ED Lead Therapist

Center for Discovery

Montverde (FL)

On-site

USD 60,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Center for Discovery in Montverde, FL seeks a Lead Therapist to guide a multidisciplinary clinical team within our secure treatment model. You will supervise staff, coordinate treatment planning, and ensure high quality patient care in a residential/clinical setting.

You will lead groups, participate in admissions, maintain documentation, and support discharge planning, with on-call responsibilities. A Master’s or Doctorate and active license or eligibility are required, along with experience in

Qualifications

Master's or Doctorate in relevant field is required.
Active state license or license eligible is required.
Two or more years of experience in the mental health field are required.
Experience with eating disorders recommended.

Responsibilities

Facilitates weekly treatment team meetings to ensure consistent and effective communication and proper oversight of patient progress.
Trains all new clinical employees within their scope and coordinates training with clinical team members.
Provides supervision and mentorship to clinical staff and ensures documentation is current.
Assesses patients for suicidality and danger to self or others and maintains a patient caseload.
Leads or co-leads 3-4 process groups weekly and oversees other groups.
Assists in admissions and ensures expeditious access to care; completes timely clinical documentation.
Completes required therapy sessions weekly (RTC: 2 ind + 1 family; PHP: 1 ind + 1 family; IOP: 1 therapeutic session).
Facilitates discharge planning and patient transfers to higher level of care.
Oversees on-call coverage and communications with on-call administrator.

Skills

Mental health experience

Team leadership

Clinical supervision

Licensure eligibility

Education

Master's or Doctorate in relevant field

Active state license or license eligible

Job description

Position Summary:

The Lead Therapist works in a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing treatment services according to the Center for 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. The Lead Therapist works collaboratively with other key facility leadership and is responsible for directing and supporting the clinical staff.

Essential Job Functions:

Works with Regional Clinical Director to ensure high quality clinical care
Facilitates weekly treatment team meetings to ensure consistent and effective communication, including proper oversight of patient progress and ensures a team approach is being utilized.
Trains all new clinical employees within their scope and coordinates training with clinical team members.
Provides support to milieu staff to ensure patients are receiving the highest level of clinical care, at all times.
Attends outreach events, supports relationship management in the community, and facilitates program tours as needed
Provides high quality clinical documentation for Utilization Reviews and conducts peer reviews as needed
Assesses patients for suicidality and possibility of danger to self or others.
Maintains a patient caseload as dictated by census and assigns cases based upon the appropriate clinical match with each therapist.
Leads or co-leads 3-4 process groups and/or any additional clinically oriented groups every week. Provides oversight of all other groups conducted.
Assists in admission processes and understands role in ensuring expeditious access to care for those seeking services.
Ensures clinical documentation is completed in a timely manner throughout the course of treatment.
Completes appropriate number of therapy sessions weekly for patients, including family/support system sessions aligned with the patients’ level of care.
- RTC: two individual sessions and one family/support system session
- PHP: one individual session and one family/support system session
- IOP: one therapeutic session – individual or family/support system, as clinically indicated
Ensure discharge planning is adequate and complete for all discharging patients.
Facilitates patient transfers to a higher level of care, as needed.
Facilitates Multi-Family, Family Program and/or Family Weekend.
Mentors all therapists within the program and provide clinical consultation, as needed.
Ensure supervises remain current on documentation, case management, and documentation, as well as supporting clinical activities and interventions.
Completes other tasks, as requested, or assigned.
RTC Only: Provides on-call support to the facility at least 1x per month and returns all program phone calls within 20 minutes, while on call. Communicates appropriately with On Call Administrator regarding pertinent facility issues, while on call.