Mountain Youth Academy (a UHS company) is seeking a Licensed Therapist (or Master's Level eligible for licensure) to join our growing team! Come make a difference in the life of a child and love what you do!!

***This role requires a successful background check, fingerprinting and employment verification***

Mountain Youth Academy is centrally located near Johnson City, TN, Boone, NC, and Abingdon, VA. We are a 90-bed residential treatment facility and assist in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of behavioral health issues for our young adolescent students.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for overseeing and coordinating delivery of clinical services to students on designated unit to include clinical support, conducting interventions, psychosocial assessments, developing treatment plans, conducting group, individual and family therapy.

Provides clinical oversight and support to designated unit and taking ownership of assuring the integrity of the treatment and programmatic interventions on specified dorm through providing clinical supervision and education to residential staff of their dorm. Creating a clinical model that resonates with the dorm team to include behavioral plans and strategies.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (include, but are not limited to, the following)

• • Is responsible for the clinical direction of the assigned dorms, which includes overseeing and coordinating the delivery of student continuing care and family services.
  • Monitors adherence to the program schedule and assists the residential team in coordinating the student's care, ICMPs, behavioral contracts, etc.
  • Provides clinical supervision and education to residential staff that is specific to the treatment needs and diagnoses of students on dorm.
  • Attends and assists in treatment team meetings and clinical /residential staffing meetings.
  • Participates in group and individual supervision.
  • Maintains the EHR for students assigned to their caseload.
  • Communicates with the 3 shifts of the dorm team(s).
  • Assists with mentoring and orienting new therapists to the facility.
  • Provides admissions personnel with ongoing admissions and discharge information.
  • Completes an abbreviated bio-psychosocial with the student within 24 hours of admission or by the next business day.
  • With the multidisciplinary treatment team, identifies treatment goals and objectives that are clearly related to the problems on the Master Problem List, while representing the dorm team's concerns and successes.
  • Goals/objectives are measurable, and time bound. Develop individualized treatment plans for assigned students.
  • As this position is an exempt position the Clinical Program Manager, may find the needs of the dorm(s), require an altered schedule of evenings and/or weekends at their discretion and the needs of the dorm.
  • With the treatment team, identifies interventions that clearly relate to the treatment objectives, and establishes discharge criteria.
  • Completes treatment plan reviews monthly and ensures that progress in treatment is clearly documented in a timely manner.
  • Conducts group therapy sessions as assigned. Ensures that group therapy progress notes are completed according to facility policy.
  • Conducts individual therapy sessions as assigned. Ensures that individual therapy progress notes are completed according to facility policy.
  • Conducts family therapy sessions as assigned. Ensures that family therapy progress notes are completed according to facility policy.
  • Develops and conducts educational lectures for students and/or families as assigned.
  • Completes re-assessments of students.
  • Participates as QA for clinical paperwork.
  • Take rotation as LIP on call as scheduled
  • Is available for LIP in the building during working hours
  • Signs off on daily notes for unlicensed therapists.
  • Works with Mobile Crisis if indicated
  • Reviews treatment plans for unlicensed therapist and signs review.

This position is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the delivery of student continuing care and family services. This includes providing clinical support conducting interventions, conducting psychosocial assessments, developing the student's treatment plan, conducting group, individual and family therapy.

About UHS

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $11.4 billion in 2019. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 328 behavioral health facilities, 42 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network, and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.

EEO Statement

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We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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Must have a Master's Degree. LMFT, LPC and/or LCSW licensed in the State of Tennessee preferred, but will hire Master's level working towards licensure. Prefer two years' experience conducting group, individual and family therapy using a variety of treatment modalities. Must be able to compose and deliver educational lectures. Must be able to communicate effectively with other health care professionals, both verbally and in writing. Must have at least one year treating a variety of mental health disorders.