Job Description

Schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am - 5pm

Who We Are

At Alsana, we're a dedicated eating recovery community helping adults and adolescence of all genders heal with personalized, whole-person care. We offer in-person residential, outpatient, and virtual programs nationwide including adolescent PHP/IOP to meet clients wherever they are in their recovery journey. Our approach addresses the aspects of eating disorders that often go untreated in traditional programs by focusing on five key dimensions of care: medical, nutritional, movement, relational, and therapeutic.


Our culture is built on communication, collaboration, compassion, and integrity all essential in crafting individualized treatment plans that support meaningful, lasting recovery. Behind the scenes, every team member plays a vital role in making healing possible and that includes you.

The Role

The Lead Therapist quite literally leads by example. As the second-in-line to the DoCS, the Lead Therapist is the second most experienced clinician on the team. The Lead Therapist is expected to hold a small caseload determined by current census and facility needs. In addition to being responsible for the treatment needs of the clients in their caseload, this position helps to oversee the clinical team. These responsibilities include client assessments, treatment planning, group therapy, family therapy and supporting the needs and development of the other therapists. The Lead Therapist also helps to provide comprehensive case consultation and follow-up support on treatment decisions in collaboration with members of the interdisciplinary team. The Lead Therapist supports the team in leading a variety of team activities, including group supervision and staff trainings. They may be asked to develop, coordinates and deliver in-services, presentations and training to clients, families and caregivers. As needed, the Lead Therapist may also participate in program development.

Responsibilities

Participates in and leads a variety of team meetings including supervision, in-services, presentations, trainings and family week Partners with HR and the Director of Clinical Services to interview, hire, train and to help to guide the professional development of staff Ensures that client documentation, including assessments, progress reports, and treatment plans are up to date and in compliance with regulatory standards Provides individual therapy, group therapy and family therapy Works closely with interdisciplinary team and offers treatment recommendations Communicates with Director of Clinical Services all critical information relating to issues of quality of care Serves as a liaison with family members, therapists and other key treatment team members Performs all other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Master's degree in Social Work, Clinical Counseling, or other relevant health related discipline Must be an LPC, LMFT, LICSW or licensed Psychologist Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS) certification is preferred Two years recent related experience working with eating disorder clients, preferred Previous experience supervising a team is preferred Ability to assess, plan, organize, implement, evaluate, and problem-solve Demonstrated therapeutic skills in the areas of case management, individual and group therapy with adults with various mental disorders Training/certification in evidenced based treatment modalities preferred

Are you ready to let your light shine?! Join the Alsana team today!

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