Associate Therapist I

ODYSSEY BEHAVIORAL GROUP•Jacksonville, FL

16d•Onsite

About The Position

At Pasadena Villa Outpatient, we are a dynamic, dedicated, and growing team of professionals deeply passionate about providing evidence-based and personalized clinical care for behavioral health conditions. Our team’s foundation is client centered care and clinical excellence through our 5-star service commitment – Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Flexibility, Collaboration and Service. We are committed to our team and our team is committed to our clients! We are seeing a FT Therapist to join our team in Jacksonville, FL! Conveniently located off Interstate 95, Pasadena Villa Outpatient Jacksonville provides specialized care of adults 18 and older facing complex mental health challenges, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and personality disorders. Providing outpatient care Monday through Friday, we offer exceptional benefits, development opportunities, professional training, and much more detailed below.

Requirements

Position requires a master’s degree in social work, marriage and family therapy or psychology.
Must hold or be working toward FL licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or LMHC).
Position requires a minimum of one (1) year experience in a behavioral healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

Exemplifies our 5 Star Service to clients, team members, referents, and families.
Demonstrates a high level of clinical skill in assessing the clinical needs of clients, determining appropriate interventions, and conducting individual and group therapy sessions in accordance with these needs.
Completes psychosocial evaluations, treatment plans, contact logs, discharge plans and other reports required for each client in compliance with State, accrediting bodies, quality guidelines and payor source guidelines.
Conducts weekly individual and family therapy sessions for assigned caseload.
Monitors behavioral interventions for each client and provides skills coaching as needed.
Conducts specialized groups as assigned based on education, training, and experience; supervises or co-leads groups with staff or interns when appropriate.
Selects appropriate interventions to meet the clinical needs of individual clients.
Maintains therapeutic relationship with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes.
Sets limits and hold boundaries in a kind and firm manner.
Demonstrates effective verbal crisis intervention and de-escalation, involving other staff as needed.
Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate client care from admission through discharge.
Attends weekly clinical, consultation and business meetings; present cases to be discussed as pre-assigned.
Completes documentation in a timely and accurate manner reflecting ongoing assessment of client’s clinical presentation and behaviors.
Communicates client progress with the referral source, family, parent, or guardian informed of treatment goals and plans, as appropriate.
Documents in accordance with policies and procedures services provided, incident reports, shift reports, or department reports in a timely and accurate manner.