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Therapist Outpatient (Per Diem, Evenings)
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Posted:
28 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
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Application Deadline:
20 October 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Minimum Job Requirements
Provides behavioral individual and/or family therapy through the outpatient clinic under the supervision of the Chief Psychologist. Responsible for supporting and facilitating the IOP Program.
- Masters Degree Behavioral Healthcare field (Required)
- CPI - Crisis Prevention Institute (Crisis Intervention Training) maintain active and in good standing throughout employment. required within7 days of hire date.
- CPR BLS -American Heart Association Maintain active and in good standing throughout employment - required within 7 days of hire date.
- Level II Background Check and Affidavit of Good Moral Character.
- Prior experience in individual group and family therapy with a pediatric population preferred.
- Able to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients families and co-workers.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Ability to interpret adapt and react calmly under stressful conditions.
- Ability to problem solve to formulate a plan for treatment education or nutrition.
- Able to evaluate the patients response to the implementation of the plan.
- Demonstrates expert knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit/area.
- Counsel and educate patients and families.
- Create and sustain a therapeutic and ethically sound relationship with patients.
- Facilitate inpatient process groups (adolescent process group/childrens process group).
- Acts as a liaison and maintains contacts with outside agencies for continuity of care.
- Contacts parents of patients to coordinate follow up family therapy appointments.
- Completes an initial psychosocial evaluation including a DSM-IV diagnosis clinical observations and recommendations in the form of a treatment plan.
- Completes documentation and progress notes immediately after each visit. Documentation is reflective of the patients treatment goals and response to therapy.
- Informs Chief Psychologist of patient care concerns.
- Provides assigned psychological treatments and assessment procedures.
- Provides evidence based care to patients and families.
- Works effectively with physicians and other health care professionals as a member or leader of a health care treatment team or other professional group.
- Perform individual assessments for each patient for IOP program.
- Group leader for IOP Program Adolescent process group Movement group and Multi-Family Group.
- Completes clinical documentation (H&P notes results etc.) for IOP groups and daily patient check-ins accurately and in a timely manner of 24 hours.
- Documents within the scope of practice all electronic medical record (EMR) meaningful use required fields in an effort to optimize utilization.
- Provides mentoring in precepting Psych students; actively provides feedback and detailed description of areas.
- Attends team Psychiatry team and case review meetings.
- Accountable to follow all Infection Control standards and practices per MCHS policy & procedures to ensure safe patient care.
- Provides education to patient/families on the continuing plan of care to include reviewing therapeutic follow up treatment plan; updates patient/families daily on Plan of Care (POC).
- Provides continuous supervision observation of behavioral health patients and adheres to non-violent crisis intervention strategies (CPI).
Provides behavioral individual and/or family therapy through the outpatient clinic under the supervision of the Chief Psychologist. Responsible for supporting and facilitating the IOP Program.
Required Experience:
IC
