Associate Therapist - SUD treatment

Center For Discovery; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Center For Discovery in West LA, CA seeks an Associate Therapist to join a dynamic multidisciplinary team. You will provide therapy, ensure safety, lead groups, and perform assessments within the Discovery Clinical Model.

You will maintain documentation, manage a caseload of 5-7, and coordinate with the treatment team on goals, utilization reviews, and discharge planning, while ensuring high-quality clinical care in a busy milieu.

Qualifications

• Master's or Doctorate degree in relevant field is required.
• State requirements to conduct therapeutic interventions must be completed.
• Operates under supervision and is not licensed.
• 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 clinical documentation is completed timely throughout treatment.
• Establish therapeutic rapport with patients and families.
• Provide expeditious access to care for individuals seeking services.
• Participate in weekly treatment team and communicate goals with the team.
• Maintain a caseload of 5-7 patients.
• Complete the required number of therapy sessions weekly, including family sessions.
• Facilitate process-oriented and psychoeducation groups daily/weekly.
• Provide utilization reviews to insurance for authorizations as needed.
• Be accessible to family members; respond to calls within 4 hours (business) or 24 hours otherwise.
• Assess patients for suicidality and danger to self/others.
• Support other clinical team members in their absence.
• Communicate with Utilization Review about authorizations.
• Discharge planning begins on day of admission.
• Complete discharge session to ensure coping skills and resources are understood.
• Manage crises effectively in sessions and the milieu.
• Assist milieu staff in interactions with patients and loved ones.
• Collaborate with the treatment team to maintain clinical quality.
• Complete other tasks as requested.

Education

Master's or Doctorate degree in relevant field

Completion of state requirements to conduct therapeutic interventions

Operates under supervision and is not licensed

CPR, AED, and First Aid certification within 90 days of hire

Current driver's license and 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.
• Assess 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: Sunday-Thursday 9am-5:30pm

Work location: West LA, CA

Compensation range: $70,304-80,000 salary