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Eating Disorders Therapist

2 months ago


Glenview, Illinois, United States Center For Discovery Full time
Job Description

The Associate Therapist works in a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing treatment services according to the Center for Discovery Clinical Model. Key responsibilities include ensuring patient safety, providing milieu interventions, leading psychoeducational and process-oriented therapy groups, facilitating clinical assessments, conducting therapy sessions, and other case management tasks as assigned.

Essential Job Functions
  • Ensures timely completion of clinical documentation throughout the course of treatment and meets clinical quality standards outlined in policies.
  • Completes and responds to documentation requirements and timelines to ensure compliance with the monthly medical record review, per the Medical Record Review Policy.
  • Establishes therapeutic rapport with patients and families/loved ones.
  • Facilitates admission assessments and the admission process for new patients with professionalism, courtesy, and a welcoming attitude.
  • Participates in weekly treatment team and communicates weekly treatment goals with all team members.
  • Completes an appropriate number of therapy sessions weekly for patients, including family/support system sessions aligned with the patients' level of care.
  • Facilitates process-oriented and psychoeducation groups one to two times daily.
  • Required to sit at a meal and/or snack a minimum of once per week.
  • Facilitates multi-family groups, family program, and/or family weekend.
  • Provides utilization reviews to insurance companies, providing appropriate clinical information to obtain initial authorization and continuing stay authorization, as necessary.
  • Completes discharge session with patient to ensure coping skills, transition plan, and resources are understood and intact.
  • Ensures discharge appointments are confirmed with patient and loved ones prior to discharge.
  • Communicates with referral sources and outpatient providers for continuity of care upon admission, midpoint, and discharge.

This is a full-time position working at our eating disorder residential program in Fairfax, VA.

For more information about our company benefits, please visit us at Discovery Behavioral Health.