Universal Health Services, Inc.
Clinical Therapist (Temporary Assignment_
Universal Health Services, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99507
Responsibilities
Clinical Therapist (Temporary Assignment)
North Star Behavioral Health Hospital is the premier behavioral health provider serving Alaska. We offer acute inpatient programming for children and teens at risk of harming themselves or others. These 30‑day programs offer 24‑hour nursing and evidence‑based treatment methods designed to help young patients stabilize and move into less intensive care as quickly as possible.
The Acute Inpatient Program is about encouraging healthy and safe thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, as the youth traverses the trail or journey to wellness. The program provides inpatient acute care for children and teens between the ages of 4 – 18. We are the only program in the entire state of Alaska providing this service to children under the age of 13.
Key Responsibilities The Clinical Therapist is a key member of the Northstar Behavioral Health Team who is responsible for providing direct and indirect client care by providing psychotherapeutic services to clients and families. The CT will serve as a member of the interdisciplinary team, supporting the facility’s treatment program and philosophy. The CT will also serve as the primary liaison between the family and outside agencies for discharge planning, abuse reporting, and continuum of care functions.
Job Duties / Responsibilities
Through a collection of interactions with patients and other health care providers, collects and analyzes data regarding the patient’s psychosocial history and current environment, and identifies anticipated discharge needs.
Ensures the psychosocial data is comprehensive, completed within a specified timeline; and reflects the medical necessity for treatment; includes an integrated summary with recommendations for treatment and discharge.
Coordinates the development and review of the Master Treatment Plan and Treatment Plan updates, ensuring that input from all treatment team disciplines, referral source(s), and/or parent/guardian (as appropriate) is reflected in the plan.
Ensures that treatment plan goals and interventions effectively address acuity, patient management issues, and target behaviors, ensuring the goals and objectives are measurable.
Provides individual therapy patients, ensuring therapy interventions are directly related to treatment plan goals and objectives; meets with patients weekly to assess response to treatment, level of functioning and treatment needs; assists patients in setting appropriate goals; discusses ongoing discharge plan with clients.
Provide group therapy sessions and be able to effectively manage group process to maximize therapeutic benefits to patients; conducts process and specialty groups as assigned.
Establishes rapport and minimizes resistance with families to effectively engage them in family treatment; makes weekly contact with each patient’s family and/or guardian in addition to family sessions to discuss progress.
Ensures individual, family, and group therapy documentation is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
Communicates patient’s progress and readiness for discharge to members of treatment team; ensures initial discharge plans are documented within specified timeline.
Qualifications Total Rewards for our Clinical Therapist (CT) include:
Tuition Assistance
Free Lunch
Licensure supervision
Licensure renewal reimbursement
Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
Diverse programming to expand your experience
HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Pet Insurance
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Job Requirements:
Clinical Expertise:
A master's degree in counseling, psychology, or a related field.
Licensure:
Alaska LCSW or LPC licensure or eligibility for licensure preferred.
Therapeutic Skills:
Proficiency in providing psychotherapeutic services.
Communication:
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits
401(k)
401(k) matching
Continuing education credits
Dental insurance
Disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Employee discount
Flexible schedule
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Loan repayment program
Opportunities for advancement
Paid time off
Parental leave
Professional development assistance
Referral program
Relocation assistance
Retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
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North Star Behavioral Health Hospital is the premier behavioral health provider serving Alaska. We offer acute inpatient programming for children and teens at risk of harming themselves or others. These 30‑day programs offer 24‑hour nursing and evidence‑based treatment methods designed to help young patients stabilize and move into less intensive care as quickly as possible.
The Acute Inpatient Program is about encouraging healthy and safe thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, as the youth traverses the trail or journey to wellness. The program provides inpatient acute care for children and teens between the ages of 4 – 18. We are the only program in the entire state of Alaska providing this service to children under the age of 13.
Key Responsibilities The Clinical Therapist is a key member of the Northstar Behavioral Health Team who is responsible for providing direct and indirect client care by providing psychotherapeutic services to clients and families. The CT will serve as a member of the interdisciplinary team, supporting the facility’s treatment program and philosophy. The CT will also serve as the primary liaison between the family and outside agencies for discharge planning, abuse reporting, and continuum of care functions.
Job Duties / Responsibilities
Through a collection of interactions with patients and other health care providers, collects and analyzes data regarding the patient’s psychosocial history and current environment, and identifies anticipated discharge needs.
Ensures the psychosocial data is comprehensive, completed within a specified timeline; and reflects the medical necessity for treatment; includes an integrated summary with recommendations for treatment and discharge.
Coordinates the development and review of the Master Treatment Plan and Treatment Plan updates, ensuring that input from all treatment team disciplines, referral source(s), and/or parent/guardian (as appropriate) is reflected in the plan.
Ensures that treatment plan goals and interventions effectively address acuity, patient management issues, and target behaviors, ensuring the goals and objectives are measurable.
Provides individual therapy patients, ensuring therapy interventions are directly related to treatment plan goals and objectives; meets with patients weekly to assess response to treatment, level of functioning and treatment needs; assists patients in setting appropriate goals; discusses ongoing discharge plan with clients.
Provide group therapy sessions and be able to effectively manage group process to maximize therapeutic benefits to patients; conducts process and specialty groups as assigned.
Establishes rapport and minimizes resistance with families to effectively engage them in family treatment; makes weekly contact with each patient’s family and/or guardian in addition to family sessions to discuss progress.
Ensures individual, family, and group therapy documentation is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
Communicates patient’s progress and readiness for discharge to members of treatment team; ensures initial discharge plans are documented within specified timeline.
Qualifications Total Rewards for our Clinical Therapist (CT) include:
Tuition Assistance
Free Lunch
Licensure supervision
Licensure renewal reimbursement
Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
Diverse programming to expand your experience
HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Pet Insurance
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Job Requirements:
Clinical Expertise:
A master's degree in counseling, psychology, or a related field.
Licensure:
Alaska LCSW or LPC licensure or eligibility for licensure preferred.
Therapeutic Skills:
Proficiency in providing psychotherapeutic services.
Communication:
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits
401(k)
401(k) matching
Continuing education credits
Dental insurance
Disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Employee discount
Flexible schedule
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Loan repayment program
Opportunities for advancement
Paid time off
Parental leave
Professional development assistance
Referral program
Relocation assistance
Retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
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