Jamestown, NY, US
8 days ago
Behavioral Health Therapist

Looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals on their recovery journey? Join our Residential Addiction Medicine program, where you’ll provide essential clinical treatment services to those with co-occurring mental health diagnoses. You’ll work with patients who meet outpatient and partial hospitalization treatment criteria, offering them the support and care they need to rebuild their lives. 
Be part of a dedicated team committed to transforming lives and empowering recovery.

Responsibilities:

Maintains daily records of clinical productivity in the program as instructed. Assesses changing needs of patients per guidelines for outpatient and/or partial hospitalization programs and incorporates these into treatment plan and treatment plan review. Completes clinical documentation on the same day of service delivery and provides clinical information to patient access representative personnel and insurance providers to ensure authorization for services. Documents all assessments, treatment sessions, contacts, case management and other work done on behalf of patients according to guidelines. Provides individual and group therapy to patients in the program and engages families in the assessment and treatment processes when indicated. Provides education to patients on recovery. Participates in regular treatment team meetings to discuss clinical cases, review and update patient treatment plans, monitor therapeutic progress and initiate recommendations for referral and continuing care. Participates in the quality assurance and performance improvement activities of the program Under direct supervision, conducts assessments of new patients using the identified format for documentation and clinical decisions regarding treatment, interventions and referrals, as instructed. Implements, improves, and adapts concepts, models, and constructs of treatment for application in service delivery to patients. Discusses need for additional services with the clinical team to determine appropriateness of recommendations. Refers patients to other levels of care, community-based self-help programs for recovery or other community social or human services as needed. Reviews cases and/or groups periodically, as well as serious clinical patient condition changes with supervisor and other clinical personnel as indicated. Creates a treatment plan that includes an effective continuum of therapeutic, supportive and other services for the patients a variety and complexity of needs serviced by the program.
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