Float Therapist

Sabino Recovery; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 20,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Sabino Recovery seeks a Clinical Float Therapist to provide individual, group, and family therapy within the program. The role covers a range of duties across resident care, treatment planning, and crisis support.

The position requires a Master's in a behavioral health field and AZ licensure eligibility. Expect collaboration with the clinical team, documentation in EMR, and ongoing resident advocacy.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in behavioral health related field.
• 2+ years of experience in Behavioral Health or related fields.
• Current license to practice in AZ (LMFT, LCSW, LMSW or Masters level equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, group and family therapy within Sabino Recovery.
• Develop and review treatment plans with supervision within 24 hours.
• Document care in electronic medical records per policy and licensing.
• Coordinate care with referents and family members for ongoing treatment.
• Support residents through trauma, attachment issues, and related symptoms.
• Assist in behavioral changes and progress tracking.
• Collect data from interviews, observations and assessments.
• Coordinate services and manage crisis situations.
• Collaborate with staff to develop and adjust treatment plans.
• Maintain confidentiality of medical records.
• Assign residents to integrative therapies based on diagnosis.

Skills

Communication skills

English fluency

Crisis response

Problem solving

Interpreting medical abbreviations

Attention to deadlines

Education

Master's degree in behavioral health related field

Job description

• Job Category Therapist
• Employee Type FT Exempt
• Required Degree Masters
• Manage Others No

Contact information

• Name Human Resources

Description

Part-Time Position - 19 hours weekly

JOB SUMMARY:

While providing individual, group and family therapy, the Clinical Float Therapist participates in all other aspects of the Sabino Recovery program including all job duties relevant to the position the Float Therapist is covering.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Job will entail facilitation of individual (6 to 8 residents as census requires or more on occasion for a short time), group, and co-facilitation of family therapy.
• Assists in developing the resident’s treatment plan. A review and co-signature will be required within 24 hours by a BHP.
• Documents any electronic medical record in accordance with Sabino Recovery’s policies and procedures and in compliance with Arizona board of health services.
• Calls referents and/or family members regularly to coordinate resident care and continuing care recommendations.
• Assists residents through counseling expertise in overcoming traumatic life experience, attachment failure, and resulting symptoms.
• Supports residents in behavioral changes that will provide optimum health.
• Collect data and information regarding the resident from interview, observation, testing, and assessments.
• Act as the resident advocate to coordinate required services or resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
• Collaborate with other staff members to develop treatment plans and provide the resident excellent care.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident medical records.
• Be able to appropriately assign a resident to integrative therapies that will best support their progress based on their diagnosis.

ADDITIONAL JOB DUTIES:

• Modify treatment activities and approaches as needed in order to comply with changes in resident’s status.
• Develop the problem list and subsequent interventions.
• Attend all staff meetings, clinical oversight meetings and trainings as required.
• May co-facilitate additional groups with adventure therapy staff.
• Coordinate the resident’s continuing care and meet with family members during family week for a continuing care meeting.
• May co-facilitate family therapy sessions with the family therapist.
• Must ensure completion of all yearly mandatory training provided by Sabino Recovery.

JOB SKILLS AND ABILITY

• Must have excellent written/oral communication skills
• Able to read, write and speak English fluently.
• Must be able to utilize basic math skills and mathematical concepts.
• Able to problem solve and engage in creative thinking.
• Able to respond quickly to crisis situations.
• Able to interpret medical abbreviations in writing and orally.
• Able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situation where only limited standardization exists.
• Able to interpret a variety of instructions provided in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Able to deal effectively with distractions.
• Is reliable in achieving results within expected time periods.
• Is highly committed to workplace safety.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in behavioral health related field .
• A minimum of 2 -year s' experience in Behavioral Health or Behavioral Health Related Field (includes psychology, sociology/social work, counseling (including chemical dependency), nursing, patient care, and social/human services-related fields with focus on behavioral health .
• Current license to practice in AZ (LMFT, LCSW, LMSW or Masters level equivalent)