MI/CD Psychotherapist Trainee

About the role

MI/CD psychotherapist trainee role is located at Fairview Princeton Hospital. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting adolescents with mental health and addiction concerns and their families. Determines clinical interventions for MI and/or SUD issues, facilitates therapy and provides education for patients and their families. Facilitates treatment planning and manages each case. Responsible for development of transition/discharge plan. Communicates effectively and respectfully with others, including interdisciplinary team and all other contacts. Functions as an interdisciplinary team member. Accepts supervision and consultation with a licensed supervisor for the functions of this position in their clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates clinical competence in the treatment planning process.
• Demonstrates clinical competence to assess individual patient needs.
• Demonstrates clinical competence in disposition planning.
• Demonstrates clinical competency to partner with multi-disciplinary team in the treatment planning process.
• Demonstrates competence in developing a clinically relevant transition/discharge plan.
• Demonstrates clinical competence in conducting group therapy, family therapy and psycho-education groups.
• Demonstrates the ability to advance evidence-based practice by utilizing standards, guidelines and pathways for care delivery.
• Incorporates data and information into practice to continually improve care and practice so that patient outcomes are enhanced.
• Promotes a culture of evidence-based practice by participation in activities such as utilizing evidence-based policies in clinical practice, attending and participating in learning opportunities about evidence-based practice, membership in hospital or department councils, evidence-based practice projects (e.g., policy development or poster presentation), development of standard/pathway/guideline for patient care, presentation, and research study.
• For Behavioral Inpatient units, responds and participates in Behavior Control Situations (BCS); for both Behavioral Inpatient and Outpatient units, performs CPR.

Qualifications

• Education: Master’s degree in psychology, social work, nursing, or closely related field.
• Experience: 1 year of supervised experience in mental health and chemical dependency including comprehensive assessment, individual, group, and family therapy.
• License/Certification/Registration: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC); LGSW or eligible for independent clinical licensure as a LMFT or LPCC.
• Preferred: 2 or more years of experience in mental health and chemical dependency.

Benefits

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! For additional information, see