Primary Therapist FT - Michigan

Within Health Provider Services; Grand Rapids (MI); Remote; USD 70,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider specializing in eating disorders is seeking a Primary Therapist to deliver virtual treatment. This role involves individual and family therapy, as well as group sessions. Candidates must have a Master's degree in psychology or a related field, and be licensed in Michigan. Competitive salary range of $70,000 - $130,000 per year, with remote work options available.

Qualifications

• Must be fully licensed and can work without supervision.
• A able to get licensure in other states when asked.
• Understanding of diverse cultures and gender specific issues.

Responsibilities

• Establishes positive, trusting rapport with clients.
• Diagnoses and treats mental health disorders.
• Conducts ongoing assessments of patient progress.

Skills

Strong communicator, both verbally and in writing

Experience treating clients with Eating Disorders

Excellent organizational and time management skills

Education

Master’s degree in psychology, social work or related field

Job description

Overview

Within Health has a revolutionary approach to the virtual treatment of eating disorders. We provide clinically continuous care, in the comfort of the clients own home. We provide excellent care 100% virtually and are a 24/7 company to ensure the care for our clients is superior than others.

MUST BE LICENSED IN MICHIGAN

About the role

The Primary Therapist is a minimum of a Master’s Level Clinician responsible for the individual and family therapy of specific clients, and group therapy for a group of clients. The therapist specializes in working with clients with eating disorders, is mature, flexible, and innovative, and brings a loving, positive attitude to our expert Clinical Team. The Primary Therapist works well with other departments to create a treatment plan for clients.

What you\'ll do

• Establishes positive, trusting rapport with clients.
• Diagnoses and treats mental health disorders.
• Creates and updates individualized treatment plans according to patient needs and circumstances.
• Meets with patients regularly to provide services and treatment, and to adjust treatment plans as necessary.
• Coordinates and arranges for services needed for each individual client.
• Conducts ongoing assessments of patient progress.
• Conducts group therapy sessions according to program schedule.
• Involves and advises family members when appropriate.
• Refers patients to outside specialists or agencies when necessary.
• Maintains thorough records of patient meetings and progress.
• Follows all safety protocols and maintains client confidentiality.
• Communicates regularly with outpatient providers to ensure continuity of care.
• Attends weekly staff meetings to consult on individual cases.
• Attends weekly treatment team meetings to consult with clients about individual progress.
• Creates weekly individualized therapeutic and experiential opportunities for clients and communicates them to patients.
• Conduct concurrent insurance reviews for individual clients.
• Engage in ongoing advocacy work for mental health parity.
• Engage in community based speaking opportunities to increase eating disorder awareness.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in psychology, social work or related field. Must be fully licensed and can work without supervision.
• Must have active, unrestrictive, full licensed in Michigan
• Able to get licensure in other states when asked.
• Strong communicator, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience treating clients with Eating Disorders.
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of a variety of models and theories of eating disorders, trauma, mental illness, and related issues.
• Knowledge of philosophies, practices, policies and outcomes of models of treatment, recovery, relapse prevention, and continuing care for dually diagnosed populations.
• Understanding of diagnostic criteria for co-occurring conditions and ability to conceptualize modalities and placement criteria within the continuum of care.
• Understanding of diverse cultures and gender specific issues and ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into practice settings.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload and work independently.

Physical and Environmental Requirements

• Employees are required to read, review, prepare and analyze written data and figures, using a computer or similar, and should possess visual acuity.
• This position answers and places telephone calls as well as video conferences and must be able to converse.
• Must be able to converse with colleagues via telephone and computer programs.
• Must be able to operate a computer and navigate applications within a smart-phone, iPhone, MacBook computer and/or tablet.
• Able to sit for the majority of shifts.
• Must have reliable internet connection.
• This is a work-from-home position. Work should be performed in a private, quiet space with minimal background noise.
• Ability to prioritize workload and work independently.

The pay range for this role is:

70,000 - 130,000 USD per year (Remote (Grand Rapids, Michigan, US))