Milieu Coordinator

Eating Recovery Center; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Paid Time Off

401(K) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Ongoing training and education opportunities

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Program Therapist, where you'll play a pivotal role in delivering compassionate care to patients facing eating disorders and mental health challenges. In this dynamic position, you'll facilitate therapeutic groups, provide milieu support, and engage in crisis management, all while working alongside a dedicated team. The organization values mental wellness and offers extensive training, competitive pay, and generous benefits, ensuring you thrive in your role. If you’re passionate about making a difference in the lives of others and eager to grow professionally, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, with 6 months behavioral health experience.
• Knowledge of de-escalation techniques and Trauma Informed Care.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates curriculum-based therapeutic groups and milieu management.
• Conducts safety checks and supports patient routines.

Skills

De-escalation techniques

ACT/DBT skills training

Trauma Informed Care

Behavioral health experience

Group curriculum facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Who We Are

ERC Pathlight is an innovative, rapidly growing clinical leader in the behavioral health sector. Founded in 2008 by pre-eminent psychiatrists and psychologists in the eating disorder space, ERC Pathlight now treats over 6,000 patients per year, operates more than 30 facilities in 9 states and delivers tele-healthcare to patients nationally. We offer the most comprehensive treatment program in the country for patients who struggle with eating disorders, mood and anxiety, and trauma-related disorders.

How you’ll serve our patients: A Day in The Life As a Program Therapist

As a Milieu Coordinator at ERC Pathlight, you can expect to be a part of a team that delivers hands-on treatment, group therapy sessions and/or support to our patients in one of our many centers around the nation. Our Program Therapists are responsible for facilitating therapeutic groups based on core curriculum. The Milieu Coordinator offers milieu support, de-escalation, and behavior coaching to patients in IP/Res and PHP programs. You will build on your education in this therapist-in-training role!

You will serve patients daily in a multitude of ways:

1. Facilitates curriculum-based therapeutic groups
2. Cross-train across the levels of care within your program
3. Milieu Management

• De-escalation and crisis management
• Bathroom monitoring/flush checks
• Behavior coaching
• Conducts self-harm and suicide safety checks
• Supports morning routine in IP/Res programs
• Collect weights, vitals, and urine in some settings
• Documentation of groups, meals, patient check-ins, and observations

Milieu Coordinator I Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree required
• 6 months of behavioral health experience required
• Understanding of de-escalation techniques and ACT/DBT skills training
• Knowledge and application of Trauma Informed Care

Milieu Coordinator II Must Haves

• Bachelor's Degree - Required
• Master's degree Preferred (in Mental Health or related field)
• Clinical associate/intern license strongly preferred
• 18+ months behavioral health experience - Required (Requirement waived with relevant Master's Degree)
• 1 year+ experience Group curriculum, facilitation, and therapeutic milieu skills Preferred
• Understanding of de-escalation techniques and ACT/DBT skills training
• Knowledge and application of Trauma Informed Care
• Demonstrates knowledge of the variety of ways clients express stress reactions both behaviorally (e.g., avoidance, aggression, passivity) and psychologically/emotionally (e.g., hyperarousal, avoidance, intrusive memories)

How We Invest In You

Every role at ERC Pathlight is essential to delivering the high-quality care we promise to our patients. This means that from day one, we’re here to support your role by offering ongoing training and continuing education opportunities as well as support to achieve internal growth.

What We Offer

Healthy organizations value the mental wellness of their teams, and we understand that the professionals who work for us are not immune to their own mental health conditions. In the same way we observe and guide our patients, we take the same consideration for our employees when building our benefits packages and healthcare offerings. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefit plans, Generous Paid Time Off, 401(K) with company match, and tuition reimbursement.

To apply, please visit our website at: ERC Pathlight Careers

Seniority level

Internship

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Other

Industries

Mental Health Care