Adolescent Therapist

Cottonwood Creek Behavioral Hospital, an Oceans Healthcare Company, is a behavioral healthcare hospital providing high-quality, specialty behavioral health services for individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues.

Benefits

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• 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

Requirements

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

Qualifications / Skills:

• 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 discharge 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

Working Environment

• 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