The Intensive Day Treatment Therapist provides clinical services within the Intensive Day Treatment program, ensuring high-quality therapeutic care, program compliance, and continuity of services. This position is responsible for assessment, treatment planning, therapeutic interventions, documentation, and clinical oversight of behavioral aides in the program.

Clinical Responsibilities

Adheres to all standards relative to the program
Assesses, screens, and reviews appropriateness of all patients re intensive day treatment programs
Enroll patients in Intensive Day Treatment program
Complete Extension of Stay notes according to standards
Review, approve, and reconcile all weekly intensive day treatment notes in a timely and accurate manner.
Complete court petitions for patients who need involuntary hospitalization (as needed)
Complete DHR report for any suspicion of neglect or abuse (mandatory reporter)
Provide effective clinical assessment of the patient
Utilize assessment data to support a DSM 5 diagnosis
Complete DLA-20 upon admission, every 3 months, and upon discharge from the program
Provide individual and/or group therapy for at least an hour weekly utilizing basic therapeutic models and theories according to patient needs as stated in the treatment plan
Develop, implement, and regularly update individualized CCBHC treatment plans every 90 days with measurable goals and objectives. Ensure plan is person- centered, recovery oriented, and meets medical necessity and obtain signatures each time the plan created, updated and/or revised
Demonstrate the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and know how to deescalate or resolve the situation.
Effectively collaborate with the treatment team members and outside sources in the delivery of clinical services
Seeks referrals and actively work to increase the census of the program
Evaluate the patient for discharge planning
Link patient with appropriate program upon discharge from Intensive Day Treatment and follow up to ensure appropriate hand off care
Effectively demonstrate the application of adult specific competencies
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including psychiatrists, nurses, behavioral aides, supervisor, and case managers.
Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation in accordance with agency, state, and federal guidelines.
Participate in treatment team meetings, clinical supervision, and staff training as required.
Adhere to any duties assigned by the supervisor
Adheres to professional code of ethics

Supervision and Consultation

Seek clinical supervision and consultation as needed
Accept and employ suggestions for improvement
Actively work to enhance clinical skills

Clinical Record Keeping

Document in a timely fashion per AltaPointe policy
Document appropriate, complete, and clinically comprehensive mental health assessments
Document measurable and specific problems, goals, and objectives in the treatment plan
Document in a clear and concise manner, types of patient problems, treatment goals and objectives addressed, services, and techniques used, patient response and progress and plan for continued services
Document case disposition, case closings, follow-up and referrals
Document legibly and provides credentials with each signature

Case Load Management

Effectively manage caseload based on patient needs
Meet AHS productivity standards
Ensure census of intensive day treatment program is maintained

Courteous and respectful attitudes towards patients, visitors and co-workers

Treat patients with care, dignity and compassion
Respect patients privacy and confidentiality
Is pleasant and cooperative with others
Assist visitors and patients as needed
Personal values don’t inhibit ability to relate and care for others
Is sensitive to the patients needs, expectations and individual differences
Is gentle and calm with patients and families

Administrative and Other Related Duties as Assigned:

Complete Environmental rounds (if assigned)
Actively participate in Performance Improvement activities
Actively participate in AHS committees as required
Complete assigned tasks in a timely manner
Access appropriate community resources according to patient needs
Follow AHS policies and procedures
Maintains current license and requirements for renewals (i.e. CEU’s), if applicable, and attends to required in-services and workshops

Master’s degree in counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Marriage & Family Therapy, or a related mental health field. Prior clinical experience in mental health or substance use treatment, day treatment or structured treatment settings strongly preferred. Knowledge of adult specialty, outlined below, is to be attained within (6) six months of employment.

Knowledge of psychiatric disorders in the adult population
Knowledge of cultural diversity
Knowledge of CCBHC
Knowledge of behavior management, crisis intervention and interventions common to acute psychotic patients, as well as, to non-violent crisis intervention practice
Knowledge of educational methods appropriate to adults and senior adults with psychiatric disorders
Knowledge of psychiatric rehabilitative principles
Must be license-eligible
Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Team Leader, Adult Day Treatment (Mobile)

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