Clinical / Therapy - Therapist

Clinical / Therapy - Therapist

 

POSITION SUMMARY

Provides quality services for children and adolescents, using individual family and group treatment modalities. Assess, diagnose, and treat students with emotional, behavioral, and mental health issues. Provides services in sub-acute residential treatment, community, and school settings. Provides case management, discharge, planning and utilization review. Participates in weekly treatment team meetings. Serves as primary therapist for assigned caseload, formulates individualized treatment plans, and serves as contributing member of multi-disciplinary treatment team. Completes all paperwork (treatment plans, assessment tools, progress notes, etc.) with accuracy and within regulatory timeframes.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Essential Functions Statement(s)

•             Provide counseling, therapy to students and families as appropriate.

•             Conduct individual, group, and family therapy.

•             Prepare treatment plans and monitor results to determine effectiveness of treatment.

•             Discuss progress toward goals with students.

•             Maintain clinical records by documenting sessions and treatment, including progress notes, activities, evaluations, and recommendations.

•             Consult with Clinical Director, other therapists, and/or other specialists concerning treatment plan and the performance of therapeutic work.

•             Coordinates services, amend plan as needed, and refer students to appropriate services.

•             Interview student, using techniques such as testing, interviewing, discussion, and observation, to obtain information concerning clinical history and other pertinent information.

•             Develop, implement and administer individualized therapeutic treatment to assist student in decrease of target behavior and increase in skill development.

•             Review results of tests to evaluate student needs.

•             Refer to student to supportive services to supplement treatment and counseling.

•             Confer with students and families to develop plans for posttreatment activities.

•             Write evaluations of student for use by courts and testifying in court, if necessary, after receiving a court order and consulting with supervisor.

•             Provide case management and discharge planning to children/adolescents.

•             Provide utilization review.

•             Facilitate communication between parents and the treatment team and physician.

•             Serves as a liaison between Bernalillo Academy and other agencies in the community.

•             Assist Residential Counselors with problem solving.

•             Make visitation and pass arrangements with student and families.

•             Participate in therapeutic intervention and problem solving to include but not limited to emergency services and crisis intervention for children with serious emotional and behavioral disturbances.

•             Document all services provided in a timely manner and according to regulatory requirements.

 

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

•             Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.

•             Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.

•             Ambition - The drive to achieve personal advancement.

•             Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.

•             Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.

•             Empathetic - Ability to appreciate and be sensitive to the feelings of others.

•             Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.

•             Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.

•             Tolerance - Ability to work successfully with a variety of people without making judgments.

•             Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.

•             Self Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of ones ability using his or her own drive or initiative.

•             Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.

•             Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.

•             Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.

 

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education : Master's degree in Behavioral Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university.

Experience : 2 to 4 years of experience working with adolescents in a residential setting.

Certificates & Licenses :  Licensure in the state of New Mexico as a LISW, LPCC, or LMFT. CPR and First Aid certification. HWC certified.

Other Requirements:  Ability to interact effectively with co-workers, direct care staff, behavior analysts, medical staff, families, teachers, and other relevant parties in a positive and professional manner. Ability to learn and apply new information, knowledge, and application of ABA procedures outline in treatment plans. The ability to respond calmly and effectively to emergency situations, ability to de-escalate resident/consumer and to complete incident reports as necessary. Ability to accomplish the appropriate tasks as to the age group under supervision. Ability to accomplish the appropriate tasks as to the age group under supervision. Current TB (PPD) test required at time of hire.

 

Benefits Package

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance after thirty days.

• Company provided Short Term and Long Term Disability

• Company provided AD&D insurance

• Flexible Spending program

• 401K match.

Daily Pay Available!!!

Tuition Assistance Available!!!

 

Sequel Youth and Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer