Job Description

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Community at The Heights Treatment begins with our treatment team. Each team member strives to be the best version of themselves through practicing honesty, integrity, and authenticity. As a team, we support each other’s personal and professional growth, challenge each other to move beyond comfort zones, and strive to provide the best client care possible. This creates a recovery community for our clients that is safe and accepting, that is growth oriented, and that honors the individuality of each participant. Clients can expect a consistent, confidential, and supportive environment and regularity in their groups and fellow participants.

SUMMARY: The Primary Therapist is responsible for coordinating the entire patient experience which includes individual therapy, development of the Psychosocial Assessment, Master Treatment Plan, and facilitation of a variety of psychotherapy and psycho educational groups. This position reports to the Clinical Director.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for coordinating, maintaining patient load and the entire patient experience which includes individual therapy, development of the Psychosocial Assessment, Master Treatment Plan, and facilitation of a variety of psychotherapy and psycho educational groups
• Ensure clients are provided with an appropriate orientation and that clients are actively involved in making informed choices regarding services received
• Ensure assessments of clients are thorough, complete and timely; that treatment goals and objectives are based on results of appropriate assessment as well as relevant input from client served and are revised when indicated; services provided are related to goals and objectives in treatment plan
• Facilitates conjoint family therapy sessions and transition and discharge planning
• Communicates with patients’ referring therapists and/or medical professionals, and is an active member of each patient’s primary clinical team
• Coordinates treatment planning for each patient in the patient load
• Responsible for documenting continuity of care, reviews and treatment team meetings, which may include identification of objectives and interventions based on diagnosis and assessment
• Demonstrate competency in regard to treatment and documentation and maintain program certification and program standards
• Responsible for discharge planning throughout the course of a patient’s treatment
• Responsible for ongoing research insuring appropriate recommendations are made for aftercare, as well as maintaining contact for clinical support from feedback professionals
• Assists in the effective management of all clinical caseloads and audits clinical documentation that spans multiple modalities of care
• Ensure that confidentiality regulations are maintained; services reflect an appropriate level of care with reasonable duration; ensure the master treatment plan is reviewed and updated according to facility standards, and transition plans and discharge summaries are completed when indicated.
• Main point of contact with Billing & Claims Management Company
• Intake Coordinator responsibilities such as: new client assessments, provide pertinent documentation to the Billing & Claims Management Company, etc.
• Attend clinical trainings, weekly staff meetings, supervision, sessions and chart audit meetings.
• Contribute to quality improvement and systems development

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:This job has no supervisory responsibilities.n.

TRAVEL

This position has no travel requirements.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

COVID-19 considerations:
Our organization has implemented policies to ensure clients and staff are safe by checking daily temperatures, required for clients, visitors and staff to wear masks, safety distance requirements, etc.