Licensed Group Therapist - Inpatient Psychiatry

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Master's degree minimum in a related field
• •Current State of Vermont, Clinical Mental Health Counselor License
• •Valid LCMHC license
• •Training or certification in Case Management
• •Training or certification in Group Therapy
• •Training or certification in Cognitive Therapy
• •Training or certification in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• •Training or certification in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
• •Training or certification in Substance Use Treatment
• •At least 3 years direct clinical experience post licensure in an acute or sub-acute mental health setting
• •Minimum 3 years' direct experience post licensure providing individual, family and group psychotherapy
• •Training in acute crisis intervention
• •Training in suicide risk assessment and symptom reduction
• •Experience with co-occurring disorders (including substance use disorder and medical complications) and multi-axial diagnostic presentations
• •Familiarity with psychotropic medications and their role in treatment
• •Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• •Able to demonstrate professional flexibility
• •Able to effectively coordinate high acuity patient care with multiple providers
• •Able to provide psychoeducation and skills based psychotherapeutic interventions
• •Able to conduct daily/weekly evaluation of establish roster of group and individualized to specific patient populations within the milieu
• •Able to coordinate with the patient care team
• •Able to develop individual patient therapies
• •Able to review and develop new therapeutic processing groups and techniques
• •Able to participate in committees dedicated to improving patient care
• •Able to provide Timely and accurate documentation
• •Able to formulate the plan of care
• •Able to coordinate treatment for the patient while on inpatient psychiatry
• •Able to update treatment plan
• •Able to establish clinically appropriate post-treatment aftercare plan
• •Able to contact community providers/agencies/resources
• •Able to coordinate with volunteer services both internal and external to the organization
• •Able to coordinate with state wide advocacy services
• •Able to contact significant collateral members of the patient support network
• •Able to contribute to direct diagnosis and treatment
• •Able to conduct admission assessments
• •Able to conduct clinical evaluation of mental health disorders in conjunction with DSM and ICD 10 codes
• •Able to consult with Attending physician and other referring providers in the community
• •Able to conduct after care following discharge
• •Able to conduct daily/weekly case presentation at internal rounds
• •Able to coordinate services without patient psychiatric providers if needed
• •Able to develop and write discharge plan including all treatment interventions provided while the patient was in our care
• •Must be available for Weekend Needs: Every Other
• •Must be able to work Day/Eve-8-12Hr shifts
• •Must be able to work 36 Biweekly Scheduled Hours
• •Must be able to work Full Time Standard Hours
• •Must be able to work Shift: Day/Eve-8-12Hr
• •Must be able to work Primary Shift: - Weekend Needs: Every Other

Desired Qualifications

• •Training in a specific area: Case Management, Group Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or Substance Use Treatment
• •At least 3 years direct clinical experience post licensure in an acute or sub-acute mental health setting preferred
• •A minimum 3 years' direct experience post licensure providing individual, family and group psychotherapy preferred
• •Training in acute crisis intervention
• •Training in suicide risk assessment and symptom reduction
• •Experience with co-occurring disorders (including substance use disorder and medical complications) and multi-axial diagnostic presentations
• •Familiarity with psychotropic medications and their role in treatment
• •Strong interpersonal and communication skills are necessary
• •Able to demonstrate professional flexibility and effectively coordinate high acuity patient care with multiple providers
• •Provides psychoeducation and skills based psychotherapeutic interventions to individuals receiving care on Inpatient Psychiatry
• •Daily/weekly evaluation of establish roster of group and individualized to specific patient populations within the milieu
• •Coordination with the patient care team and development of individual patient therapies
• •Review and develop of new therapeutic processing groups and techniques to incorporate into existing programming
• •Outside of direct patient care, the Mental Health Clinician will participate in committees dedicated to improving patient care
• •Training and experience in CBT/DBT approach to acute mental health symptom reduction or alleviation
• •Knowledge of addictive disorders and populations
• •Experience working with a multidisciplinary team
• •Additional clinical certifications and skills in specific clinical specialties