Mental Health Therapist: Outpatient

Peak Behavioral Health; Santa Teresa (NM); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$10K Sign on Bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Peak Behavioral Health is seeking a Therapist I to join the multidisciplinary team in Las Cruces, NM. You will provide direct clinical services, including psychosocial assessments and individual, group, and family therapy, while facilitating discharge planning and coordinating post-hospital care.

You will develop and implement treatment plans, collaborate with the team, maintain clinical documentation, and connect patients to community resources.

Qualifications

• Conduct psychosocial assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Provide individual, group, and family therapy per plan.
• Coordinate discharge planning and post-hospital care.
• Maintain clinical documentation and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to optimize care.
• Require at least one year of therapy experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial assessments and develops an initial discharge plan.
• Develops and implements treatment plans and coordinates additional services.
• Conducts individual, group or family sessions as appropriate for the treatment plan.
• Applies psychotherapeutic techniques to treat emotional and behavioral disorders.
• Participates in multidisciplinary treatment planning conferences and presents patient information.
• Maintains a caseload and ensures timely progress notes and updates.
• Develops special groups or program modules and coordinates community resources.
• Provides crisis intervention to patients and families in distress.

Skills

Psychosocial assessments

Individual therapy

Group therapy

Family therapy

Discharge planning

Treatment planning

Crisis intervention

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling or Psychology

Job description

Therapist 1 | Peak Behavioral Health | Las Cruces, New Mexico

About the Job

**** $10K Sign on Bonus****

The Therapist I is a part of the multidisciplinary team responsible for providing direct clinical services to patients and their families with most emphasis on completing Psychosocial Assessments; providing individual, group and family therapy for patients; facilitating psycho-educational training, family meetings, discharge planning; assisting in program development; developing, implementing, and reviewing Treatment Plans; and providing linkage to outside resources.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Conducts a psychosocial assessment and develops an initial discharge plan.
• Develops and implements treatment plans for patient based on assessment and coordinates any additional services needed, revising as necessary.
• Conducts individual, group or family sessions as appropriate for the treatment plan of the patient.
• Applies psychotherapeutic techniques and interventions in the delivery of services to individuals and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed emotional and behavioral disorders.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary treatment planning conferences. Presents appropriate patient information to the treatment team. Recommends effective treatment interventions.
• Maintains a caseload as assigned.
• Develops and implements special patient groups or program modules.
• Timely prepares progress notes and treatment updates in the medical record. Maintains all clinical documentation in accordance with regulatory and accrediting standards.
• Ensures each assigned patient has a structured and clinically appropriate post hospitalization care plan. Acts as Liaison to referral sources and support of continuation of care.
• Provides crisis intervention to patients and families in acute distress.
• Provides introduction and initial coordination of wide range of community resources: financial, housing, legal, social/recreational, occupational, spiritual and support groups.
• May perform case management, discharge or after care planning as needed.
• Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling or Psychology required.
• Requires at least one year of experience as a therapist with all age groups.

Peak Behavioral Health offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Peak Behavioral Health is an EOE.

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