Group Facilitator

Universal Health Services; Augusta (MI); On-site; USD 30,307 - 46,838; Full time

Job summary

Universal Health Services is seeking a dynamic Group Facilitator to lead relapse prevention and therapy-based groups in a mental health and addiction services setting. The role involves intake concepts, psycho-education, and collaboration with treatment teams to document progress and align care.

The position is PRN with flexible scheduling; prior experience in clinical documentation and crisis intervention is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, sociology, criminal justice, or social work required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• PRN schedule with flexible hours.
• Experience in mental health and addiction services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greet and orient patients and guests.
• Introduce new clients to therapeutic community.
• Facilitate psycho-education groups weekly and as needed; document groups.
• Communicate clinical information and intake documentation to treatment programs.
• Provide crisis intervention as necessary and prioritize safety.
• Prepare for and facilitate psycho-educational groups; document resident progress.
• Observe confidentiality regulations.

Skills

Group facilitation

Clinical documentation

Crisis intervention

Relapse prevention

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology, sociology, criminal justice, or social work

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Responsibilities

We are looking for a dynamic and engaging group facilitator who has experience in mental health and addiction services. The Group Facilitator position consists of teaching and performing groups that focus on relapse prevention, CBT, DBT, ACT, music therapy, art therapy, and/or other therapy based group sessions.

The ability to conduct intake assessments and/or biopsychosocial would be ideal.

Group Facilitators need to have strong group facilitation skills and knowledge and experience in clinical documentation and be able to submit group therapy notes in a timely manner. This is a PRN position.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's in psychology, Sociology, Criminal Justice, or Social Work required.

Masters preferred.

Schedule: Flexible, PRN.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Cordially greets and provides direction for patients and guests.
• Cordially greets and provides direction for patients and ensures orientation of new patients immediately upon admission.
• Introduces new clients to therapeutic community.
• Facilitate Psycho-education weekly and on as needed basis. Documentation of groups and guest therapists as needed.
• Communicates all pertinent clinical information and documentation related to patient’s intake process to the treatment programs.
• Provides appropriate crisis intervention as necessary by anticipating and responding to escalating behaviors and correctly prioritizing safety concerns.
• Prepares for and facilitates psycho-educational groups and documents resident progress.
• Observes all confidentiality regulations.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.