Therapist Acute (Child/Adolescent)

AltaPointe Health

6 days ago

Daphne, AlabamaFull TimeMental Health Therapy

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Job Description

About the Role

Join AltaPointe Health as a Acute Therapist – Child/Adolescent, Hospital Setting in United States. Overview EastPointe Hospital is a private, free-standing psychiatric hospital for adults located in Daphne, Ala. EastPointe’s clinical and medical professionals assess and evaluate adults in psychiatric crisis.

Key Responsibilities

Therapist in a hospital acute setting provides individual, group and family therapy.

They formulate treatment plans, behavioral management plans and provides clinical assessments of the consumers.

They respond to crisis situations to help deescalate and resolve the situation, as well as assisting with seclusion and restraining as required.

Requirements

There is occasional forward bending from the hips while kneeling to reach to the side.

There is an occasional need to be able to assume a full squat/lunge from a standing position.

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

Weekend coverage may be required.

Apply to join AltaPointe Health as a Acute Therapist – Child/Adolescent, Hospital Setting.

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyFamily therapyClinical assessmentTreatment planningCrisis interventionBehavioral managementDe-escalationDischarge planningMental health documentationCase managementPsychiatric stabilizationPatient careCollaborationProfessional ethics

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Position Insights

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at AltaPointe Health is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Daphne, Alabama.

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Individual therapy, Group therapy, Family therapy, Clinical assessment, Treatment planning, Crisis intervention, Behavioral management, De-escalation. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The therapist provides individual, group, and family therapy while formulating treatment and behavioral management plans for patients in an acute psychiatric setting. They also perform clinical assessments, respond to crisis situations, and assist with patient stabilization and discharge planning.

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