MILIEU THERAPIST
About The Position
Summary of Major Functions: Provide and maintain structure for all programs. Services include conducting psycho-educational groups, facilitating meals and meal processing, documentation, and encouraging a therapeutic milieu with the abstinence of eating disorder behaviors. Milieu Staff Duties and Responsibilities Demonstrates knowledge of and practice of effective counseling skills. Facilitates meals with patients in a fashion consistent with current policies and procedures; eats and models appropriate eating behaviors during assigned mealtimes with patients. Contributes clinical information and observations about patients in weekly staffing. Facilitates integration of new patients into the program by demonstrating knowledge of all aspects of the clinical program. Hold strong personal boundaries while building therapeutic rapport. Facilitates groups with expertise, demonstrating ability to engage, set limits and monitor the group process. Maintains and develops group curriculum for psycho-ed groups. Is creative in therapeutic interventions to maintain a safe, supportive, clinically sound milieu. Is present and available for patient requests and needs; provides outreach to patients when necessary. Maintains daily program structure. Conducts check-ins and check-outs with patients. Facilitates therapeutic outings. Fulfill Milieu On Duties (MOD), updating teams with Pass updates, self-harm or SI concerns, pass down reports. etc. Complete clinical paperwork in a timely and accurate manner: progress notes, group notes etc. Ensures completion of daily attendance sheet for billing purposes. Takes responsibility for opening and/or closing the facility. Take ownership for some training of new milieu staff and students. Maintains confidentiality of all patient information. Other job duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in behavioral health field required.
- CPR certification within 90 days of hire required.
- Minimum of six months experience working in therapeutic milieu preferred.
- Clinical conceptualization of the treatment of eating disorders and dual diagnosis preferred.
- Treatment orientation that align with that of EDCare preferred.
- Good oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills preferred.
- Must be able to effectively maneuver within an office scheduling system.
- Minimum of intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Must be able to efficiently learn and effectively work within an electronic medical records system.
Nice To Haves
- Minimum of six months experience working in therapeutic milieu preferred.
- Clinical conceptualization of the treatment of eating disorders and dual diagnosis preferred.
- Treatment orientation that align with that of EDCare preferred.
- Good oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide and maintain structure for all programs
- Conducting psycho-educational groups
- Facilitating meals and meal processing
- Documentation
- Encouraging a therapeutic milieu with the abstinence of eating disorder behaviors
- Demonstrates knowledge of and practice of effective counseling skills
- Facilitates meals with patients in a fashion consistent with current policies and procedures
- Eats and models appropriate eating behaviors during assigned mealtimes with patients
- Contributes clinical information and observations about patients in weekly staffing
- Facilitates integration of new patients into the program by demonstrating knowledge of all aspects of the clinical program
- Hold strong personal boundaries while building therapeutic rapport
- Facilitates groups with expertise, demonstrating ability to engage, set limits and monitor the group process
- Maintains and develops group curriculum for psycho-ed groups
- Is creative in therapeutic interventions to maintain a safe, supportive, clinically sound milieu
- Is present and available for patient requests and needs
- Provides outreach to patients when necessary
- Maintains daily program structure
- Conducts check-ins and check-outs with patients
- Facilitates therapeutic outings
- Fulfill Milieu On Duties (MOD), updating teams with Pass updates, self-harm or SI concerns, pass down reports
- Complete clinical paperwork in a timely and accurate manner: progress notes, group notes etc
- Ensures completion of daily attendance sheet for billing purposes
- Takes responsibility for opening and/or closing the facility
- Take ownership for some training of new milieu staff and students
- Maintains confidentiality of all patient information
- Other job duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
