Description

Do you enjoy an active environment that keeps you engaged and challenged, as well as consistently allows you to develop and learn? Are you looking for a clinical position that uses the most current evidenced-based practices in the field of behavior analysis and intervention?

If you answered YES to either of these questions, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Devereux is hiring for a Full-time Clinician (licensed or working toward eligibility) for our Mapleton Intensive Program (MIP) in Malvern, PA. The MIP program serves females, ages 12 to 16 with the focus of creating an environment which promotes strength, recovery and resilience by addressing a variety of complex emotional and behavioral challenges.

Day to day responsibilities include:

• Provides and/or coordinates the delivery of non-medical therapeutic services to patients in an acute care setting utilizing assessments, and individual, group and family therapy.

• Conduct strength based bio-psychosocial and need oriented assessment of current family/guardian system, develop treatment plan and follow up on progress

• Serves as the voice of treatment with all formal and informal communication with the team and completes timely documentation

• Collaborates with the therapeutic recreational specialist on a consistent basis about patient's level of participation and assist with problematic behaviors which arise

What we can offer you:

• $2,000 sign on bonus (external applicants only)

• Full benefits starting 30 days after hire

• Ethics-in house trainings cover all required CEU’s for licensed clinicians

• Collaborative work with an integrated treatment team-direct care, education, psychiatry, medical & nursing

• Free clinical supervision hours

• ASCEND- Career Accelerator Program

Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Services (DPACS) center serves children, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, behavioral, emotional and psychiatric challenges and disorders. Located in West Chester and Malvern Pennsylvania, services provided include psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF), residential treatment (RTF), acute inpatient psychiatric hospital (AIP), assessment services, community-based mental health services, community-based employment training and social skills training, and approved private school educational services to male and female children and adolescents (6-21 years of age) with diagnoses of intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, concomitant psychiatric and behavioral challenges often associated with experiencing some level of trauma in their lives.

Keywords: LPC, LCSW, Psychologist, Therapist, Clinical Case Manager, DPACS

Qualifications

EDUCATION: Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or other related Human Services discipline.

EXPERIENCE : Previous clinical experience in a behavioral healthcare setting, particularly in an acute care setting, preferred.

MUST BE LICENSED OR LICENSE ELIGIBLE

Devereux is committed to the health and safety of our staff. All Devereux centers have formal infectious-disease and emergency-management plans tailored to specifically address the unique aspects of communicable disease prevention including COVID-19.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 vaccine mandate requires staff without an approved medical or religious exemption to be fully vaccinated to be employed in this program. If you are fully vaccinated, you will need to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or have an approved medical or religious exemption prior to starting.

Devereux requires all individuals interviewing for a position involving contact with children to complete The Diana Screen, a screening that assesses a candidate’s understanding of appropriate boundaries between adults and children.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Posted Date 2 weeks ago (5/25/2023 11:44 AM)

Requisition ID 2023-30883

Category Clinical

Position Type Full-Time

Remote No

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.