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Discovery Behavioral Health

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

🏨 Hospitality

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Healthcare • Hospitality • Healthcare Insurance

Discovery Behavioral Health is a healthcare provider specializing in behavioral health treatment. Discovery Behavioral Health (DBH) operates a network of recovery centers across the United States offering services for substance use disorders, mental health disorders, and eating disorders. They provide multiple levels of care including residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, outpatient services, and addiction medicine. DBH runs divisions for Eating Disorder, Substance Use Disorder, Mental Health Disorder, and Psychiatry, plus a Veterans & First Responder program. The organization has 2,500+ employees, 130+ locations, serves 4,000+ patients daily, and maintains a large database of verified patient outcomes. It also provides career opportunities, partnerships, and resources for professionals and payers.

📋 Description

• Provide treatment services within a dynamic multidisciplinary team according to the Discovery Clinical Model • Ensure patient safety and provide milieu interventions • Lead psychoeducational and process-oriented therapy groups • Facilitate clinical assessments and conduct therapy sessions • Complete clinical documentation at the time of service • Establish therapeutic rapport with patients and families/loved ones • Facilitate admission assessments and the admission process • Participate in weekly treatment team meetings and communicate treatment goals • Maintain a caseload of 5–6 patients in RTC and 10–15 in OP level of care • Complete assigned therapy sessions, including family/support system sessions • Facilitate process-oriented and psychoeducational groups • Sit at a meal and/or snack at least once per week • Facilitate multi-family groups, family programs, and/or family weekends • Provide utilization reviews to insurance companies for initial and continuing-stay authorization • Respond to family calls and emails within specified timeframes • Assess patients for suicidality and danger to self or others • Provide clinical support for other team members when needed • Coordinate with Utilization Review and Business Departments regarding authorization and payment • Begin discharge planning on the day of admission • Complete discharge sessions and ensure coping skills, transition plans, and resources are understood • Confirm discharge appointments with patients and loved ones • Communicate with referral sources and outpatient providers for continuity of care • Facilitate transfers to higher levels of care as needed • Participate in clinical outreach and program tours • Manage crises in sessions and the milieu • Support milieu staff in interactions with patients and loved ones • Collaborate with the treatment team and milieu staff to ensure clinical quality • Provide monthly on-call facility support for RTC roles and return program calls within 20 minutes while on call

🎯 Requirements

• Master’s or Doctorate degree in a relevant field, required • Completion of state requirements to conduct therapeutic interventions, required • Operates under supervision and is not fully licensed • Current driver’s license in good standing