SUD Therapist

Paycom - ATS; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with Company Match

Company Sponsored HSA, FSA, & DSA

Parental Leave

Continuing Education & Certification

Job summary

Pasadena Villa Outpatient LLC is seeking an Associate Therapist in West Des Moines, IA to provide care coordination and group therapy within an Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization setting. You will assess client needs, develop treatment plans, and facilitate group sessions under licensed supervision.

You will collaborate with clients, families, and an interdisciplinary team to coordinate care through admission to discharge, ensuring compliant documentation and evidence-based

Qualifications

• Requires an LBSW, CADC or IADC certification with at least 1 year of relevant client experience.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience with mental health and substance use disorders preferred.
• Ability to coordinate care and develop treatment plans.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate client needs (substance use, mental, and physical health) and create tailored recovery plans.
• Complete session notes, contact logs, discharge plans and reports in compliance with guidelines.
• Document within prescribed format and timelines.
• Reflect ongoing assessments of client’s clinical presentation and behaviors.
• Facilitate specialized groups based on education, training, and experience.
• Select interventions to meet clinical needs of clients.
• Maintain therapeutic relationships with clients with positive reinforcement.
• Set limits and boundaries in a compassionate manner.
• Conduct verbal crisis intervention and de-escalation with team as needed.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary treatment team to coordinate care from admission to discharge.
• Attend meetings and advocate for assigned cases.
• Communicate client progress with referral sources, families, and guardians.

Skills

Ethics & Values

Clinical Knowledge

Cultural Competence

Screening & Assessment

Care Planning & Intervention

Advocacy

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Education

LBSW, CADC or IADC certification

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Job Details: Level: Experienced, Job Location: West Des Moines, IA 50266, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: Graduate Degree, Job Category: Health Care, Why You Will Love Working With Us!

What We Offer

• Collaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellence
• Multiple Career Development Pathways
• Company Supported Continuing Education & Certification
• Multiple Health Plan Design Options Available
• Flexible Dental & Vision Plan Options
• 100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support
• 100% Company Paid Critical Illness (with health enrollment plan)
• 100% Company Paid Life & ADD
• 401K with Company Match
• Company-Sponsored HSA, FSA, & DSA Tax Savings Accounts
• Generous Team Member Referral Program
• Parental Leave

Position Summary

Associate Therapists provide care coordination and group therapy sessions for clients in an Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization mental health and substance use facility, under the supervision of fully licensed therapists. Associate Therapists assess the therapeutic needs of clients, develop appropriate treatment plans, provide care coordination services, and facilitate group sessions. Position collaborates with clients, team members, external clinical partners and family members, as appropriate, to coordinate care throughout the treatment process.

Relationships and Contacts

• Within the organization: Maintains frequent and close working relationships with clinical, admissions, and leadership team members throughout the organization.
• Outside the organization: Initiates and maintains strong professional relationships with clients and families, clinical providers, referral partners and vendors, as needed.

Position Responsibilities

Essential Responsibilities

• Evaluating client needs (substance use, mental, and physical health) and creating tailored, strength-based recovery plans.
• Completes session notes, contact logs, discharge plans and other reports in compliance with State, accrediting bodies, quality guidelines and payor source guidelines.
• Completes all necessary documentation within prescribed format and timelines.
• Ensures documentation reflects ongoing assessments of client’s clinical presentation and behaviors.
• Facilitates specialized groups as assigned based on education, training, and experience.
• Selects appropriate interventions to meet the clinical needs of individual clients.
• Maintains therapeutic relationships with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviours and attitudes.
• Sets limits and holds boundaries in a kind and firm manner.
• Conducts effective verbal crisis intervention and de-escalation involving other team members, as needed.
• Collaborates with an interdisciplinary treatment team to coordinate client care from admission through discharge.
• Attends clinical, consultation, and operations meetings; serves as a clinical advocate for assigned cases.
• Communicates client progress with the referral sources, families, parents and/or guardians, as appropriate.
• Addresses clients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in a welcoming and respectful manner.
• Responds to clients and families with empathy and positive professional skills.

Additional Responsibilities

• Can be relied upon to be at work as scheduled, proactively notifying supervisor of planned and unplanned time off needs.
• Reads, understands, and adheres to all company policy statements on ethics, conduct, and conflict of interests; adheres to facility policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Maintains positive attitude and acts as a team player with others on the team.
• Attends and completes all trainings within assigned time frames.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience

• Position requires an LBSW, CADC or IADC certification with a minimum of 1 year experience working with clients with primary mental health diagnosis and substance use disorders. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to: Communicate effectively with peers, clients, families’, and external partners, Sit or remain stationary for extended periods of time, Move throughout the building, Speak and hear.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to: Smell and taste, Lift up to 15lbs.

Other Requirements

• Requires clearance of TB test, criminal background check clearance, and any other mandatory state/federal requirements.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification or willingness to obtain certification within 30 days of start date.

Skill Competencies

• Ethics and Values – adheres to and promotes the ethics and values outlined in the company and accrediting/licensing bodies Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance. Consistently upholds and models a high level of Integrity in clinical services and team member interactions.
• Clinical Knowledge – acquires and maintains a working knowledge of current theory and evidence-based practice. Proactively seeks supervision, consultation and continuing professional development to ensure knowledge and skills are maintained relative to position and clinical program delivery.
• Cultural Competence – continuously strives to provide client-centered, culturally competent care, recognizes, and affirms cultural and linguistic diversity through therapeutic alliances and ongoing professional development.
• Screening and Assessment – engages clients and members of the client support system, as appropriate, in screening and assessment to develop individualized, client-centered, evidence-informed care plans. Leverages established screening tools for psychosocial, pain, domestic violence, substance use, self-hard, and distress assessments, among others.
• Care Planning and Intervention – develops and implements evidence-informed care plans that promote clinical excellence throughout the client-centered continuum of care. Care plans outline necessary steps, identified collaboratively with the care team, to achieve objectives identified in the biopsychosocial assessment. Leverage evidence-informed, clinically excellent treatment interventions.
• Advocacy – advocates for the needs and interest of clients and families to promotes clinical excellence through improved outcomes, access to care, and service delivery. Participates in quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing client outcomes and strengthening clinical service delivery.
• Interdisciplinary and Interorganizational Collaboration – promotes cross functional collaboration among team members and referral partners to support and enhance clinical service delivery and support.

Pasadena Villa Outpatient LLC provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Pasadena Villa reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.”