Behavior Health Therapist

Hi-Desert Medical Center Hospital is committed to providing exceptional patient care in a supportive and collaborative environment. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with advanced technology and be part of a healthcare community dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of our patients.

About the role

The Program Therapist primarily provides group facilitation, individual and family therapy, and documentation within the context of the Behavioral Health and Mental Health setting.

Job type: Part Time
Shift: Days

Responsibilities

• Provides individual/family therapy assessments and ongoing therapy as scheduled and as needed.
• Provides group facilitation as scheduled.
• Develops therapeutic relationships with patients while maintaining good boundaries.
• Knowledgeable about cross-cultural issues regarding patients and has ability to adapt to such.
• Works with diverse backgrounds and DSM diagnoses.
• Meets with individual patients for psychosocial assessment, groups, and continued treatment as needed.
• Provides thorough documentation of all individual/group sessions, treatment plans, and updates meeting standards of medical necessity.
• Completes all daily charge sheets for all sessions attended by patients.
• Attends weekly treatment planning sessions as an active member of the treatment team.
• Reports on patients’ progress or status and actively supports final team direction for patient care.
• Assists with completion of the Discharge Aftercare Plan.
• Assists with the coordination/management of all patients as time allows.
• Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in the field of expertise.
• Participates in Program staff meetings and attends other meetings as assigned.
• Demonstrates competence in the care of children/transitional age youth, middle adult, and geriatric adult relative to determining each patient’s age-related and other physical, psychological, and cultural needs.

Requirements

• MFT, LCSW California Licensed or Licensed Associate Clinical Social Worker working toward LCSW licensure per State of California requirements.
• 2 years working with psychiatric patients.
• Master’s degree required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Generous paid time off.
• Career development and continuing education opportunities.
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee discount program.
• Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status.

Pay

$33.63 - $52.10 hourly. Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience.