Clinical Therapist

UHS•Nashville, TN

About The Position

Hermitage Hall, a Universal Health Services company, is a psychiatric residential treatment hospital serving children and youth in Middle Tennessee. The Clinical Therapist oversees therapeutic services for an assigned caseload and coordinates the multidisciplinary team’s development and implementation of each resident’s master treatment plan and discharge plan. The therapist provides individual, group, and family therapy as required by contractual and licensure obligations, and participates in ongoing treatment planning, risk management assessment, and aftercare and discharge planning. The role also involves communicating with staff, treatment teams, outside agencies, families, caregivers, and placement options about resident treatment and safety issues. The position is offered as full-time or PRN. Hermitage Hall describes its work environment as family-oriented, therapeutic, and value-clarifying, with a team of more than 130 employees.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a social services field.
Licensed or license-eligible, with supervision provided, in a Tennessee mental health field (for example, LPC, LPE, LCSW, or LMFT) and actively pursuing licensure.
Ability to communicate positively and effectively with residents, families, staff, and outside agencies.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team while meeting time-management, timeliness, paperwork, documentation, and job-duty requirements.
Complete a full background check, including fingerprinting, drug screening, and employment verification.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of experience working with emotionally disturbed individuals in a residential juvenile sex offender setting.
Knowledge and experience leading process groups and providing individual and family therapy.
Knowledge of risk assessment, community reintegration, family therapy, family education, and family needs assessment.
Experience in treatment planning.
Training or familiarity with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and trauma-informed care.

Responsibilities

Oversee therapeutic services for an assigned caseload of residents.
Coordinate the multidisciplinary team in developing and implementing each resident’s master treatment plan and discharge plan.
Provide individual, group, and family therapy as required by contractual and licensure obligations.
Participate in subsequent treatment planning, risk management assessment, and aftercare and discharge planning.
Communicate with staff, treatment teams, and outside agencies about treatment and safety issues involving residents and their families, caregivers, and placement options.
Counsel, interview, and assist residents during individual sessions.
Schedule and conduct individual therapy with each resident.
Plan and lead therapy groups as scheduled by the program.
Conduct family therapy as indicated by treatment planning and contract requirements until the resident is discharged.
Engage families through active participation and the establishment of mutual goals.
Work toward successfully discharging residents by their projected discharge dates.
Develop an empathic, caring, and supportive therapeutic relationship with each resident while maintaining the role of an appropriate authority figure.
Discuss sexual issues with residents appropriately and demonstrate understanding of human sexuality and sex offender dynamics.