Why Chicago Behavioral Hospital?
Chicago Behavioral Hospital (CBH) is a 147-bed acute care facility located in Des Plaines, IL and has been providing mental health treatment to the Chicagoland community and the state of Illinois since 2014. We are dedicated to offering services to meet the ever-changing emotion and behavioral healthcare needs of adolescents, adults, and their families. We offer specialized inpatient programs and outpatient services proven to decrease symptoms of mental illness.
Chicago Behavioral Hospital is part of US HealthVest which is an innovative behavioral healthcare company that has redefined the psychiatric hospital space. There are nine hospitals throughout the United States within our hospital system.
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Title: Program Therapist
Department: Social Services
Location: 555 Wilson Lane, Des Plaines, IL 60016
Position Description:
The Program Therapist performs social services functions to include assisting patients in meeting their bio psychosocial needs while enabling them to access through therapeutic treatment skills to achieve their optimal level of emotional health, including providing basic consultation, teaching, complete specialized clinical social work services for patients/families receiving care, crisis intervention, short-term and long-term family therapy, and providing information and referrals as needed.
STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE
Social Services Practices/Competencies
Performance
1. Formulate and conduct educational, therapeutic, and/or support groups.
2. Communicate effectively with patients, families, health care team members and community providers regarding patient status and progress.
3. Interact and communicate with community agencies in assessment of and service to patients.
4. Provide liaison and referral services to community agencies and appears in court when requested or subpoenaed.
5. Maintain confidentiality in compliance with professional ethics according to professional and facility standards.
6. Identify opportunities for the program and participate in Performance Improvement projects and activities.
7. Continue professional development in individual, family, and group therapy and maintain professional development in personnel file.
8. Assist in the orientation of new colleagues and supervising student interns.
Intervention
1. Conduct individual/couples/family counseling on scheduled time tables.
2. Develop an effective working relationship with patient and/or family (engagement, collaboration, advocacy, problem solving).
3. Evaluate and document effectiveness of interventions and patient responses.
4. Comply with required standards for medical/legal reporting situations (i.e. child abuse, dependent adult abuse, psychiatric commitment).
5. Represent the facility at legal hearings as requested, submits paperwork for legal holds in a timely fashion, act as liaison with conservators office.
Assessment
1. Assess and identify psychosocial, educational, developmental and behavioral functioning of the patient/family system through established case finding mechanisms.
2. Document assessment update when there are significant changes in patients condition or readmission in the last thirty days.
3. Consult with families on emotional, social and financial aspects of care.
Milieu
1. Respond to requests for social work services in a timely manner.
2. Meet the social work needs of the patient population being serviced.
3. Contribute to the effective functioning of the patients program and other facility-wide activities.
4. Report unsafe conditions to appropriate personnel.
5. Assure that patients rights are upheld.
Treatment Planning
1. Demonstrate knowledge of bio psychosocial factors and DSM-IV related to the ages of the patients served, and incorporate the knowledge base into the treatment plan.
2. Participate in, and effectively contributes to, patient care conferences, treatment planning meetings and/or treatment planning rounds.
Professional Competencies
1. Demonstrate a professional attitude and supports the objectives of the facilitys business development/marketing and guest relations philosophy through internal and external communications and interactions with all levels of staff, patients, family members, guests, community and referral sources.
Therapeutic Services/Competencies
Intervention
1. Utilize a variety of techniques to assist in the resolution of patient problems.
2. Effectively employ principles of communication, interviewing techniques, problem solving and crisis intervention when performing psychotherapeutic interventions.
3. Ensure interventions are carried out in the patients plan of care.
4. Utilize appropriate interventions in psychiatric emergencies.
5. Document and report infections to the Infection Control Nurse.
6. Assist with reviewing all new admissions to ensure completion of essential paperwork.
Milieu
1. Utilizes universal precautions when caring for a patient.
2. Assures patients are adequately oriented to the program.
3. Monitor program activities and encourage patient participation.
4. Uses self as a role model to promote health communication.
5. Develop and facilitate groups for patients and/or significant others as appropriate.
Treatment Planning
1. Participate in the development of an interdisciplinary treatment plan based on patient assessment/needs in compliance with facility time frames.
2. Ensure that the treatment plan has specific measurable goals, objectives and interventions defining actions unique to each patients needs.
3. As appropriate, when goals/objectives are met, participate in revision and update.
4. Assigns and directs other personnel in the implementation of the nursing care plans and verifies this care through direct observation and review of the chart.
Teaching
1. Provide education to patients and families based on their identified needs and limitations in learning.
2. Promote learning experiences and provide educational materials to patients and their families.
3. Evaluate and document effectiveness of all patient teaching.
4. Provide opportunities for patient and families to questions, discuss and explore their feelings about prescribed therapies/interventions/diagnosis.
Specific Standards for the Care of Adolescent Patients Ages 12 through 18
1. Maintain knowledge of the Adolescent Program rules, protocols and handbooks guidelines.
2. Assess patients for behaviors consistent with the developmental stages and makes note of any deviations in behavior.
3. Recognize acting out behavior of adolescent specific age group and set appropriate limits in clear, concise, behavioral and non-judgmental terms based on the age of the patient.
4. Demonstrate an awareness of learning disabilities and translates treatment/program expectations to the learning disabled adolescent.
5. Relate to adolescent patients in an age appropriate manner.
6. Utilize seclusion and restraint procedures with an understanding of the need for modification in regard to smaller body sizes of adolescents, abandonment issues and the history of physical and/or sexual abuse issue.
7. Act as a resource to other staff in regard to the Adolescent Patient Programs.
Specific Standards for the Care of Adult Patients Ages 19 through 64
1. Gather information from the patient, family and interdisciplinary team and use judgments based on knowledge of adult behaviors in treatment planning and interventions.
2. Recognize behaviors and set appropriate limits in clear, concise, behaviors and non-judgmental terms.
3. Utilize seclusion/restraint procedures applicable to adult body size and past history of violent or emotional behaviors.
4. Maintain current knowledge of the Adult Program rules, protocols and handbook guidelines.
5. Utilize theoretical concepts to guide the effective practice of adult care within Specific Standards of Care for this age group.
Specific Standards for the Care of Geriatric Patients Ages 65 and older
1. Maintain knowledge of the developmental tasks and sociological theories of aging.
2. Utilize theoretical concepts to guide the effective practice of gerontological health care and behavioral care.
3. Gather the appropriate information from the patient, family and interdisciplinary team and use therapeutic judgments based on knowledge of gerontological health/behavioral care practices to develop a comprehensive plan of care.
4. Utilize interventions based on gerontological theory to restore patients functional capabilities and to prevent complications and excess disability.
5. Maintain a complete knowledge of treatments, medications and side effects of such in the geriatric age group.
Specific Standards for the Care of Chemically Dependent Patients
1. Assesses patient needs as related to chemical dependency and document the plan of care from the admission through discharge.
2. Collaborate with other chemical dependency staff professionals in planning for discharge and follow-up care.
3. Maintain an awareness of how personal issues relating the co-dependency can impact work performance/relationships.
4. Recognize and establish limits on medication-seeking behaviors.
Additional Standards
1. Adhere to facility, department, corporate, personnel and standard policies and procedures.
2. Attend all mandatory facility in-services and staff development activities as scheduled.
3. Adhere to facility standards concerning conduct, dress, attendance and punctuality.
4. Support facility-wide quality/performance improvement goals and objectives.
5. Maintain confidentiality of facility employees and patient information.
Note: The essential job functions of this position are not limited to the duties listed above.
Education: Master's Degree from an accredited college or university, in Social Work or a clinical related mental health field preferred.
Experience: A minimum of two (2) years experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, and treatment skills; and have strong clinical assessment skills preferred.
License: Must possess an Illinois State license in social work or clinical related mental health field preferred.
Additional Requirements: CPR certification and management of aggressive behavior training within 30 days of employment prior to assisting in a restraining procedure. Must be able to pass a competency exam for the area upon hire. May be required to work flexible hours and overtime.
Chicago Behavioral Hospital offers competitive rates and benefits; time off, medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability, life insurance, and matching 401k.
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