Position Highlights:

• Position: Intern Pre-Doctoral

• Location: Naperville, IL

• Full Time

• Hours: M-F 8am-4:30pm

A Brief Overview:
Provides quality therapeutic services, including case management, psychological evaluations, and psycho education, to designated patient populations and their families/significant others. Collaborates with the healthcare team to provide a therapeutic milieu. Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team, supporting the organization's treatment program and philosophy and assuring the delivery of quality patient care.

What you will do:

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of assigned patient population. This includes knowledge of the physical and psychological needs of the patients as well as the ability to respond appropriately to those needs.

• Conducts brief psychological screenings, comprehensive psychological evaluations, and psychosocial assessments to identify priority patient needs and facilitate the overall treatment process.

• Provides individual, group and family therapies. Functions as a member of the multidisciplinary clinical team, providing input into the comprehensive treatment planning process.

• Encourages and facilitates patients' participation in therapeutic activities. May develop and conduct educational lectures/groups for patients and family members using various professional treatment modalities.

• Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment. Complies with facility safety, infection control and security programs.

• Documents entries in patient electronic record describing therapy performed, interventions, patient's clinical status, progress, family and school involvement and discharge planning process.

• Contacts appropriate previous and current tertiary caregivers to obtain relevant collateral clinical data that may be needed for the patient's coordination of care, treatment planning and discharge planning.

• Demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of community resources and medical allied staff expertise to assure an appropriate discharge plan is implemented.

• Demonstrates an understanding and adheres to all policies and legislation which apply to patients cared for in a Mental Health and Substance Abuse treatment facility.

• Reports to community/state agencies any patient issues that are required by hospital policy and state or federal law.

• Serves as the facilities representative in legal proceeding resulting from said reports.

• Participates in activities that enhance professional growth and development. May serve as a spokesperson before professional or community groups.

• Demonstrates conduct in keeping with LOH ethical standards and EHSC "We Will" Statements.

• Complies with mandatory clinical supervision of 2 hours each week and integrates recommendations into practice.

What you will need:

Education, Experience and/or Skills Required:

• Enrollment in a PhD or PsyD Doctoral program required

• Completion of all clinical practicum requirements preceding pre-doctoral internship

• Ability to maintain information which is highly confidential

• Ability to clearly summarize clinical information via written correspondence and medical records documentation

• Ability to demonstrate self control in volatile or hostile situations

• Ability to set therapeutic limits and maintain therapeutic distance with clients and maintain therapeutic boundaries with patients during treatment and following discharge

Education, Experience and/or Skills Preferred:

• Previous experience in the development of a program in designated area

License/Certification Required:

• CPI is required within 90 days of employment

• Current CPR Certification issued by either American Heart Association or Red Cross required is required within 90 days of employment

Benefits:

• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development

• Various Medical, Dental, and Vision options

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Free Parking at designated locations

• Wellness Program Savings Plan

• Health Savings Account Options

• Retirement Options with Company Match

• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay

• Community Involvement Opportunities