Behavioral Health Therapist - Post Doctoral Fellow - COG/DBT OP - Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital - Temporary - FT - Day Shift

What You Will Do

• Conducts group, individual, and family therapy for patients involved in inpatient, partial hospital, or structured outpatient programs.
• Coordinates treatment plans and provides case management for assigned patients.

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Counseling, Psychology, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year acute/psychiatric hospital experience
• Discharge planning/case management experience

Essential Functions

• Collaborates with clinical supervisor and interdisciplinary team to develop competency and acquire technical skills.
• Communicates with appropriate supervisor in a timely manner all patient safety issues.
• Attends and actively participates in required treatment team meetings and clinical supervision.
• Collaborates with team members in development of treatment plans.
• Consults with team members in treatment team and staff meetings.
• Arranges and facilitates patient care conferences for difficult/high risk psychosocial cases.
• Identifies bioethical dilemmas and initiates appropriate responses.
• Consults, coordinates, and intervenes in crisis situations.
• Develops interdisciplinary education to increase staff knowledge.
• Assesses, evaluates, and documents the psychosocial needs of the patient and family.
• Provides therapy and aftercare services to patients.
• Maintains a current record of care using the treatment plan and documentation in the progress notes.
• Attends weekly program staff meetings and other meetings.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to cultural and ethnic diversity.
• Practices appropriate boundary setting with clients.

Safe and Therapeutic Environment

• Adheres to all policies and procedures and standard of care.
• Demonstrates an alert awareness of the dynamics of the treatment milieu and monitors the behavior of all patients.
• Responds immediately to crisis situations and intervenes appropriately.
• Evaluates all patients regarding their ability to utilize the treatment milieu safely and effectively.
• Demonstrates ability to handle situations not covered by written or verbal instructions.
• Collaborates with resources to develop, implement, and evaluate plan of action for identified variance.

Additional Information

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

This position is a temporary role and is expected to conclude in September 2027.

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