The therapist is responsible for providing a full range of counseling services to clients with substance abuse and mental health disorders. He/she manages assigned caseloads and supports other therapists’ caseloads by providing individual, family, and group psychotherapy/ counseling.  He/she works as a member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team. Working outside office hours, including evenings and weekends, may be required, especially on-call crisis intervention.

Responsibilities include:

Treatment Plan formulation and management

• Conduct psychological assessments
• Systematically collect and review information to continually develop an appropriate treatment plan based on evidence, research, client history, and clinical progress. 
• Collaboratively consult with other professionals, especially the medical team, to assess client needs to determine the physical condition, the need for detoxification and for medication review. 

Therapy delivery

• Efficiently treat psychological disorders by employing appropriate psychotherapeutic approaches, techniques and plan frequency, intensity, and duration of individual, group, and family therapies.
• Consistently assess client progress and modify treatment plan in relation to the measurable goals described in their treatment plan – to comply with changes in client conditions and to accommodate client needs.
• Effectively communicate with and counsel client’s family members as appropriate to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting clients. Keep them informed of the treatment plan and progress.
• Consistently provide weekly updates to the referring professional and case consultation as needed. 
• Provide crisis intervention to clients as indicated in the professional guidelines.
• Work with interdisciplinary teams to encourage clients to comply with protocols, plans, and expectations upon ethical practices.

 Maintenance of patient records

• Accurately document client records and/ or insurance reports regarding the clients' histories and progress, services provided, or other required information per policies and procedures upon medical record guidelines.
• Consistently and accurately record necessary information into the electronic medical records (EMR) system.

Management of  discharge planning & client follow-up

• Develop a discharge plan and complete the necessary paperwork to refer clients to outpatient care and appropriate support groups.
• Assist admissions in following up on the progress of discharged clients to monitor client recovery.

Ad hoc tasks

• Actively assist with general monitoring of in-house clients as needed based upon availability and staffing needs.
• Effectively collaborate with other therapists, medical, support, and admission teams to deliver comprehensive care for the clients.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Master’s Degree or higher in Psychology, or related field plus 3 years of clinical experience in treating mental health and substance abuse disorders - preferably in an inpatient setting
• Or Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Psychology with 5 or more years clinical experience in treating mental health and substance abuse disorders - preferably in an inpatient setting
• Possession of a professional license.

• Experience with trauma-informed services, cognitive behavioral therapies including DBT, and motivational therapies including the use of incentives preferred.
• Working knowledge of recovery support systems and 12-step program a plus but not required
• Experience with EMR system is a plus.

• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage clients.
• Group facilitation skills
• Conflict resolution skills are preferred.

• Well-organized and flexible to meet the needs of administration and management, including working extra hours in cases of necessity.
• Collaborative within and across teams
• Value on cultural diversity.
• Excellent client service mindset.