Licensed Clinician Outpatient - Full Time

Provides quality case management and psychotherapeutic services to psychiatric patients and their families. Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team, supporting the organization's treatment program and philosophy. Assures the deliverance of high-quality treatment to patients and their families.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts psychosocial assessments to document history and identify preliminary issues for treatment by interviewing the patient and their family members.
• Provides individual, group, and family process and didactic therapies for patients and family members using various professional treatment modalities.
• Develops and coordinates an individualized discharge plan for patients.
• Identifies and assesses family and community resources to meet patients' aftercare needs.
• Attends treatment team meetings to provide social work and case management perspective.
• Demonstrates conduct in keeping with licensing board and Desert Parkway ethical standards.
• Complies with facility safety, infection control and security program.
• Documents treatment provided to patients in their medical record based on established case management guidelines.
• Completes all reports for suspected abuse as legally mandated and consistently informs supervisor.
• Completes Release of Information accurately and completely.

Requirements

• Current Nevada State licensure required (Clinical Social Worker-intern, Marriage and Family Therapist-intern or equivalent or higher)
• Minimum one (1) year clinical work experience in diagnosis, psychotherapy and assessment-based treatment planning preferred
• Previous experience working with active duty military, veterans, or first responders preferred
• Maintains current knowledge of social, medical and psychiatric services available within the community
• Displays good theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and appropriate treatment techniques of each type of therapy
• Experience with therapeutic limit-setting helpful or an understanding of level systems or other behavior management modalities helpful
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries
• Skills in case management, time management, and crisis intervention common to acute psychotic, serious mental health and non-violent crises intervention practice
• Skills in conducting individual, family, and group therapy

Benefits

A full benefits package is available the first of the month following just one (1) month of employment!

Desert Parkway offers competitive benefits to include:

• Medical insurance (three plans to choose from)
• Dental insurance (two plans to choose from)
• Vision insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Healthcare spending account
• Dependent care spending account
• PTO Plan with holiday premium pay
• Discounted cafeteria meal plan
• Life insurance (including plans for spouse and children)
• Short- and long-term disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)
• Pet Insurance
• Identity Theft Insurance