Milieu Tech / Therapist

Milieu Tech / Therapist

OVERLAND PARK, KS 66210

Overview

Salary Range $24.50 - $28.00 Hourly

Description

Job Title: Milieu Tech

Department: KC Milieu

Programs: PHP/IOP/EIOP/AIOP

Supervisor: Program Director-KC

FLSA: Non-Exempt, Hourly

Date Revised: February 2022

Summary of Major Functions:

Provide and maintain structure for Partial Hospitalization Program, Transitional Intensive Outpatient Program, Evening Intensive Outpatient Program and Adolescent Program if needed. Services include conducting psycho-educational groups, facilitating meals and meal processing, documentation, and encouraging a therapeutic milieu.

Milieu Staff Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates knowledge of and practice of effective counseling skills.
• Facilitates meals with patients in a fashion consistent with the treatment philosophy of EDCare; Models appropriate eating behaviors during assigned mealtimes with patients.
• Contributes clinical information and observations about patients in weekly staffing.
• Facilitates integration of new patients into the program by demonstrating knowledge of all aspects of the clinical program.
• Demonstrates ability to build therapeutic rapport.
• Facilitates groups with expertise, demonstrating ability to engage, set limits and monitor the group process.
• Maintains group curriculum for psychoeducational groups according to EDCare clinical standards.
• Is creative in therapeutic interventions to maintain a safe, supportive, clinically sound milieu.
• Is present and available for patient requests and needs; provides outreach to patients when necessary.
• Maintains daily program structure.
• Conducts check-ins and check-outs with patients.
• Facilitates therapeutic outings.
• Timely completion and accuracy of clinical paperwork: progress notes, group notes etc.
• Ensures completion of daily attendance sheet for billing purposes.
• Takes responsibility for opening and/or closing the facility.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Front Desk when front desk staff is unavailable

• Answer phones.
• Greet all patients, visitors, and vendors in lobby.
• Check front desk voicemail.
• Administer psychological testing and surveys and distribute results to clinicians efficiently.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Physical Demands and Environment:

Physical demands of this job include but are NOT limited to:

Sitting frequently, standing occasionally, walking occasionally, talking occasionally, hearing constantly, seeing constantly, reaching with arms and hands occasionally, crouching occasionally and using fingers intricately. This position requires lifting/carrying up to 10 pounds occasionally.

Environmental conditions of this job include but are NOT limited to:

95% inside, 99% normal temperature and 99% normal noise as expected in a medical office environment.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in behavioral health field required.
• Minimum of six months experience working in therapeutic milieu preferred.
• Clinical conceptualization of the treatment of eating disorders and dual diagnosis preferred.
• Good oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills preferred.
• Treatment orientation that align with that of EDC, LLC preferred.
• Ability to work as part of a team with coworkers preferred.

Computer Skills:

• Must be able to effectively maneuver within an office scheduling system.
• Minimum of intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Must be able to efficiently learn and effectively work within an electronic medical records system.