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Burrell Behavioral Health Lead Therapeutic Specialist in Nixa, Missouri
Job Description:
Job Title: Lead Therapeutic SpecialistLocation: Nixa, MODepartment: Youth ResidentialEmployment Type: Full-time
Job Summary:
The Lead Therapeutic Specialist will provide supervision and therapeutic support to youth in a psychiatric residential treatment facility. The Lead Therapeutic Specialist utilizes professional experience and training to meet the overall social and emotional needs of the young people in treatment in order to increase hope, motivation and resilience-based outcomes through purposeful, structured activities, interactions and experiences. The Lead Therapeutic Specialist will also provide supervision and support to all assigned Therapeutic Specialists.
The Lead Therapeutic Specialist position offers…
All-Inclusive Employee Benefits Package - A robust full-time employee benefits package encompassing health, dental, vision, retirement, disability, life insurance, wellness program, and more
Telemedicine – 24/7 phone, web, or mobile app medical, behavioral health, & dermatology visits
Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
Paid Time Off - 29 days per year including vacation & holiday pay
Workplace Culture** - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting healthy, joyful workforce engagement
Key Responsibilities:
Functions in accordance with the system’s Operational Guidelines and within their professional code of ethics.
Provides guidance, utilizing their experience and ability to meet the needs of the client and the goals of treatment, and engages in any other activities that meet those needs and goals.
Participates in and contributes to staff development activities to include 40 annual training hours.
Is sensitive and responsible to management needs, such as data collection, program evaluation, development of grant applications, maintenance of various contracts for services, etc.
Participates in all required meetings to include biweekly staff meetings.
Is responsive to all Quality Assurance procedures of the system, cooperates with utilization review procedures, and follows established procedures, rules and regulations of the Clinical Records Department.
Performs other special functions as may, from time to time, be outlined and attached hereto.
Provides general supervision of all residents, maintaining ratio at all times.
Implements policies, treatment plans and house rules accurately and consistently under the supervision and guidance of the Youth Residential Supervisor.
Responsible for working with a team of residents on their daily program, specific interventions and adjustments to the milieu, including homework, chores, recreation, social skills, daily living skills, individualized weekly and treatment plan goals. This includes:
Facilitates and engages with your resident team during group milieu activities, providing intervention as needed for resident members to obtain maximum benefit from the activity.
Actively engage and assist in the provision of reimbursements to residents based on individual and group profiles from the YVAPP (Youth Voice & Perspective Profile) and other sources of information.
Facilitates house meetings with assigned team, sharing feedback and communicating positive expectations.
Facilitates one specialized group (social skills, relaxation, recreation, craft, life skill, etc.) each week, as requested.
Intercedes on behalf of individual client within the community at large to assist the client in achieving and maintaining community adjustment.
Coordinates with Youth Residential Supervisor and Targeted Case Manager to see that resident needs are addressed (clothing, supplies, correspondence, etc.).
Dispenses medications to residents (per physician’s orders) as requested and training permits.
Implements critical intervention plans including safety plans and precautions on clients when deemed clinically necessary.
Provides security for residents and crisis management services to youth and staff (CPI).
Monitors and charts resident activity and treatment progress daily (i.e., shift notes, logs, incident reports, behavior tracking, treatment plans, etc.), completing all required documentation in a timely manner as per licensure and departmental guidelines.
Demonstrates ability to appropriately model program coping, communication, and social skills.
Lead Role- The Lead Therapeutic Specialist provides supervision and support to the Therapeutic Specialist team by:
Ensuring ratio and supervision are maintained at all times through communication and designation of staff responsibilities and client whereabouts.
Assume responsibility for completion and timely submission of all required documentation including incident reports when required.
Collaborate with teammates to develop, communicate, and implement a schedule consisting of daily requirements (e.g. meals, recreation, education) as well as planned activities and outings and other appropriate therapeutic reimbursements.
Serves as primary liaison for communicating with nursing, clinical, and supervisory staff as needed.
Assists Youth Residential Supervisor and Clinical and Shift On-Call staff in filling shifts as needed to maintain ratio and safety.
Serves as a role model to all staff and young people by modeling positive verbal and non-verbal behavior at all times and encouraging an environment that promotes hope, motivation and resilient transformation.
Attends shift lead meetings and collaborates on planning and implementing all staff meetings and trainings.
Initiate proactive responses to assigned duties and responsibilities, with minimal supervision.
Collaborate with Activities Coordinator, Youth Residential Supervisor, and Director to plan and implement all-staff meetings and trainings, program events, de-escalation and CPI practice, teambuilding activities and staff appreciation events, as well as serve on the system’s committees, as needed.
Participates in regular supervision with Youth Residential Supervisor and is receptive to supervision and feedback.
Clinical needs of the program and youth served take precedence over the employees preferred days and times to work and as such, employee may be required to work varying shifts as needed.
Experience and/or Education Qualifications:
Must be 21 years of age or older.
Experience with children/adolescents is preferred.
Must have a valid driver's license and be able to obtain a Chauffeurs license (Class E).
Shall successfully complete CPR, First Aid Level One Medication Aide Training, and CPI training.
We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, or to other non-work related factors.
Burrell is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.
About Brightli
Brightli is on a mission: A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance use care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients. We are doing this by forming a new behavioral health organization under new model. Under one parent company, multiple organizations are able to collaborate, share resources and system supports, increase recruiting and retention efforts, increase access to specialized care, and meet the growing demand for behavioral and addiction recovery care.
Brightli’s top-line subsidiaries include Burrell Behavioral Health (Burrell), Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH), Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health (SEMO), Firefly, Adult and Child Health, and Places for People. While these organizations operate independently and are governed by separate board of directors, their operations and services benefit from this model. Alone, organizations may be able to navigate the current tumultuous healthcare environment, but we believe that together we can do so much more than survive. Our communities need us now more than ever, and by working together we are ready to answer their call for years to come.
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