Perform crisis intervention, including management of difficult or resistant patients, utilizing clinically appropriate accepted techniques and methods.
• Present patient cases for discussion with the multidisciplinary team and keep current case presentation outlined for each patient.
• Develops, implements, and coordinates educational lectures and therapy programs, including conducting morning focus, community meeting and psych educational lectures.
• Takes responsibility for maintaining and monitoring patient records to ensure documentation is completed within program guidelines. Documentation meets standards, policies, and established timeframes.
• Maintains a good working relationship within the department and with other departments. Treats patients/families with respect and dignity.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Facilitates individual, group and family sessions, AMA interventions and individualizes progress notes in a clinically relevant manner.
• Sets appropriate professional boundaries and avoid entering into dual relationships.
• Stays current with new techniques, advances through seminars, conferences, continuing education classes, professional societies, and journals, etc.
• Demonstrates basic understanding of classes of substances including physiological and psychological effects, symptoms of intoxication, and symptoms of withdrawal.
• Demonstrates skill to be able to intervene in a crisis situation (i.e., Suicide/homicidal ideation or attempts, family conflict, patient to patient conflicts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Our ideal candidate has:

• • Expresses excellent judgment, discretion, and decision-making abilities.
  • Demonstrates the ability to be flexible and organized; functions well during stressful and/or emergency situations. Ability to maintain control and respond calmly and appropriately in a crisis situation.
  • Understands HIPAA regulations.

• • Demonstrates working knowledge of theories and techniques of counseling and psychopathology.
  • Ability to document using the DAP format in a way that communicates progress in obtaining treatment goal objectives.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of major diagnostic categories of the DSM-V. Demonstrates an understanding of the disease concept of addiction and has a basic understanding of steps 1-4 of the 12 Step program.
  • Understands compliance as it relates to the facilities licensing entities.
  • Demonstrates the ability to select appropriate treatment methods and use these methods in individual patient treatment plans.
  • Demonstrates the ability to act as a liaison between patients, each hospital, and the community.
  • Demonstrates the ability to refer patients to appropriate resources in the community, as needed.
  • Demonstrates thorough understanding of local, state, federal regulations Joint Commission standards.
  • Proficient planning, time management and decision-making skills.

• • Demonstrated ability to interact and communicate effectively with all levels of an organization.

• • Demonstrates excellent conflict resolution skills; especially the ability to deescalate situations in an empathetic and professional manner.

• Capable of performing assessments and psych diagnosis, crisis intervention, discharge planning, environmental manipulation, and individual counseling.
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of EMR and documentation guidelines.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the facility's history, mission, services, and organizational structure.

About our client:

Community and collaboration are the core principles of our partner's addiction facilities. When we use the strength of those around us, we can grow stronger ourselves. Our partner's Treatment Centers know that each individual has different struggles and every journey in recovery is unique. Therefore, the treatment plans they develop are tailored and customized for each specific situation. The therapeutic methods they employ at their addiction treatment centers empower patients to make meaningful changes in their own lives, as well as the lives of those around them.

MP's partner is a family of individuals that come from diverse backgrounds; however, addiction affects all of us in the same way. It devastates lives and families. Our partner came together with a simple mission: to help people break free from the bonds of addiction. We are not a "one size fits all" program, and we have the experienced staff and infrastructure to offer individualized treatment plans to best meet the needs of each individual who comes through our doors.

Additional information:

• Non-Licensed Salary Range: $47,000-$76,750
• Licensed Salary Range: $48,000-$81,125
• Supervision hours provided towards full licensure
• Highly appreciated staff
• 3 weeks PTO
• 1 free meal every shift
• Onsite gym and personal trainer for free
• Sign-on bonus