Therapist - Youth Program

Maryville Academy•Des Plaines, IL

24d•$58,000 - $62,000

About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY: Provides a wide range of therapeutic services to the youth along with ongoing consultation to treatment team staff. The employees primary duty is work that requires advanced knowledge in the field of psychology or social work. Position requires the consistent exercise of discretion and judgment. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Provides individual, group, and family therapy and case management as needed according to individual needs. Actively seeks and establishes relationships with family for each client in their caseload; Completes all necessary clinical paperwork, including but not limited to mental health assessments, treatment plans, comprehensive progress reports and discharge summaries, while adhering to established timelines and all licensing and accreditation standards; Completes documentation of all service provided within the week it is provided, meeting all licensing, accreditation and billing requirements; Participates in completing outcome measurements; Provides crisis intervention as needed; Participates in a team-oriented approach to review clients progress and provide individualized treatment services; Provides treatment that meets the guidelines of Medicaid, DCFS, and other contracting agencies and meets standards of best practice as well as licensing and accreditation standards; Assesses the placement and service needs and serves as an advocate for the client to assure appropriateness of placement and services; Provides clinical supervision to non-licensed staff, documenting each supervision session according to standards; Maintains collaborative relationships with child-serving providers, medical personnel, educational personnel, program personnel, and appropriate third-party agency personnel; Meets service hour targets set by Maryville Academy and evidenced by documentation; Participates in utilization review as requested; Actively seeks supervision and utilizes supervisory input. OTHER FUNCTIONS: Recognizes that duties include evaluating youth in crisis (danger to self/others); Specialized treatment interventions; Organizes and presents information in a training forum, as needed; Attends and represents the agency at a wide variety of meetings and conferences; Completes all required training; Participates in continued performance quality improvement; Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Graduate degree (Masters ) from an accredited clinical program.
Must conduct oneself in an ethical and professional manner
Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
Required to frequently sit, stand, bend, stoop and walk, sometimes for extended periods; able to walk up and down stairs
Required to lift/ move objects weighing in excess of 40 pounds
Must possess ability to provide physical restraint to youth
Must have visual, hearing, and learning capabilities sufficient to perform the essential functions defined above.
Must be flexible and available to work additional hours when necessary
May be scheduled to work on weekends and/or holidays.

Nice To Haves

Experience providing clinical services to a child and adolescent population is preferred.
Clinical license preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides individual, group, and family therapy and case management as needed according to individual needs.
Actively seeks and establishes relationships with family for each client in their caseload
Completes all necessary clinical paperwork, including but not limited to mental health assessments, treatment plans, comprehensive progress reports and discharge summaries, while adhering to established timelines and all licensing and accreditation standards
Completes documentation of all service provided within the week it is provided, meeting all licensing, accreditation and billing requirements
Participates in completing outcome measurements
Provides crisis intervention as needed
Participates in a team-oriented approach to review clients progress and provide individualized treatment services
Provides treatment that meets the guidelines of Medicaid, DCFS, and other contracting agencies and meets standards of best practice as well as licensing and accreditation standards
Assesses the placement and service needs and serves as an advocate for the client to assure appropriateness of placement and services
Provides clinical supervision to non-licensed staff, documenting each supervision session according to standards
Maintains collaborative relationships with child-serving providers, medical personnel, educational personnel, program personnel, and appropriate third-party agency personnel
Meets service hour targets set by Maryville Academy and evidenced by documentation
Participates in utilization review as requested
Actively seeks supervision and utilizes supervisory input
Recognizes that duties include evaluating youth in crisis (danger to self/others)
Specialized treatment interventions
Organizes and presents information in a training forum, as needed
Attends and represents the agency at a wide variety of meetings and conferences
Completes all required training
Participates in continued performance quality improvement
Other duties as assigned