What are the responsibilities and job description for the Full-time Outpatient Therapist position at Oceans Healthcare?
Full-time Outpatient Therapist (PHP & IOP)
Haven Behavioral Hospital of Eastern PA is an 86 bed acute-care Joint Commission Accredited psychiatric hospital that offers care for adults dealing with mental health conditions and co-occurring disorders. We are dedicated to partnering with individuals, families, and communities to improve the lives of patients through the delivery of high-quality, specialty behavioral health services.
Benefits We Offer:
Essential Functions:
Educational / Experience Requirements:
Subject to many interruptions. Occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries. This position can be high paced and stressful; must be able to cope mentally and physically to atmosphere.
- LCSW or LPC required
Haven Behavioral Hospital of Eastern PA is an 86 bed acute-care Joint Commission Accredited psychiatric hospital that offers care for adults dealing with mental health conditions and co-occurring disorders. We are dedicated to partnering with individuals, families, and communities to improve the lives of patients through the delivery of high-quality, specialty behavioral health services.
Benefits We Offer:
- Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage (Multiple Plan Options) - Eligible first of the month after 30 days.
- 401 (k) Retirement Savings Plan with Discretionary Company Match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off
- Daily Pay Option
- Competitive Market Compensation
- Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
Essential Functions:
- Provides direct clinical services in accordance with accepted standards of social/work clinical practice.
- Plans and conducts group therapy as assigned by the Director of Intensive Outpatient Program or physician's order.
- Conducts, assesses and interprets completion of Comprehensive Integrated Assessment.
- Reviews all Multidisciplinary assessments and compiles a Multidisciplinary Treatment Plan under the supervision of the attending physician.
- Performs case management and discharge planning as assigned by the Director of Intensive Outpatient Program.
- Attends multidisciplinary treatment team meetings, provides updates on assigned patients and their progress toward treatment goals; combines the reports of all disciplines into a multidisciplinary treatment integration summary, which facilitates the patient's progress towards treatment plan goals.
- Delivers patient services in an ethical manner which promotes respect for the patient and enhances the patient's dignity and satisfaction; Demonstrates the ability to assess and interpret a patient's response to treatment in age/disability/culturally sensitive specific manner.
- Assesses and interprets age/disability/cultural needs; Identifies safety, psychosocial, special mobility and special equipment needs; and Communicates in an age/disability/culturally sensitive related manner to patients and their families.
- Conducts treatment and discharge planning in accordance with age/disability/cultural needs and involves members of the patient's support system in decision making as appropriate.
- Performs other duties and projects as assigned.
Educational / Experience Requirements:
- At a minimum a Clinical Social Worker (CSW), LMSW, LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LPC-A (TX Only) or Psychologist.
- 0 to 1 year post-graduate experience in clinical practice.
- Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to any age--related disability--related needs of the patients served on assignment.
- Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development appropriate to the patient population served.
- Must be able to assess and interpret data about the patient’s status in order to identify each patient’s needs and provide the appropriate care, including age related care/disability/cultural sensitivity related care to adolescent, chronically mentally ill, adult, geriatric, chemically dependent, and dually diagnosed patient populations.
- Must demonstrate in-depth knowledge of mental illness and chemical dependency and the family dynamics which accompany them.
- Must have basic knowledge of chronic mental illness, in-depth knowledge of clinical therapy modalities.
- Must have excellent communication and group/process skills as related to age specific patient needs.
- Must be able to demonstrate assessment, intervention, treatment and d/c planning skills.
- Must be able to pass the general age/disability post-test.
- Must be versatile, flexible, and able to perform in stressful situations; Must have good time and organizational skills; Must be capable of coordinating multi-faceted workload.
- Must be able to work with an array of mental/physical disabled persons.
- Must successfully complete CPR certification and an Oceans approved behavioral de-escalation program.
Subject to many interruptions. Occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries. This position can be high paced and stressful; must be able to cope mentally and physically to atmosphere.