Program Therapist At-risk Youth Job Billings area,Montana USA,Healthcare

Position: FT Program Therapist for At-risk Youth

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Program Therapist participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team demonstrating a working knowledge of best practice model in delivering full range of mental health services to youth participants and their families enrolled in the Co-occurring Classroom Day Treatment Program. Delivers clinical services following protocol outlined in the Policies and Procedures Manual and adheres to all ethical and statutory obligations mandated by professional license.

New Day is able to provide clinical supervision for provisionally licensed therapists.

MAJOR FUNCTIONS

Maintain case management of a caseload of up to 12 participants using active treatment principles. This includes family sessions when medically necessary.

Provide therapy services to clients in individual, group, and family capacities.

Submit all treatment documentation necessary for documentation of care in a timely and professional manner as outlined in the Policies and Procedures Manual.

Participate as a member of multi-disciplinary team in developing therapeutic goals and interventions for individualized treatment plans, discharge planning, and aftercare recommendations.

Spend at least half of the time in the classroom and be readily available at other times when the need arises.

Complete documentation and required program reports as needed.

Coordinate and oversee all mental health services for therapeutic infrastructure.

Provide service in a manner that is consistent with program philosophy and Code of Ethics. Model these behaviors always to participants and staff.

Attend weekly staff meetings, staff training, and in-service training.

Complete clinical assessments as assigned by the Program Supervisor.

Participate in training and supervision of clinical terms.

Participate in a rotating on-call schedule.

Other duties as assigned by Supervisor and New Day, Inc. administration.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Master level therapist possessing current Montana license as an LCPC or LCSW or be license eligible. Must have experience and proficiency in working with troubled youth and their families. Familiarity with word processing and computer concepts. Ability to perform managerial and training functions efficiently and within established time frames. Able to maintain high degree of confidentiality and exhibit diplomacy and tact.

LANGUAGE

SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from individuals and groups.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must maintain current certifications in Non-violent crisis intervention, CPR, and First Aid. Must have a valid Montana driver’s license with an insurable driving record.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear; stand; walk; sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms;

climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision. This position may require the use of safe, non-injurious physical interventions (in the scope of CPI training) to maintain safety.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This is a non-smoking environment.

Benefits

Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, 401k, PTO, EAP.

Wage

$60,000 - $64,000 DOE

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