Clinical Therapist- Doctoral
Company: Advocate Health
Location: Oak Lawn
Posted on: April 18, 2024
Job Description:
Major Responsibilities:
- Direct Service: Provides individual, couple and family therapy
services utilizing a solution focused, brief therapy framework.
- 1)Interviews and evaluates patients, establishes diagnosis, and
monitors patients' behavior. The treatment plan is developed
collaboratively with the patient by defining goals, specific
outcomes and timeframes for treatment. Intervenes
psychotherapeutically to change attitudes, beliefs and behavior of
patients to improve individual and family level of
functioning.
- 2)Provides case management, outreach and aftercare services to
patients.
- 3)Counsels crisis patients to stabilize patients' condition in
order to prevent patients from harming themselves or others, and
uses short-term crisis intervention techniques and/or referral to
other support services.
- 4)Meets performance standards for direct staff hours (DSH) as
outlined for position.
- 5)Develops and leads at least one treatment and/or skills
building group.
- 6)Demonstrates ability to utilize and teach appropriate
cognitive/behavior management and skill building techniques.
- 7)Communicates with other agency programs and/or human service
agencies to obtain all relevant patient information, refers
patients and consults with other staff regarding patient
progress.
- 8)Consults with regard to crisis services.
- 9)Communicates effectively orally and in writing.
- 10)Provides coverage to maintain services as needed.
- Clinical Supervision: Provides supervision of the diagnostic
evaluation, treatment planning, treatment process and other
professional duties. Directs supervisees on approaches to patient
needs or suggests alternative approaches for resolution of
problems.
- 1)Assesses performance by monitoring the quality and quantity
of job behaviors and evaluates performance annually.
- 2)Ensures timely and accurate completion of forms, case
recording and reports provided by the staff; reviews and provides
reports as required.
- 3)Assesses compliance with clinical and administrative policies
and procedures;
- 4)Provides orientation and training to trainees
- 5)Actively incorporates during supervision how the billing
process impacts the therapeutic process.
- 6)Fosters an environment where trainees will advance to further
levels of competency.
- Recordkeeping: Completes various administrative and insurance
forms to assure accurate data collection for billing, management
information system, and other purposes in accord with agency
policies and procedures.
- 1)Maintains concise comprehensive case records by following
established agency policies and procedures.
- Agency and Training Activities: Actively participates in agency
activities and in the community in ways that make a positive
contribution to agency operations.
- 1)Demonstrates constructive involvement with professionals in
the agency and in the community. Develops and maintains
professional relationships with court, police, human services,
entitlement, and governmental agencies, health services vendors and
private organizations to enhance service delivery and agency image.
Interprets program services to the social service community, and
occasionally represents the agency in public, civic and private
groups.
- 2)Participates in quality assurance, accreditation, and
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities and other special
projects.
- 3)Demonstrates active involvement in supervision as evidenced
by constructive participation, initiative and apparent effort.
- 4)Identifies professional goals and enhances job-related skills
through staff development activities. Remains current on trends in
clinical theory and practice.Licensure:Education/Experience
Required:
- Doctoral in Psychology 2 years experience in a mental health or
related settingKnowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
- Clinically appropriate skills
- Courteous and professional
- Demonstrates keyboard skills and familiarity with a Windows
environment
- Interpersonal communication skills
- Willing to work towards licensure and/or certificationPhysical
Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Demonstrates commitment to patient focused care. Demonstrates
positive, effective leadership in problem solving in the context of
a work environment characterized by external forces which produce
constant internal change. Ability to work flexibly in a fast paced
environment with established time constraints and in difficult
situations. May be exposed to patients who potentially could be
violent. Familiarity with the roles and functioning of other
providers in the network of child and family mental health and
substance abuse treatment networks. Provides coverage for evening
and weekend programming as necessary. Bilingual Spanish skills
preferred
- If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact
the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting
requirement effective 06/01/2015. Ability to lift up to 35 pounds
without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when
patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling
equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other
associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement
situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.This job
description indicates the general nature and level of work expected
of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a
comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities
required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform
other related duties.
Keywords: Advocate Health, Orland Park , Clinical Therapist- Doctoral, Healthcare , Oak Lawn, Illinois
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