Clinical Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

Why You'll Love This Clinical Therapist Job!

Are you passionate about helping adolescents and families navigate complex challenges and build healthier paths forward? As a Clinical Therapist at EOSIS Elevations & Seven Stars in Syracuse, UT, you will provide individual, group, and family therapy while managing treatment planning, case coordination, discharge planning, and aftercare development for an assigned caseload of students.

In this role, you will collaborate with students, families, referral sources, school officials, direct care staff, and multidisciplinary treatment team members to coordinate high-quality clinical care and support student progress throughout treatment.

Pay: $62,000 - $80,000 / year

Why EOSIS?

• Time Off: 20 days of paid-time-off + 6 paid holidays + shift differentials available for eligible positions
• Insurance: Health, dental, and vision insurance + HSA/FSA
• Future Planning: 401(k) – ROTH and traditional options
• Career Path Opportunities

If you are a licensed or license-eligible clinical professional with strong therapeutic skills, sound judgment, and a commitment to meaningful behavioral health work, this Clinical Therapist opportunity at EOSIS Elevations & Seven Stars in Syracuse, UT, offers the chance to make a direct impact on adolescents and their families. Responsibilities The following duties are representative of this position and are not intended to be all-inclusive. Additional responsibilities may be assigned.

• Provide Clinical Therapist services for an assigned caseload of up to 10 students and facilitate one additional independent group therapy assignment.
• Conduct individual, family, and group therapy sessions for assigned students and their families.
• Complete initial treatment assessments and clinical formulations, including psychosocial assessments and interviews with students, parents/guardians, and other significant individuals to obtain personal, social, developmental, and emotional histories.
• Develop, implement, and monitor Initial Treatment Plans and Master Treatment Plans within required timelines.
• Provide ongoing case management, including treatment interventions, therapeutic visit coordination, case coordination with other disciplines, discharge planning, and aftercare development.
• Communicate effectively with referral sources, parents/guardians, school officials, students, and other stakeholders regarding treatment progress, needs, and obstacles.
• Complete all required medical record documentation in a timely, thorough, and professional manner, including therapy session progress notes, contact calls, monthly summaries, discharge summaries, special notes, and orders.
• Participate in the implementation of all clinical aspects of the adolescent treatment program.
• Attend weekly clinical milieu therapy groups and facilitate assigned groups, including problem-solving groups, process groups, and other required treatment team groups.
• Attend and participate in weekly rounds with team practitioners to discuss case conceptualization, treatment goals, barriers to progress, intervention strategies, clinical training, continuing education, and complex family or case needs.
• Attend multidisciplinary case conference meetings to review team dynamics, coordinate treatment interventions, approve therapeutic visits, and complete scheduled Master Treatment Plan reviews for assigned cases.
• Assist with the development, facilitation, and implementation of therapy programming for parent seminars serving the assigned treatment team.
• Respond to student, family, and referral source concerns throughout the student’s treatment stay.
• Provide regular progress reports and timely notification of concerns to referral sources, and request their assistance when needed.
• Conduct clinical certifications and recertification reviews with payer sources to support ongoing treatment funding for assigned students.
• Assist assigned families with initiating court proceedings when necessary for continuation of a student’s treatment.
• Assist the Clinical Program Manager with clinical training and therapeutic skill development for milieu managers, including training related to theory, diagnoses, intervention strategies, and interactive styles or patterns.
• Assist with the appropriate and ongoing training of direct care staff working with assigned treatment teams.
• Exercise sound, independent judgment and emotional stability when evaluating situations and making decisions, including during deadlines and unexpected stressful events.
• Participate on committees, in professional meetings, and in staffings as needed to support the overall development and function of the program.
• Assist the Director of Clinical and Residential Services with the development, implementation, and monitoring of the adolescent treatment program.
• Carry out other duties as assigned to meet program needs.

Documentation Timeline Expectations:

• Initial Treatment Plan: within 72 hours of admission.
• Psychosocial Assessment: within 5 days of admission.
• Diagnostic Summary: within 10 days of admission.
• Master Treatment Plan: within 10 days of admission.
• Therapy Session Progress Notes: by the end of the week in which the session was held.
• Special Notes: by the end of the week to which the special entry refers.
• Contact Calls: by the end of the week in which the contact call was made.
• Group Therapy Session Notes: by the end of the week in which the session was held.

Required Skills REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education:

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related field required.
• Must be licensed by the State of Utah as an LCSW, LMFT, or LPC, or licensed as a certified professional working toward one of these licenses.

Experience:

• Minimum of two years of experience in inpatient, outpatient, and/or mental health care involving child and/or adolescent treatment.
• Thorough knowledge of emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.
• Strong clinical skills in individual, group, and family therapy intervention techniques.
• Working knowledge of educational, psychological, family, and social work systems as they relate to special education and behavioral treatment.

Certifications & Training:

• Current CPR certification required.
• Current First Aid certification required.
• Must complete the EOSIS Elevations & Seven Stars milieu module training and certification course.
• Must complete the EOSIS Elevations & Seven Stars Clinical Competency Program covering relevant job responsibilities, progressive interventions, therapeutic holds, and emergency special treatment procedures.
• Must complete 10 hours of in-service training annually, including 8 hours focused on the prevention and/or proper initiation and use of Progressive Intervention Procedures.
• Must complete annual recertification on Progressive Intervention Procedures, including 3 hours of didactic training and 1 hour of practical training.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of the organization and administration of a residential treatment center, facility standards and regulations, and laws applicable to mental health treatment.
• Thorough working knowledge of the adolescent treatment program and skill in implementing the clinical applications of all program components.
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Intermediate-level PC skills required.
• Ability to coordinate care across multidisciplinary teams, families, referral sources, school officials, and payer sources.
• Strong documentation, case management, treatment planning, and clinical decision-making skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise sound judgment, and respond professionally during stressful or time-sensitive situations.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Successful completion of required state background checks.
• Candidates are initially hired as Clinical Therapist Trainees and may not have student contact while state background checks are processing.
• Completion of assigned training requirements during the trainee period.
• Once the state background check is returned and cleared, the title transitions to Clinical Therapist and floor shadowing may begin.
• Verification of education, licensure, certifications, employment history, and other applicable credentials.

WORKING CONDITIONS/WORKING REQUIREMENTS

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, and grasp as needed.
• Ability to run, including the ability to run a distance of 400 meters in 2 minutes or less.
• Ability to perceive object attributes such as size, shape, temperature, and texture by touch.
• Ability to communicate detailed or important spoken instructions accurately, including quickly and loudly when needed.
• Ability to hear and perceive detailed information through oral communication, with or without correction.
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with wrists, hands, and fingers.
• Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects as required.
• Visual acuity, with or without correction, sufficient to complete administrative and clerical tasks and visually observe students on the unit and during therapeutic activities.

Work Environment:

• Residential treatment center environment serving adolescents with emotional, behavioral, clinical, educational, and family-system needs.
• Frequent interaction with students, families, referral sources, clinical staff, direct care staff, school officials, payer sources, and multidisciplinary treatment team members.
• Role requires flexibility, emotional stability, sound judgment, strong professional boundaries, and the ability to manage complex cases and changing priorities.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, disability, or any other federal, state, or local protected class.