Associate Therapist

Discovery Behavioral Health; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Discovery Behavioral Health in Houston, TX seeks an Associate Therapist to join a dynamic multidisciplinary team. You will conduct therapy sessions, facilitate groups, and coordinate care within the Discovery Clinical Model.

Responsibilities include documentation, utilization reviews, discharge planning, crisis management, and collaborating with the treatment team to ensure timely access to care.

Qualifications

• Master's or Doctorate degree in relevant field, required.
• Completion of state requirements to conduct therapeutic interventions, required.
• Operates under supervision and is not licensed.
• Obtain CPR, AED, and First Aid certification within 90 days of hire.
• Must possess a current driver's license and be in good standing.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely clinical documentation throughout treatment.
• Establish therapeutic rapport with patients and families.
• Lead therapy groups and psychoeducational sessions.
• Provide utilization reviews and obtain authorizations as needed.
• Discharge planning and post-discharge coping resources.
• Crisis management and collaboration with the treatment team.

Skills

Therapeutic rapport

Crisis management

Group therapy facilitation

Utilization reviews coordination

Education

Master's or Doctorate degree in relevant field

State requirements to conduct therapeutic interventions

CPR, AED, and First Aid certification within 90 days

Current driver's license in good standing

Job description

Position Summary

The Associate Therapist works in a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing treatment services according to the Discovery Clinical Model. Therapist responsibilities include ensuring patient safety, providing milieu interventions, leading psychoeducational and process-oriented therapy groups, facilitate clinical assessments, conducting therapy sessions, and other case management tasks, as assigned.

Essential Job Functions

• Ensure clinical documentation is completed timely throughout the course of treatment. All documentation is required to be done at the time of service.
• Establish therapeutic rapport with patients and families/loved ones.
• Understands role in providing expeditious access to care for individuals seeking services.
• Participates in weekly treatment team and communicates weekly treatment goals with all team members.
• Maintain a case load of 5-7 patients.
• Completes appropriate number of therapy sessions assigned weekly for patients, including family/support system sessions aligned with the patients' level of care.
• Facilitates the process orientated and psychoeducation groups daily/weekly.
• Provides utilization reviews to insurance companies, providing appropriate clinical information to obtain initial authorization and continuing stay authorization, as necessary.
• Is appropriately accessible to family members or loved ones. Returning all calls and emails within 4 hours during business hours of operations and 24 hours at all other times.
• Assesses patients for suicidality and possibility of danger to self or others.
• May provide additional clinical support for other members of the clinical team in their absence.
• Communicates with the Utilization Review Department regarding authorizations.
• Discharge planning begins on day of admission for all patients.
• Completes discharge session with patient to ensure coping skills, transition plan, and resources are understood and intact.
• Effectively manages crises in sessions and the milieu.
• Provides support to milieu staff in their interactions with patients and their loved ones.
• Works collaboratively with the entire treatment team and milieu staff to always ensure the highest level of clinical quality.
• Completes other tasks, as requested, or assigned.

Knowledge, Education, and Experience

• Master's or Doctorate degree in relevant field, required
• Completion of state requirements to conduct therapeutic interventions, required
• Operates under supervision and is not licensed
• Obtain CPR, AED, and First Aid certification within 90 days of hire
• Must possess a current driver's license and be in good standing

Employment Status:

Full time

Schedule:

Tuesday-Saturday 8am to 4:30pm

Work location:

Houston, TX

Compensation Range:

$60,000-70,000 salary