Senior Clinical Therapist

full time , days , 40 hr days 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

provides independent evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning and psychotherapy for adult and/or geriatric partial hospital, intensive outpatient, and outpatient level of care. Coordinates the delivery of patient care as determined by the multidisciplinary treatment planning process. Reports to the clinical services manager .

• performs initial psychiatric evaluations on patients admitted to the program under the supervision of the physician.
• participates alone, or with a co-therapist, in various psychotherapy groups, including activities, educational, recreational, and community milieu treatment groups or programs.
• provides ongoing individual, couples, and family psychotherapy as appropriate for patients.
• participates in treatment services including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment coordination.
• maintains accurate, professional documentation of appropriate information as required by hospital policy, joint commission, state, and federal standards.
• maintains professional competency by participating in ongoing clinical supervision and program quality assurance activities.
• maintains and promotes liaison with pertinent community agencies, resources, and families.
• provides inservice and clinical supervision to specified treatment team staff.
• performs all other duties as assigned.

• professional knowledge of psychiatric conditions and their clinical manifestations affecting the adolescent, adult and/or geriatric populations.
• demonstrated working knowledge of major psychiatric illnesses as well as individual, group, and family therapy theory and dynamics.
• ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team.
• ability to tolerate stress associated with hostility, abusive language and disordered conduct encountered with patients and families in crisis.
• must have basic computer skills and ability to access internet and other programs applicable to waterbury hospital procedures.
• perform automated functions that fall within job responsibility .
• master’s degree in psychology, social work, nursing or other related human services field and applicable licensure (lcsw, lpc, lmft, aprn, phd., ladc or associate liscense)
• experienced in the use of the dsm – iv r.
• experience in treatment planning and implementation.
• valid state of connecticut driver’s license

the above description covers the most significant duties performed but does not exclude other occasional work assignments not mentioned, the inclusion of which would be in conformity with the factor degrees assigned to this job.