Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Supports the clinical team in delivering the cognitive and other therapeutic services to program patients according to clinical standards of care and under the supervision of the clinical supervisor/director or designee.
• Works in conjunction with the with the treatment teams to design and implement Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) specific behavioral intervention, ie Exposure Therapy.
• Work with the clinical team to determine resources based on patient's access and needs to resources.
• Work with the therapeutic and medical team to ensure patients have the appropriate discharge resources internally with step ups/downs or externally in the community.
• Complete discharge documentation and Depart Plan, as required in coordination with the discharge of the patient.
• Arrange for appointments with aftercare/outside care agencies in collaboration with the therapist or medical team.
• Supports and leads patient (educations) groups, under the direction or in collaboration with the clinical team.
• Conducts expressive group activities to enhance the patients overall experience at Rogers. ie arts and crafts, music, games, psychodrama, etc, in cooperation with the (experiential) therapist.
• Supports arrival dismissal, lunch, and other transitional patient activities as needed. Performs admissions tasks to ease access to patient care, including front desk coverage.
• Works with individual patients and implements treatment plans when providing coverage for Behavior Specialist and non-licensed duties of Therapist staff as needed
• In coordination with the medical and clinical team collects/performs: medical testing, UDS, vitals, screening requirements, safety protocols, census management activities, etc.
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings as requested.
• Monitor dietary intake of the patients, as requested by the clinical team.
• Provide structured, therapeutic milieu management in which a positive pattern of social, education, and personal behavior and coping skills is taught, reinforced, and enhanced.
• Support/Influence behavior management plans/programs for all patients and follow through with implementing each program.
• Complete educational assessments upon admission, informing schools of admission and collaborating with them on progress toward a transition back to school
• Collects and documents patient progress in the treatment plan, as indicated, to contribute to the overall treatment plan of patients. This includes education goals and ongoing progress toward goals.
• Acts as an NCI trainer.
• Performs other duties as assigned within the education, license, experience and training.

Additional Job Description:

Education/Training Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in human services, psychology, social work, or related field required. One to two years' experience in behavioral health or medical field preferred.
• 2 years in case management or discharge planning required.
• Formal training in the management of the aggressive patient (NCI) is required within sixty (60) days of date of hire. Annual re-certification is required.
• American Red Cross Professional Rescue is required within thirty (30) days of date of hire. Bi-annual re-certification is required.
• Attend all mandatory in-services and other in-services relevant to the position. Be responsible for all educational requirements and related obligations pertaining to the license of the program/unit license regulatory requirements governing the program(s).
• Hold a valid driver's license in the state in which they are employed. Required to have driving record approved by the Hospital's insurance carrier.