IOP Therapist

NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals•Mishawaka, IN

About The Position

Medical Behavioral Hospital is adding IOP Therapists to its clinical services team to provide care to patients and families during recovery. The IOP Therapist provides individual, group, and family therapy to adults and adolescents in a physician-directed intensive outpatient program, using best practices in group counseling. The role also involves treatment planning, suicide risk assessments, discharge planning, insurance authorization and utilization reviews, and coordination with patients, families, physicians, and the broader healthcare team.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work or Counseling.
Current independent license in Counseling (LPC) or Social Work (LCSW).
Basic Life Support (BLS) and Handle with Care (HWC) certifications; these are required and obtained during orientation.
At least 1 year of experience in mental health or healthcare.
Experience developing and administering treatment plans.
Individual and group counseling techniques.
Exceptional communication skills.

Nice To Haves

3 years of experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct psychosocial assessments by interviewing patients and family members to document history and identify preliminary treatment issues.
Communicate patient progress, needs, concerns, and potential or actual problems to physicians.
Collaborate with healthcare team members to develop treatment plans, including discharge plans, based on psychosocial assessments and accepted social work interventions.
Provide group and family process-oriented therapy and educational or didactic groups for patients and family members using professional treatment modalities.
Provide social work services, including short-term individual counseling, group therapy, community resource planning, and crisis intervention.
Develop and coordinate individualized discharge plans using treatment-team and medical-chart information to determine aftercare needs.
Maintain knowledge of referral resources throughout the service area.
Maintain current knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party reimbursement sources.
Write individualized, behavioral, measurable treatment goals based on psychosocial assessments and psychiatric evaluations.
Conduct daily group therapy sessions.
Conduct individual and/or family therapy sessions.
Obtain insurance benefit information and treatment authorization, and perform ongoing utilization reviews.
File progress notes in the medical record within 24 hours of the date of service.
Complete master treatment plans and daily suicide risk assessments.