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About this Clinical Intern or Licensed Clinician - Special Needs Unit role at Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital

Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

We are seeking a compassionate, highly skilled, and patient-focused Clinical Therapist to join our team. In this role, you will work with youth patients with special needs, such as autism, intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. You will operate in a supportive, collaborative environment.

  • Conduct comprehensive psychosocial and psychological assessments and evaluations, to determine diagnosis and plan of care.
  • Develop, implement, and continually adjust individualized treatment plans tailored to each client's unique needs.
  • Monitor client progress and effectively implement evidence-based therapeutic modalities.
  • Maintain accurate, timely, and strictly confidential clinical records in compliance with HIPAA regulations.
  • Collaborate with other healthcare professionals and refer clients to outside community resources when appropriate.
  • Appropriately utilizes established resources to assist in completing case management duties independently.
  • Document treatment provided to patients in their medical record based on established case management guidelines.
  • Complete all reports for suspected abuse as legally mandated and consistently informs supervisor.
  • Provide individual patient and family therapy and crisis intervention
  • Communicate with family members and caretakers regarding the needs of the patient and anticipated plans.
  • Create appropriate discharge plans as needed for the patient’s discharge.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or a closely related field required
  • Active Nevada State licensure (LCSW, LCPC, LMFT, or Clinical Intern) required
  • Experience working with youth patients with special needs, such as autism, intellectual and/or developmental disabilities
  • Minimum one (1) year of inpatient clinical work with experience in diagnosis, psychotherapy and assessment-based treatment planning preferred
  • Experience with therapeutic limit-setting and an understanding of behavior management modalities helpful
  • Ability to maintain professional boundaries

Benefits

A full benefits package is available the first of the month following 30 days of employment!

Desert Parkway offers competitive benefits to include:

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401K Retirement Plan
  • Healthcare spending account
  • Dependent care spending account
  • PTO Plan with holiday premium pay
  • Discounted cafeteria meal plan
  • Life insurance (including plans for spouse and children)
  • Short- and long-term disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)
  • Pet Insurance
  • Identity Theft Insurance
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About Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital

Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is an acute psychiatric facility located in the center of Las Vegas, Nevada. Desert Parkway’s comprehensive mental health programs are designed to treat adolescent and adult patients with both dignity and respect while providing the very best in care.

We are dedicated to helping patients in the Las Vegas area with behavioral illness and/or chemical dependency with compassion and kindness. Our mental health facilities offer a variety of psychiatric healthcare programs which include mental health services such as:


We also offer our Hope for Heroes program which is geared towards helping veterans overcome service-related obstacles to their emotional and mental well-being. Through Hope for Heroes, we hope to help veterans discover a way to live a functional, fulfilling life.

With our mental health programs, we strive to provide a safe and accepting environment for all of our patients. Our private facility currently has 152 patient beds and is staffed by qualified, experienced personnel who are dedicated to providing the highest level of care to each patient.

At Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, we are committed to delivering the best in psychiatric healthcare to our community through our mental health programs in Las Vegas, NV. This includes helping to educate patients, family members, and the community at large about mental health illnesses and addiction.

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