GROUP FACILITATOR

Responsibilities

Michael’s House is a residential treatment facility offering integrated treatment for addiction and mental health conditions. Michael’s House provides individual and group therapy, experiential therapy and art therapy, and mindfulness and fitness activities. Located in Palm Springs, California the campus offers a restorative environment with opportunity to enjoy the outdoors.

Michael’s House is part of one the nation’s largest and most respected hospital management companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) UHS has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue exceeding $10.7 billion. In 2019, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2018, UHS ranked #268 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies.

Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago, enabling us to provide compassionate care to our patients and their loved ones: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.

Job Description
Michael’s House is an adult dual diagnosis treatment center that has detox, residential, php, and outpatient levels of care. We are looking for Per Diem Group Facilitator pwho are both personable and professional individuals with experience working with addiction and/or mental health patients.

This is a per diem position hours range from 2-16 hours per week.

Qualifications

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Ability to Facilitate Psycho-education groups with a focus on ad diction, relapse prevention, and co-occurring disorders by the use of motivational interviewing, CBT, DBT, ACT, interpersonal process, as well as experiential therapies.
• Maintains group cohesion, set boundaries, apply appropriate crisis/de-escalation skills as necessary.
• Document group notes accurately and in a timely manner that reflects the patient’s participation and progress.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Possess strong group facilitation skills, is patient, calm, compassionate, and professional.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills and understanding of diverse cultures and gender specific issues and the ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required to communicate all pertinent clinical information and maintain accurate and timely documentation of group therapy notes that reflects the Pt. participation and progress.
• Possesses skills to demonstrate poise, professionalism, tact and diplomacy.
• Understands need for and maintains appropriate confidentiality at all times when interacting with patients.
• Observes and maintains all confidentiality regulations.

Customer Relations, Skills, and Professional Behavior
• Represents Michael’s House/FRN/UHS in a manner, which conveys a professional, courteous, caring, and cooperative attitude.
• Is knowledgeable of Patient Rights and treats all patients/residents with dignity and respect in a consistent, caring manner.
• Demonstrates comprehensive focus on Patient Centered Care practices.
• Utilizes an open, non-judgmental, non-discriminatory, professional and therapeutic approach to treatment with all patients and residents.
• Demonstrates professional behavior and interpersonal skills reflective of Michael’s House/FRN mission statement and philosophy.
• Complies with facility, departmental, safety and human resources policies.
• Promotes a safe work environment for self, patients and coworkers by complying with environment of care, safety, and infection control and universal precaution guidelines.
• Maintains a neat, professional appearance consistent with the dress code.
• Maintains scheduling requirements, attendance and punctuality in accordance with policy.
• Understands the need for appropriate patient/staff boundaries and maintains a strict therapeutic relationship during active treatment.
• Demonstrates ability to professionally interact with coworkers and other department staff concerning issues related to patient care and offers constructive alternatives.
• Serves as role model for other staff through maintaining a professional approach and providing a positive work environment and team spirit.
• Understands the need to remain flexible with the changing needs of the client
• Meets with management and community partners as needed

Education and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, or related field required. Master’s in a related field preferred.
• Minimum 1 years’ experience in an addiction/mental health/healthcare field preferred.
• Licensed or certified as a chemical dependency counselor or registered to become licensed or certified within 6 months of start date.

EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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