Therapist - START program - Days / Evenings

Full time (80 hours biweekly)

Weekdays, daytime hours and two evenings per week up to 8pm

No weekends and no on-call

Sign On Bonus Eligible

START PROGRAM - Specialized Treatment & Recovery Team

Job Highlights:

• Part of a multidisciplinary team approach to care
• Attends daily clinical huddles
• Provides patient centered, trauma informed care
• Works with vulnerable populations in a community setting
• Provides treatment for mental health, substance use disorder and co-occurring disorders
• Provides brief stabilization treatment and connection to community resources
• Opportunities for being part of an innovative program
• Continuing education and training available

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Conducts individual or group therapy sessions. Assesses patients' progress and modifies or extends treatment program accordingly.
2. Provides therapeutic intervention with patient and family including individual, marital, parental, family and group therapies.
3. Interviews patients and family members to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, health history, and patient's personality traits.
4. Documents current, accurate observations of care to the patient in appropriate records.
5. Coordinates care of assigned patients.
6. Assists in the implementation of education and training experience for interns and other designated students.
7. Prepares and maintains written documentation as required by the profession and the department.

General Summary

Provides individual, group and/or family therapy. Provides preadmission screening to determine appropriateness for admission. Interviews patients and/or families to obtain psycho-social histories. Collaborates with the treatment team to develop a treatment plan and coordinates discharge planning.

• Conducts individual or group therapy sessions. Assesses patients' progress and modifies or extends treatment program accordingly.
• Provides therapeutic intervention with patient and family including individual, marital, parental, family and group therapies.
• Interviews patients and family members to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, health history, and patient's personality traits.
• Documents current, accurate observations of care to the patient in appropriate records.
• Coordinates care of assigned patients.
• Assists in the implementation of education and training experience for interns and other designated students.
• Prepares and maintains written documentation as required by the profession and the department.

Minimum Education:

• Master's Degree required

Work Experience:

• More than 2 years of related experience required

Licenses and or Certifications:

• CADC or CAADC preferred Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor OR Certified Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor
• LSW / LCSW preferred Licensed Clinical Social Worker or
• LMFT preferred Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist or
• LPC preferred Licensed Professional Counselor

See more details about the START program on this video from the York Daily Record:

https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2021/06/23/wellspan-start-certified-community-behavioral-health-center-one-stop-shop-clinic/7590580002/

Case study about the START program from the American Hospital Association:

AHA-BH-MIA-cs-Wellspan-Smart.pdf