Therapist 1

Arizona Department of Health Services; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable medical and dental plans

Paid vacation and sick time

Parental Leave—up to 12 weeks

Transit subsidy

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Defined retirement plan

Infant at Work program

Student Loan Assistance Program

Job summary

Arizona Department of Health Services seeks a Therapist to provide individual and group therapy in a recovery-oriented setting at the Arizona State Hospital in Phoenix, with emphasis on timely documentation and compliance with agency standards.

The position requires a Master's degree in Behavioral Health and licensure or associate licensure with ongoing supervision toward independent licensure, plus the ability to work across interdisciplinary teams in a full- or part-time schedule.

Qualifications

• Provides direct individual therapy and group therapy with timely documentation.
• Consults with treatment teams to identify patient needs and treatment plans.
• On-unit programming, training and development to support recovery goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct individual and group therapy to identified patients with timely documentation.
• Assist in on-unit programming, training and development.
• Communicate in a timely manner and attend necessary meetings for coordinated care and discharge planning.
• Meet with treatment teams to contribute to patient treatment plans.

Skills

Therapy provision

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation

Communication

Education

Master's degree in Behavioral Health

AZBBHE Associate license

Job description

DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES

The Arizona State Hospital (ASH) provides inpatient psychiatric care to persons with serious mental illness who need long-term behavioral health care. ASH promotes hope and wellness for our patients and creates opportunities to participate in planning, delivering and evaluating services that assist with recovery. Treatment is individualized with goals that focus on education about an illness, instilling hope and improving one's overall quality of life. The Arizona State Hospital has a wide range of positions available, from our direct care staff, Nurses and Behavioral Health Technicians to Social Workers, Rehabilitation Specialist and Security to name a few. The Arizona State Hospital also offers 12 hour shifts for our Direct Care staff as well as some alternative work schedules, flexible hours for non-direct care staff. We offer a robust benefit package, including the ADHS Student Loan Assistance Program where eligible employees can receive up to $437.50 per month for their outstanding student loans. Come check us out and see how you can make a difference in the lives of all Arizonans.

THERAPIST 1

Job Location

Address: 150 N. 24th Street Phoenix, AZ 85008

Posting Details

Salary: $61,820 (Therapist 2 - Licensed: $67,440)

Grade: 21

Closing Date: Open until Filled

Job Summary

Provides individual and group therapy to patients in a strength based, recovery oriented environment, utilizing "best practices" while ensuring all documentation is timely and meets all agency and regulatory body requirements. Serves as consultant to treatment teams to identified patients.

Job Duties

• Provides direct individual therapy and group therapy to identified patients, and ensures proper documentation is completed timely and submitted according to agency and licensing standards.
• Assist in on-unit programming, training and development.
• Communicates in a timely manner and attends all necessary meetings and conferences for increased patient recovery and to facilitate interdisciplinary communication leading to effective treatment and discharge.
• Meets with treatment teams and provides consultation, contributes to patient treatment plans.
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position (typically 5% - 10%)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge Of:

• Psychotherapeutic practices; mental health principles;
• Interpersonal and recovery principles;
• Behavior management and an understanding of mental health assessments and psychiatric diagnoses as derived from the DSM 5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders);
• Rules and expectations of internal and external auditing bodies;
• Behavioral health treatment programs and protocols;
• Recovery oriented and culturally competent treatment interventions for a wide variety of psychiatric disorders for a diverse population;
• Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.

Skill In

• Various therapies for the seriously mentally ill;
• Group and individual mental health interventions;
• Oral and written communication;
• Psychiatric case conceptualization and psychiatric assessment

Ability To

• Learn Arizona State Hospital (ASH) policies and procedures and patient rights;
• Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.

Selective Preference(s)

Preferred candidate will have 4 years in inpatient psychiatric experience in developing treatment plans, experience applying and utilizing a variety of psycho-therapeutic strategies, and possess an independent license through the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (LPC, LIAC, LCSW).

Pre-Employment Requirements

Candidate must possess a Master's Degree in a Behavioral Health related field and possess a current Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (AZBBHE) Associate license, or obtain Associate licensure within 6 months to 1 year of hiring through the State of Arizona as a LAC, LASAC or LMSW. Once associate licensed, candidate must participate in ongoing clinical supervision to consistently work towards achievement of independent licensure in no less that 2 years post associate licensed.

Must be able to obtain and maintain CPR and NVCI certification.

A State Hospital employee must be able to obtain a valid Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card pursuant to A.R.S. 41-1758.07.

Additional Driver and E-Verify requirements

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

Benefits

• - Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
• - Paid vacation and sick time
• - Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
• - 10 paid holidays per year
• - Wellness program and plans
• - Life insurance
• - Short/long-term disability insurance
• - Defined retirement plan
• - Award winning Infant at Work program
• - Credit union membership
• - Transit subsidy
• - ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement

To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will make a contribution to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27 week wait period for contributions to begin.

Contact Us

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling [phone]. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.