Intern Clinical Therapist, Residential Programs

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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.

Each day we are closing the gaps in access to care. We are innovating through leading-edge research testing programs and treatment modalities that others replicate across the country. Our services include a state-of-the-art psychiatric urgent care center and a soon-to-be-built pediatric behavioral health center outpatient inpatient partial hospitalization (day programs) assessment and testing residential addiction treatment and specialty services such as crisis response employee assistance programs forensic psychiatry and psychology and neuromodulation. On-the-job educational programs for nurses psychologists advanced practice providers psychiatrists and chaplains are equipping the next generation of care providers.

We are passionate about serving and are honored to be a part of this incredible work.

What Will you Do

As an Intern at Pine Rest youll be part of tight-knit team that believes in the healing power of your expertise and compassion. The Intern - Masters Level Clinical Therapist will have shared responsibility and accountability with the Internship Supervisor and designate leaders to provide assessment counseling treatment and gives referrals and advocacy services for patients. Is also responsible for upholding the highest quality care keeping with all standards and bylaws set by government agencies as well as Pine Rest. The Intern - Clinical Therapist Residential Programs must demonstrate excellent customer service and have enthusiasm about the program and the Pine Rest organization.

Our Interns 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.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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 persons served in obtaining them.

• Participates regularly in departmental and staff meetings. Serves on programs or organizational committees as and as time and workload allow.

• 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 to work on-call weekends and or evenings.

• May conduct research.

• May be to support and promote a recovery focused environment and person-centered approach within the program.

• Must maintain annual training and demonstrate competency in the required programmatic training.

What Does the Role Require

Education/Experience:

• Currently enrolled in an accredited Masters level program in Social Work or Professional Counseling.

Notice:

Pine Rest provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

All new employees are subject to a criminal background check and education verification which may include sending a copy of your high school diploma GED or college transcripts.

NOTICE: Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is also part of our background process.