What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Therapist position at ODYSSEY BEHAVIORAL GROUP?
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. 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 excited to announce the opening of our new location in Plymouth, MI, serving the greater Detroit area. Conveniently located off Ann Arbor Road East, the center offers easy access to major highways, making it an ideal destination for clients and staff throughout the region. The area is surrounded by vibrant dining, retail, and community amenities, with proximity to Ann Arbor, downtown Detroit, and local wellness resources. Providing outpatient care Monday through Friday, we offer exceptional benefits, development opportunities, professional training, and much more detailed below.
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
- Multiple Health Plan Design Options Available
- 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:
Associate Therapists provide individual, family and group therapy sessions for clients in an Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization mental health facility, under the supervision of fully licensed therapists. Associate Therapists assess the therapeutic needs of clients, develop appropriate treatment plans, and facilitate group, family and individual therapy sessions. Position collaborates with clients, team members, external clinical partners and family members, as appropriate, to coordinate care throughout the treatment process.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Facilitates group and individual therapy sessions in accordance with the clinical program schedule.
- Completes session notes, contact logs, discharge plans and other reports in compliance with State, accrediting bodies, quality guidelines and payor source guidelines.
- Completes all necessary documentation within prescribed format and timelines.
- Ensures documentation reflects ongoing assessments of client’s clinical presentation and behaviors.
- Facilitates specialized groups as assigned based on education, training, and experience.
- Selects appropriate interventions to meet the clinical needs of individual clients.
- Maintains therapeutic relationships with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes.
- Sets limits and holds boundaries in a kind and firm manner.
- Conducts effective verbal crisis intervention and de-escalation involving other team members, as needed.
- Collaborates with an interdisciplinary treatment team to coordinate client care from admission through discharge.
- Attends clinical, consultation, and operations meetings; serves as a clinical advocate for assigned cases.
- Communicates client progress with the referral sources, families, parents and/or guardians, as appropriate.
- Addresses clients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in a welcoming and respectful manner.
- Responds to clients and families with empathy and positive professional skills.
Qualifications:
What We Are Seeking:
Position requires a master’s degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, counseling or psychology. Holds a provisional clinical license, in good standing, within the state of Michigan. Requires minimum of 2 years’ of experience working with clients with a primary mental health diagnosis.
Other Requirements
- Requires clearance of TB test, criminal background check clearance, and any other mandatory state/federal requirements.
- Current CPR and First Aid certification or willingness to complete within 30 days of start date.
Pasadena Villa Michigan LLC dba Pasadena Villa Outpatient - Novi 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 Michigan, LLC dba Pasadena Villa Outpatient - Novi 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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