IOP Therapist

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Medical Behavioral Hospital of Clear Lake, TX is adding IOP therapists to our growing clinical services team to provide outstanding care to our patients and their families in their recovery journey.

The IOP Therapist will provide individual therapy, group therapy, and family therapy to adults and adolescents in our Physician directed intensive outpatient program. The therapist will assist clients using best practices of group counseling techniques, complete master treatment plans, daily suicide risk assessments, discharge planning and pre-authorization/reviews of the insurance.

• Competitive salary
• Clinical supervision provided or reimbursement by NPH
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• NPH 401(k) plan with up to 4% Company match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Programs
• Generous PTO and Time Off Policy
• Special tuition offers through Capella University
• Work/life balance with great professional growth opportunities
• Employee Discounts through Life Mart

• Conduct psychosocial assessments to document history and identify preliminary issues for treatment focus by interviewing the patient and their family members. Communicate with physicians to report patient progress needs, concerns, and potential and actual problems.
• Work closely with all members of the health care team in development of the plan of treatment, including discharge plans, based on the psychosocial assessment and accepted social work interventions.
• Provide group and family process-oriented therapies as well as conduct educational and other didactic groups for patients and family members using various professional treatment modalities.
• Provide social work services including short-term individual counseling, group therapy, community resource planning, and crisis intervention.
• Develop and coordinate an individualized discharge plan for the patient by utilizing treatment team and chart information to determine the patient's aftercare needs.
• Develop and maintain thorough knowledge of referral resources throughout the service area.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party reimbursement sources.
• Demonstrate skill of writing individualized, behavioral and measurable treatment goals based upon information on psychosocial assessment and psychiatric evaluation.
• Conduct daily group therapy sessions. Conduct individual and/or family therapy sessions.
• Obtain insurance benefit information, authorization for treatment and perform ongoing utilization reviews.
• File all progress notes in the medical record within 24 hours of the date of service.

• Master's degree in Social Work or Counseling required.
• Independent or Associate License in Counseling or Social Work preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Handle with Care (HWC) certifications required and obtained during orientation.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in mental health or healthcare required; 3 years of experience preferred.
• Experience developing and administering treatment plans.
• Experience with individual and group counseling techniques.
• Exceptional communication skills.