Behavioral Health Therapist (OPS-El Cajon)

Alvarado Parkway Institute•El Cajon, CA

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About The Position

Are you interested in working in a fast-paced, challenging behavioral healthcare organization? Are you interested in a position that is rewarding and makes a difference in the lives of others? Do you like to be challenged and work in a setting that allows you to grow? Then Alvarado Parkway Institute wants to hear from you! Alvarado Parkway Institute is currently seeking a qualified individual to join our team as a Behavioral Health Therapist at our El Cajon Outpatient location. The Behavioral Health Therapist is responsible for providing quality case management and psychotherapeutic services to the adult psychiatric patients who are participating in the OPS program and to their families and members of their social support network; to serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team supporting the organization’s treatment program and philosophy; and to assure the deliverance of quality treatment to adult psychiatric patients and their families. You must complete an application online at our website to be considered for possible employment: https://apibhs.com/careers

Requirements

Master’s degree in social work, MFT, psychology, or equivalent master’s degree in a recognized mental health field.
Must be licensed eligible.
Registration/license with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Psychology required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in outpatient or inpatient setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Familiarity in developing treatment plans, self-harm intervention plans.
Conducting psycho-social assessments
Establish and maintain a good rapport and working relationships to foster intra and inter-departmental communications necessary for the delivery of quality patient care; responds to requests for information from patients, families, and caregivers; provides directions as necessary; reflect the confidentiality of patient and organization information; communicates pertinent information as necessary by telephone and/or writing.
Provides individual and group psychotherapy, psycho education and where appropriate, family counseling to facilitate patient attainment goals; makes use of recognized, effective interventions; provides crisis intervention as needed; adheres to billing and documentation guidelines.
Completes psycho-social assessments as well as other required assessments and screenings to document relevant patient history and identify preliminary issues for treatment focus by interviewing the patient and family member(s) of support network.
Develop and coordinate individualized treatment plans for the patient based upon physician order; patient-derived data, treatment team recommendation, records of previous treatment/chart review, and ancillary sources (e.g., family members, etc.); identify and assess community-based resources to facilitate development of concurrent, ancillary support; identify and develop appropriate discharge plans based upon patient need, treatment team recommendation(s), and available resources.
Attend regular treatment team meetings to provide Behavioral Health Therapist perspective to total case management of the patient by reading and discussing written program notes from charts and communicating any state or local agency legal requirements for case management with the interdisciplinary team.
Complete all mandatory third-party notifications per organizational policies and procedures and community/legal requirements; represent facility in any legal proceedings.
Display cultural sensitivity with regards to patients and staff.
Provide appropriate referrals to inpatient and/or outpatient settings; complete or assist in the completion of assessments to facilitate from one level of care to another.
Participate in activities than enhance professional growth and development.
Perform all other related tasks as required.