THERAPIST; MA​/MSW

Responsibilities

The Outpatient Therapist is responsible for providing support to the day-to-day operations of the Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient programs including, but not limited to: administrative functions, utilization review, assessment, discharge planning, group/individual therapy, case management, and other duties related to delivering a successful program.

Education:

Master's Degree from an accredited college or university, in Social Work or a clinical related mental health field.

Experience:

Requires a minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, and treatment skills; must have strong clinical assessment skills. Outpatient experiencehighlypreferred.

License:

Mustpossesslicensure in the State ofCAasaLCSW, LMFT,orACSW or AMFT.

Additional Requirements:

Thorough knowledge of The Joint Commission,OSHA, and state and federal regulatory requirements.

CPR certification and successful completion of Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training.

CPI Training may be obtained during new hire orientation.

• Coordinate the process fordeterminingandmaintainingaccuratelegal processes for patients.
• Ensure Infection Control,Safetyand Risk Management policies are consistently implemented on the unit.
• Process unusual occurrence reports, conduct investigations and corrective plans when needed.
• Coordinate performance improvement activities andis responsible forthe effectiveness of theprogramquality management activities.
• Monitor medical records for appropriate documentation of care and effectiveness of the treatment plan.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of all medical/psychiatric emergency interventions performed in the program.
• Acts as the Patient Advocate for the facility.
• Responsible for preparing, compiling, andmaintainingfiles andopenoutpatientrecords.
• Responsible for coordinating communication between staff, physicians, patients,families and other departments.

• Participate in designated task force meetings.
• Meet on a regular basis with the Director ofOutpatient
  
  Services.
• Collaborate with Case Management to ensure patients receivetimely, quality care.
• Attend annual mandatory in-service programs.

• Complete psychosocial assessments.
• Provide group therapy or co-lead groups.
• Provide individual/family therapy sessions and crisis intervention.
• Augment Inpatient Services as needed.
• Ensuretimelyandaccuratedelivery of clinical information to HMO/Insurance providers (PHP/IOPspecific).
• Provide social work consultations to physicians, nurses, other hospital staff members, patients,patient’srelativesand coordinate with community agencies as appropriate.
• Provides case management services to patients in PHP/IOP.
• Provides discharge planning services to PHP/IOPpatients as needed.
• Attend appropriate meetings, workshops, and in-housetrainingstomaintainclinical skills and keep informed of community resources available.
• Respond to calls and requests made by hospital physicians, intake and assessment personnel,nursesand other staff as needed.

• Use time constructively and in an organized manner toaccomplishassigned responsibilities, delegates duties to other personnel as appropriate, anddemonstratesgood judgment ability.
• Demonstrate a professional attitude andworkscollaboratively with physicians/licensed practitioners,staff, patients,visitors and allied health providers.
• Show evidence of ongoing education in health care management.
• Act as a behavioral model of proceduralexpertiseto other staff members through demonstration,teaching and mutual consultation.