Clinical Therapist Crisis Stabilization Unit Per Diem

Job Summary:

The Providence Center Clinical Therapist Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) will provide outpatient psychotherapy, complete intake assessments and work with multidisciplinary team to coordinate treatment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform initial screening, intake and assessment, orientation, crisis intervention, counseling, screening, case management, client education, referral, treatment planning, and consultation for clients in the program.

• Perform a comprehensive psychosocial assessment of assigned consumers.

• Perform in a calm and professional manner during crisis or emergency situations.

• Apply knowledge of Psychiatric Diagnosis (DSM IV).

• Perform and record mental status examination.

• Assess clinical emergencies, including suicide and danger to others.

• Collect pertinent data from appropriate collateral sources in accordance with confidentiality guidelines.

• Maintain confidentiality in accordance with TPC policy and legal requirements.

• Develop and present, verbally and in writing, a clear clinical formulation based on behavioral data and relevant theory while incorporating psychosocial and family issues.

• Use psychiatric consultation and intervention when clinically appropriate.

• Provide individual, group, and family mental health and/or substance abuse therapy.

• Identify specific therapeutic interventions appropriate for specific problems.

• Provide brief psychotherapy if appropriate.

• Provide group therapy.

• Use psychiatric consultation and intervention when clinically appropriate.

• Use knowledge to decide appropriate levels of care in order to refer to various points in the continuum of care.

• Collaborate with other providers, agencies, and individuals in the consumers' network of care.

• Perform record keeping in accordance with Health Information Services and other TPC requirements.

• Attend trainings, case presentations and conferences.

• Attend mandatory in-service trainings and other trainings required for renewal of licensure.

• Maintain cooperative relationships with Center staff, consumers, community agencies and the public.

• Serve on appropriate Center committees.

• Provide mental health consultation to other community agencies.

• Perform related duti