Milieu Tech / Therapist

## Description

**Subject:** Position Description

**Job Title:** Milieu Tech

**Department:** KC Milieu

**Programs:** PHP/IOP/EIOP/AIOP

**Supervisor:** Program Director-KC

**FLSA:** Non-Exempt, Hourly

**Date Revised**: February 2022

**Summary of Major Functions:**

Provide and maintain structure for Partial Hospitalization Program, Transitional Intensive Outpatient Program, Evening Intensive Outpatient Program and Adolescent Program if needed. Services include conducting psycho-educational groups, facilitating meals and meal processing, documentation, and encouraging a therapeutic milieu.

**Milieu Staff Duties and Responsibilities:**

1. Demonstrates knowledge of and practice of effective counseling skills.
2. Facilitates meals with patients in a fashion consistent with the treatment philosophy of EDCare; Models appropriate eating behaviors during assigned mealtimes with patients.
3. Contributes clinical information and observations about patients in weekly staffing.
4. Facilitates integration of new patients into the program by demonstrating knowledge of all aspects of the clinical program.
5. Demonstrates ability to build therapeutic rapport.
6. Facilitates groups with expertise, demonstrating ability to engage, set limits and monitor the group process.
7. Maintains group curriculum for psychoeducational groups according to EDCare clinical standards.
8. Is creative in therapeutic interventions to maintain a safe, supportive, clinically sound milieu.
9. Is present and available for patient requests and needs; provides outreach to patients when necessary.
10. Maintains daily program structure.
11. Conducts check-ins and check-outs with patients.
12. Facilitates therapeutic outings.
13. Timely completion and accuracy of clinical paperwork: progress notes, group notes etc.
14. Ensures completion of daily attendance sheet for billing purposes.
15. Takes responsibility for opening and/or closing the facility.
16. Other job duties as assigned.

**Front Desk when front desk staff is unavailable**

1. Answer phones.
2. Greet all patients, visitors, and vendors in lobby.
3. Check front desk voicemail.
4. Administer psychological testing and surveys and distribute results to clinicians efficiently.
5. Other job duties as assigned.

**Physical Demands and Environment:**

Physical demands of this job include but are NOT limited to

Sitting frequently, standing occasionally, walking occasionally, talking occasionally, hearing constantly, seeing constantly, reaching with arms and hands occasionally, crouching occasionally and using fingers intricately. This position requires lifting/carrying up to 10 pounds occasionally.

Environmental conditions of this job include but are NOT limited to

95% inside, 99% normal temperature and 99% normal noise as expected in a medical office environment.
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
## Qualifications
**Minimum Qualifications:**

1. Bachelor’s degree in behavioral health field required.
2. Minimum of six months experience working in therapeutic milieu preferred.
3. Clinical conceptualization of the treatment of eating disorders and dual diagnosis preferred.
4. Good oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills preferred.
5. Treatment orientation that align with that of EDC, LLC preferred.
6. Ability to work as part of a team with coworkers preferred.

**Computer Skills:**

1. Must be able to effectively maneuver within an office scheduling system.
2. Minimum of intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
3. Must be able to efficiently learn and effectively work within an electronic medical records system.