Behavioral Health Therapist Associate - Twin Lakes

UPMC•Somerset, PA

14d•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Western Behavioral Health is hiring a full-time Behavioral Health Therapist Associate to provide clinical treatment services to clients with substance use disorder diagnoses at Twin Lakes Adult Residential Facility in Somerset, Pennsylvania. The position works primarily Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with rotating weekends and holidays. Free on-site parking is available. Prior counseling experience is preferred. An undergraduate transcript must be included with the application. A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is offered. The associate works under the direction and supervision of a Mental Health Professional (MHP) or supervisor. The role involves engaging clients, conducting structured assessments and screenings, contributing to treatment planning, documenting services, providing individual and group therapy, educating patients about recovery, coordinating care with treatment teams and community supports, and referring patients to additional services as appropriate. The associate also participates in treatment team meetings and program quality assurance and performance improvement activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, school counseling education, or a related field.
Completion of a human services-related internship or practicum, or one year of relevant human services experience.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC).
Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting, with renewal.
Act 33, with renewal.
Act 34, with renewal.
Act 73 FBI Clearance, with renewal.
Include an undergraduate transcript with the application.

Nice To Haves

Prior counseling experience.
Knowledge of the psychiatric evaluation and assessment process.

Responsibilities

Work with the MHP or supervisor to identify the role’s scope, appropriate interventions, and the complexity of the population served based on experience and demonstrated competencies.
Connect with and engage potential clients, monitor engagement, and address identified barriers.
Obtain identifying information, brief psychiatric and/or substance use disorder history, and other information needed to support continuity of care between Western Psychiatric ambulatory clinics and referral sources.
Under supervision, conduct structured assessments using the designated documentation format and contribute to clinical decisions about treatment, interventions, and referrals as instructed.
Apply, improve, and adapt treatment concepts and models for service delivery to patients.
Complete screenings and collect data to inform treatment planning under the direction of the MHP or supervisor.
Document assessments, treatment sessions, contacts, case management, and other work according to guidelines; complete clinical documentation on the day of service.
Maintain accurate and complete case records, including intake documentation.
Use the current DSM to develop provisional diagnoses with oversight from the MHP or supervisor.
Use recovery principles to promote consumer self-management of illness and educate patients about recovery.
Work with relevant treatment team members and attend scheduled treatment team meetings.
Collaborate under direction of the MHP or supervisor on treatment plans that provide an effective continuum of therapeutic, supportive, and other services.
Identify changing patient needs, communicate them to the MHP or supervisor, and contribute to treatment plan updates and reviews.
Provide clinical information to patient access representatives and insurance providers to support service authorization.
Participate in treatment team meetings to discuss cases, review and update treatment plans under supervision, monitor therapeutic progress, and discuss referrals and continuing care.
Provide individual and group therapy under supervision and involve families in assessment and treatment when indicated.
Review cases, groups, and significant changes in patient condition with the MHP or supervisor and other clinical personnel as indicated.
Coordinate care with community supports and treatment team members, including medical directors, psychiatrists, outpatient and IOP clinicians, and targeted service coordinators.
Discuss additional service needs with the clinical team and refer patients to other levels of care, community recovery programs, or social and human services as needed.
Participate in program quality assurance and performance improvement activities.
Perform in accordance with system-wide competencies and behaviors, and perform other duties as assigned.