Outpatient Therapist III & IV

Salary Grade: 7
Reports To: Program Manager
Status: Exempt
Department: River Hills Outpatient Services
Job Group: 1100-07

Essential Job Functions:

• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Facilitate individual, group and family therapy as assigned.
• Conduct ongoing assessment, treatment planning and discharge of patients.
• Coordinate services with referral sources and other community resources.
• Develop and maintain the confidential patient record.
• Advocate for patients and families, and promote destigmatization of the disease of addiction.
• Maintain professional, personal, and emotional balance through continuous self-examination, supervision and feedback.
• Act as a resource and model of professional growth for other staff.
• Assist in program development and implementation.
• Assume leadership role in clinical meetings and staffings.
• Participate in community meetings and organizations.

Educational/Experience Requirements:

• Master's Degree in Human Services Field with 3-5 years of experience in the field.
• Good written and verbal communications skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Bi-lingual skills (preferred). 

Additional Educational/Experience Requirements (Therapist IV):

• Independent licensure

Conditions For Continued Employment:

• Maintain CPI certification.
• Attainment of IBC Certification or Iowa Licensure within 15 months.
• Attend required Training/In-services.
• Attendance at Adult/Child Abuse training.
• Maintain PSO privileges and required CEU’s.
• Remain open to clinical supervision and opportunities for growth.
• Meet Jackson attendance guidelines.

Objective Outcomes of Job:

• Productivity: Maintain at least 50% personal productivity on a monthly basis.
• Documentation: Maintain 100% compliance with departmental standards.
• Clinical Service: Average group size of 8.
• Patient Outcome: WMA % of at least 60%
• Attendance: Meet HR Policy guidelines. 
• Financial Accountability: 100% of patients participate in payment plan.
• Customer Satisfaction: 60% of WMA participation.
• Length of Stay: Maintain an average length of stay determined for each level of care.

Addiction Technician

Salary Grade: 1, Non-exempt
Reports to: Program Director
Shifts: Full and Part Time, 2pm-12pm,12am- 8am
Location: Sioux City - Adolescent Center   
Job Group: 2510-08

Essential Job Functions:

• Establish working relationships with patients and families.
• Facilitate Recovery groups as assigned.
• Monitor and direct activities in Learning Laboratory when in use.
• Monitor and direct patient milieu at all times.
• Monitor and document patient compliance with unit rules.
• Document each patient’s participation in treatment activities.
• Monitor and document appropriate passing of medications.
• Transport patients as needed in company vehicles.
• Report out of the ordinary situations to the supervisor or on-call manager.
• Advocate for patients and families and promote destigmatization of the disease of addiction.
• Maintain professional, personal, and emotional balance through continuous self-examination, supervision and feedback.
• Be flexible to changes in scheduling with adequate notice.
• Be available to take on-call on a rotation schedule. 

Educational/Experience Requirements: 

• High School Diploma or Equivalency.
• Experience in the addiction field (preferred).
• Good written and verbal communications skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Bi-lingual skills (preferred).

Conditions for Continued Employment:

• Maintain CPI certification.
• Maintain CPR/ First Aid Certification.
• Maintain Mandatory Child Abuse/ Dependent Abuse Training.
• Attend required Trainings.
• Remain open to clinical supervision and opportunities for growth.
• Meet Jackson attendance guidelines.
• Maintain valid driver’s license, auto insurance and acceptable driving record. 

Objective Outcomes of Job: 

• Document group sessions daily.
• Document patient’s participation in services daily.
• Document significant progress or out of the ordinary events daily.
• Follow through with treatment team decisions on the patient milieu daily.
• Follow through with unit rules 100% of the time.