Associate Therapist

Position Summary

The Associate Therapist works in a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing treatment services according to the Center for Discovery Clinical Model. Therapist responsibilities include ensuring patient safety, providing milieu interventions, leading psycho educational and process-oriented therapy groups, facilitating clinical assessments, conducting therapy sessions, and other case management tasks as assigned.

• Ensure clinical documentation is completed timely throughout the course of treatment.
• Establish therapeutic rapport with patients and families/loved ones.
• Facilitate admission assessments and the admission process for new patients with professionalism.
• Participate in weekly treatment team and communicate weekly treatment goals with all team members.
• Complete appropriate number of therapy sessions weekly for patients, including family/support system sessions aligned with the patients' level of care.
  • RTC: two individual sessions and one family/support system session
  • PHP: one individual session and one family/support system session
  • IOP: one therapeutic session – individual or family/support system, as clinically indicated
• Facilitate process-oriented and psychoeducation groups one to two times daily.
• Required to sit at a meal and/or snack a minimum of once per week.
• Facilitate multi-family groups, family program, and/or family weekend.
• Provide utilization reviews to insurance companies, providing appropriate clinical information to obtain initial authorization and continuing stay authorization as necessary.
• Assess patients for suicidality and possibility of danger to self or others.
• May provide additional clinical support for other members of the clinical team in their absence.
• Communicate with the Utilization Review Department and Business Department regarding authorization and payment.
• Begin discharge planning on day of admission for all patients.
• Complete discharge session with patient to ensure coping skills, transition plan, and resources are understood and intact.
• Ensure discharge appointments are confirmed with patient and loved ones prior to discharge.
• Communicate with referral sources and outpatient providers for continuity of care upon admission, midpoint, and discharge.
• Facilitate patient transfers to a higher level of care as needed.
• Actively participate in clinical outreach and program tours as needed.
• Effectively manage crises in sessions and the milieu.
• Provide support to milieu staff in their interactions with patients and their loved ones.
• Work collaboratively with the entire treatment team and milieu staff to ensure the highest level of clinical quality at all times.
• Complete other tasks as requested or assigned.
• RTC Only:
  Provide on-call support to facility at least 1x per month and return all program phone calls within 20 minutes while on call. Communicate appropriately with On Call Administrator or Regional Director regarding pertinent facility issues while on call.

• Master's or Doctorate degree in relevant field, required.
• Completion of state requirements to conduct therapeutic interventions, required.
• Operates under supervision and is not licensed.
• Obtain CPI certification within 90 days of hire.
• Obtain CPR, AED, and First Aid certification within 90 days of hire.
• Obtain Serv Safe certification within 90 days of hire.
• Must possess a current driver's license and be in good standing.

Employment Status: Full Time

Schedule: Monday-Friday 11AM-7PM

Work Location: On Site - Paramus, NJ

Compensation: Pay Range: $60,000-$68,000 annually