Weekend Group Therapist

About the role

This is a weekend, day shift position. The incumbent provides group and individual therapy to clients as assigned, supports the group therapy program, and participates in various hospital activities.

Responsibilities

• Provides group and/or individual therapy to clients as assigned.
• Interventions should be structured appropriately for the specific clientele being served.
• Therapist will be responsible for both set-ups before and clean-up after the group occurs.
• Provides support to the Program Director and Director of Psychological Services in the assessment, evaluation, and development of the group therapy program on the unit.
• Documents residential group forms within established time parameters and in accordance with hospital procedures.
• Provides consultation and evaluation to clinical teams and other units based on specific areas of expertise/training.
• Alerts appropriate staff (e.g., Nurse Director, Medical and/or Clinical Director, Treatment Teams) of emergent clinical issues that occur during group sessions.
• Reviews and contributes to the specified program’s Group Resources Manual, which details group descriptions, goals, methods, and resources.
• Follows all established group therapy protocols.
• Maintains contact with other clinical staff and unit leadership through participation in rounds, staff meetings, multi-disciplinary meetings, treatment planning meetings, and other meetings as necessary.
• Reports to identified program lead as appropriate for supervision and performance review.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related field or Master's Degree in a related field required.
• Licenses and Credentials: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker [LICSW - State License], Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist [State License], Occupational Therapist [State License], Counselor [Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor - LADC - State License], Licensed Mental Health Counselor [LMHC - State License].
• Experience: 1-2 years of group and individual therapy experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Organized, timely, and possesses good interpersonal skills to communicate effectively within a multi-disciplined team.
• Ability to set and maintain appropriate boundaries.
• Experience with empirically supported/validated group therapy skills (i.e., CBT, ACT, MI, DBT) is preferred.
• Familiarity with hospital/partial-hospital or community-based treatment programs.
• Active interest in clinical care issues related to inpatient psychiatric treatment.
• Basic computer skills in order to use a variety of electronic systems (including Microsoft Office) to access/maintain personal employment-related data, satisfy required annual training, use job-specific applications, and complete documentation using the electronic medical record (experience with the Epic platform preferred).

Pay

$58,136.00 - $84,656.00/Annual