Behavioral Health Therapist I - Outpatient Addiction Medicine

About the role

UPMC Chautauqua is looking to hire a Full-Time Behavioral Health Therapist I to join their Outpatient Addiction Medicine Department in Dunkirk, NY. The Behavioral Health Therapist I is a valued step in the UPMC BHT career ladder, with opportunities for continued growth and advancement.

Responsibilities

• Maintains daily records of clinical productivity in the program as instructed.
• Assesses changing needs of patients per guidelines for outpatient and/or partial hospitalization programs and incorporates these into treatment plan and treatment plan review.
• Completes clinical documentation on the same day of service delivery and provides clinical information to patient access representative personnel and insurance providers to ensure authorization for services.
• Documents all assessments, treatment sessions, contacts, case management and other work done on behalf of patients according to guidelines.
• Provides individual and group therapy to patients in the program and engages families in the assessment and treatment processes when indicated.
• Provides education to patients on recovery.
• Participates in regular treatment team meetings to discuss clinical cases, review and update patient treatment plans, monitor therapeutic progress and initiate recommendations for referral and continuing care.
• Participates in the quality assurance and performance improvement activities of the program.
• Under direct supervision, conducts assessments of new patients using the identified format for documentation and clinical decisions regarding treatment, interventions and referrals, as instructed.
• Implements, improves, and adapts concepts, models, and constructs of treatment for application in service delivery to patients.
• Discusses need for additional services with the clinical team to determine appropriateness of recommendations.
• Refers patients to other levels of care, community-based self-help programs for recovery or other community social or human services as needed.
• Reviews cases and/or groups periodically, as well as serious clinical patient condition changes with supervisor and other clinical personnel as indicated.
• Creates a treatment plan that includes an effective continuum of therapeutic, supportive and other services for the patients a variety and complexity of needs serviced by the program.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Education in school counseling, or related field required or CASAC.
• One year of clinical experience preferred.
• Knowledge of psychiatric evaluation and assessment process, as well as application of the current version of the DSM preferred.
• Experience in diagnosing and treating behavioral and psychiatric conditions preferred.

Qualifications

• Must