Therapist - PHP/IOP

New-employee retention bonus: $2,000 for in-training licensure, $4,000 for full licensure (new employee defined as someone employed six months or less).

Schedule

• Full time, 40 hours per week
• Monday – Friday
• No weekends, holidays, or on-call shifts

Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration among an interdisciplinary team to develop, coordinate, and facilitate all direct social-services interventions for assigned patients and their support systems.
• Use empirically supported therapeutic techniques (CBT, DBT, family therapy) to stabilize and support recovery of individuals with mental and behavioral health concerns.
• Create a safe, supportive environment where patients explore the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and work toward their goals.
• Conduct individual, group, and family therapy sessions.
• Perform comprehensive assessments to identify patients’ mental-health concerns, strengths, and challenges.
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans; guide clinical interventions and facilitate treatment-team meetings.
• Provide counseling and support using evidence-based techniques in sessions and in-the-moment within the milieu.
• Educate patients about their condition, self-care strategies, treatment options, and aftercare plans.
• Maintain detailed, timely documentation of therapy sessions, patient progress, goals, and interventions.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, social workers, case managers, and external professionals to coordinate care.
• Adhere to ethical guidelines and maintain patient confidentiality.
• Participate in continuing education to stay current on research and best practices.
• Report and document suspected cases of abuse or neglect according to state law and system policy.
• Demonstrate professional conduct, interdisciplinary collaboration, assertive communication, and receptivity to feedback.
• Support staffing and scheduling changes when program or patient-care needs require.
• Participate in clinical initiatives, projects, and activities that support system-wide continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with Joint Commission, state, and other regulatory requirements.
• Promote patient safety and facility safety.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including maintaining current knowledge of department processes, pursuing self-directed learning, and serving on committees or task forces.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Professional Counseling, Family Therapy, or related field from an accredited institution; healthcare and psychiatric-setting experience preferred.
• Minimum in-training licensure as LPC-IT, MFT-TL, APSW, or equivalent in the state of practice.
• If working in a program requiring substance-use credentialing: SAC-IT, SAC, or CSAC in Wisconsin, or equivalent substance-use specialty authorization in the state hired.
• Working knowledge of therapeutic interventions and techniques for all age groups, and of human growth and behavior.
• On-the-job training requirements:
  • Compliance with Residential Care Center (RCC) and Community Based Residential Facility (CBRF) standards (required for residential inpatient programs, preferred for all levels of care).
  • American Heart Association CPR certification within 30 days of hire; bi-annual re-certification.
  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) training within 60 days of hire/transfer; annual re-certification.
  • Attendance at all mandatory in-services and other relevant training.
  • Responsibility for all educational requirements and obligations pertaining to licensure and program/unit regulatory requirements.
• For residential programs: current, active driver’s license in good standing (preferred for all levels of care).

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your family
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee share program
• Life and disability insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health and wellness program
• Employee assistance program (EAP)