Outpatient Child & Adolescent Clinical Therapist - Northeast Clinic;

Who Are We?

We at Pine Rest believe in the power of healing and that everyone in our community has the right to expert care for mental health and substance use disorders. We are much more than just the third largest non-profit behavioral health system in the country, our 220-acre main campus, and our network of clinical sites across Michigan. We are a tight-knit community of healers who witness the impact of our life-changing work each day.

314 Northeast Clinic

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First Shift (United States of America)

As a Clinical Therapist at Pine Rest, you’ll be part of a tight-knit team that believes in the healing power of your expertise and compassion. Within the framework of the organization you are responsible to be a professional caregiver who provides assessment, counseling, treatment and gives referrals and advocacy services for patients. You are also responsible for upholding the highest quality care, keeping with all standards and bylaws set by government agencies as well as Pine Rest.

Our Clinical Therapists are driven to make an impact in the lives of those we serve and are motivated by the healing they witness first‑hand each day. They are dedicated to excellent customer service, enthusiastic about the care we offer, and foster a sense of belonging and empowerment in a diverse workplace.

• Participates in the interviewing of persons served and assessing them through mental status as well as reviewing records obtained from other patient care staff.
• Selects and completes appropriate therapeutic interventions based upon clinical knowledge base and educational background (to include individual, group, family, experiential, and evidence based models).
• Collaborates with other treatment team members regarding patients’ progress through interdisciplinary team meetings, record review, and informal discussions.
• Ensures that medical record documentation protocols are complied with. Ensures that persons’ served progress notes are entered into the medical records on a timely basis and in accordance with established organizational and departmental procedures.
• May coordinate services and community resources as needed and assist person’s served in obtaining them.
• Participates regularly in departmental and staff meetings. Serves on programs or organizational committees as required and as time and workload allow.
• Maintains all Michigan licensure requirements.
• Builds knowledge of current trends and developments in treatment and counseling through the use of appropriate professional literature, medical workshops and publications. Fulfills continuing education requirements as per PRCMHS departmental policies.
• Participates in education and training programs for persons served, families, or community groups.
• May write behavior management plans for patients as part of consultation.
• Provides consultation to professionals, hospitals, organizations, or agencies outside of Pine Rest.
• Membership and involvement in local, state, and national professional organizations is encouraged.
• Creates a customer-friendly environment.
• May need to visit a person served at their home.
• May be required to work weekends and or evenings.
• May provide supervison and training to interns as assigned.
• May conduct research.
• May be required to support and promote a recovery focused environment and person-centered approach within the program.
• May initiate and implement clinical safety precautions and/or safety provisions.
• May assist in the development and initiation of safety plans during crisis situations.
• Responsible to uphold the healing ministry of Christ through relationships that honor integrity, stewardship, empowerment, the promotion of diversity and professional excellence.
• Must maintain annual training and demonstrate competency in the required programmatic training.
• Performs other duties or functions as assigned.

• Provides direct clinical care and clinical feedback when assisting in the program.
• Direct tasks of team/program members, actively participating in each task.
• Communicates clinical changes to program clinical…