Milieu Therapist PRN

About This Role

This Milieu Therapist role at ERC Pathlight involves facilitating skills and psychotherapy groups, providing meal monitoring and support, and offering milieu support, de-escalation, and behavior coaching to patients in various levels of care for eating disorders and mental health conditions.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate curriculum-based groups
• Provide meal monitoring and support
• Document groups, meals, patient check-ins, and observations
• Provide milieu support including de-escalation and crisis management
• Monitor bathrooms and provide support for eating disorder patients
• Monitor outside breaks
• Conduct self-harm and suicide assessments
• Support morning routine in IP/Res programs
• Collect and report weights, vitals, and urine in some settings
• Implement individual behavior management plans for some patients
• Serve as clinical lead for the program in standalone programs in evenings and weekends
• Lead psychotherapy groups
• Provide coverage for Primary Therapists (for individual, family, and group therapies as well as for patient assessments)

Requirements

• Graduate degree in mental health or related degree program
• Bachelor's degree
• Intern or associate license from appropriate state licensing board
• Strong knowledge of therapeutic principles and techniques
• Ability to manage group dynamics effectively
• Proficient in keeping timely, detailed and accurate records
• Demonstrated ability to handle crisis situations effectively
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Active TX licensure

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in mental health or related degree program, and a Bachelor's degree

Nice to Have

• 1+ year facilitating group-based treatment interventions
• 1+ year providing crisis management support and interventions
• 1+ year performing safety assessments and implementing safety management plans to patients in treatment at higher levels of care

Benefits