Inpatient Psychiatric Therapist

As an Inpatient Psychiatric Therapist you will be providing assessment, programming, and individual and group therapy to adult psychiatric patients.

Implements protocols and procedures for patients suffering psychiatric diagnosis.

Schedules personnel to provide coverage for all scheduled therapeutic groups and to meet patients' routine and special event needs.

Evaluates current literature and study / research findings for application to dual diagnosis therapies.

Develops instructional materials for use in patient teaching.

Education and Training :

Bachelors Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Psychosocial Sciences, Nursing, or an

appropriate related field

Masters Degree preferred

Experience and Knowledge :

3 years' experience in inpatient or residential mental health experience preferred

or 3 years experience in inpatient or residential substance abuse

Experience and Knowledge :

3 years' experience in inpatient or residential mental health experience preferred

or 3 years experience in inpatient or residential substance abuse

Skills :

Physical Demands and Sensory Requirements :

Balance of sedentary / mobility work

Speech discrimination within functional limits for telephone / personal communication

Visual acuity of 20 / 60 in at least one eye (with / without correction)

Ability to communicate verbally

Working Conditions :

Emergencies / crisis situations

Irregular hours

Long hours

Blood Borne Pathogen Risk :

Category III - Routine tasks involve no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissues, but

may at times have unplanned exposure