Clinical Therapist- Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Job Description Summary

This position supports the Child and Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge, IL. This position will provide therapeutic supports to patients and families as well as administer risk assessments/make recommendations for patients admitted to the pediatric medical units, as needed. Smaller patient to therapist ratios allow for the therapist to focus on building relationships and promoting positive outcomes.

The individual filling this position will work closely alongside the Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists and the larger multi-disciplinary team.

• Direct Service:
  • 1) Interviews and evaluates patients, establishes diagnosis, and monitors patients’ behavior. The treatment plan is developed collaboratively with the patient by defining goals, specific outcomes and time frames for treatment. Intervenes psychotherapeutically to change attitudes, beliefs and behavior of patients to improve individual and family level of functioning.
  • 2) Provides case management, outreach and aftercare services to patients.
  • 3) Counsels crisis patients to stabilize patients’ condition in order to prevent patients from harming themselves or others, and uses short-term crisis intervention techniques and/or referral to other support services.
  • 4) Meets performance standards for direct staff hours (DSH) as outlined for position.
  • 5) Develops and leads at least one treatment and/or skills building group.
  • 6) Demonstrates ability to utilize and teach appropriate cognitive/behavior management and skill building techniques.
  • 7) Communicates with other agency programs and/or human service agencies to obtain all relevant patient information, refers patients and consults with other staff regarding patient progress.
  • 8) Consults with regard to crisis services.
  • 9) Communicates effectively orally and in writing.
  • 10) Provides coverage to maintain services as needed.
• Clinical Supervision:
  • 1) Assesses performance by monitoring the quality and quantity of job behaviors and evaluates performance annually.
  • 2) Ensures timely and accurate completion of forms, case recording and reports provided by the staff; reviews and provides reports as required.
    6) Fosters an environment where trainees will advance to further levels of competency.
  • 3) Assesses compliance with clinical and administrative policies and procedures;
  • 4) Provides orientation and training to trainees
  • 5) Actively incorporates during supervision how the billing process impacts the therapeutic process.
  • 6) Fosters an environment where trainees will advance to further levels of competency.
• Recordkeeping:
  • 1) Maintains concise comprehensive case records by following established agency policies and procedures.
• Agency and Training
  
  Activities:
  • 1) Demonstrates constructive involvement with professionals in the agency and in the community. Develops and maintains professional relationships with court, police, human services, entitlement, and governmental agencies, health services vendors and private organizations to enhance service delivery and agency image. Interprets program services to the social service community, and occasionally represents the agency in public, civic and private groups.
  • 2) Participates in quality assurance, accreditation, and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities and other special projects.
  • 3) Demonstrates active involvement in supervision as evidenced by constructive participation, initiative and apparent effort.
  • 4) Identifies professional goals and enhances job-related skills through staff development activities. Remains current on trends in clinical theory and practice.

• LCSW or LCPC

• MA degree in Social Work or Psychology
• 2 years experience in a mental health or related setting

• Clinically appropriate skills
• Courteous and professional
• Demonstrates keyboard skills and familiarity with a Windows environment
• Interpersonal communication skills

• Demonstrates commitment to patient focused care. Demonstrates positive, effective leadership in problem solving in the context of a work environment…