Mental Health Program Manager
Company: Discovery Behavioral Health
Location: Beverly Hills
Posted on: May 15, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionThe Associate Therapist works in a dynamic
multidisciplinary team providing treatment services according to
the Center for Discovery Clinical Model. Therapist responsibilities
include ensuring patient safety, providing milieu interventions,
leading psychoeducational and process-oriented therapy groups,
facilitate clinical assessments, conduct therapy sessions, and
other case management tasks, as assigned.Essential Job
Functions
- Ensures clinical documentation is completed timely throughout
the course of treatment.
- Establish therapeutic rapport with patients and families/loved
ones.
- Facilitates admission assessments and the admission process for
new patients with professionalism, courtesy, and a welcoming
attitude.
- Understands role in providing expeditious access to care for
individuals seeking services.
- Participates in weekly treatment team and communicates weekly
treatment goals with all team members.--
- Completes appropriate number of therapy sessions weekly for
patients, including family/support system sessions aligned with the
patients-----TM level of care.
- RTC: two individual sessions and one family/support system
session
- PHP: one individual session and one family/support system
session
- IOP: one therapeutic session -----" individual or
family/support system, as clinically indicated
- Facilitates process orientated and psychoeducation groups one
to two times, daily.
- Required to sit at a meal and/or snack a minimum of once per
week.
- Facilitates multi-family groups, family program, and/or family
weekend.
- Provides utilization reviews to insurance companies, providing
appropriate clinical information to obtain initial authorization
and continuing stay authorization, as necessary.
- Is appropriately accessible to family members or loved
ones.
- Assesses patients for suicidality and possibility of danger to
self or others.
- May provide additional clinical support for other members of
the clinical team in their absence.-- --
- Communicates with the Utilization Review Department and
Business Department regarding authorization and payment.
- Begins discharge planning on day of admission for all
patients.
- Completes discharge session with patient to ensure coping
skills, transition plan, and resources are understood and
intact.
- Ensures discharge appointments are confirmed with patient and
loved ones prior to discharge.
- Communicates with referral sources and outpatient providers for
continuity of care upon admission, midpoint, and discharge.
- Facilitates patient transfers to higher level of care, as
needed.
- Actively participates in clinical outreach and program tours,
as needed.--
- Effectively manages crises in sessions and the milieu.
- Provides support to milieu staff in their interactions with
patients and their loved ones.
- Works collaboratively with the entire treatment team and milieu
staff to ensure the highest level of clinical quality at all
times.
- Completes other tasks, as requested or assigned.
- RTC Only: Provides on-call support to facility at least 1x per
month and returns all program phone calls within 20 minutes, while
on call. Communicates appropriately with On Call Administrator or
Regional Director regarding pertinent facility issues, while on
call.This is a full-time position that will work at one of our
outpatient programs.-- -- For a virtual tour of the facility,
please visit our website at centerfordiscovery.com.Qualifications
- Master-----TMs or Doctorate degree in relevant field,
required
- Completion of state requirements to conduct therapeutic
interventions, required
- Operates under supervision and is not licensed
- Obtain CPI certification within 90 days of hire
- Obtain CPR, AED, and First Aid certification within 90 days of
hire
- Obtain ServSafe certification within 90 day of hire
- Must possess a current driver-----TMs license and be in good
standingAdditional InformationWe are proud to be an EEO employer
M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform
pre-employment substance abuse testing.-- All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to age,
race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.For more information
about our company benefits, please visit us at
discoverybehavioralhealth.com/careers/PandoLogic. Keywords: Mental
Health Counselor, Location: Beverly Hills, CA - 90209
Keywords: Discovery Behavioral Health, Beverly Hills , Mental Health Program Manager, Healthcare , Beverly Hills, California
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