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The Behavioral Health Therapist provides professional therapy services, including individual, group, and family therapies. This position collects and evaluates a patient's biopsychosocial history and consults with the multidisciplinary team and patient/family throughout the hospitalization. The Behavioral Health Therapist develops treatment plans and monitors patient's progress toward treatment goals.
Job Responsibility:
Assesses patient’s problems by collecting and evaluating a detailed biopsychosocial history and consulting with the multidisciplinary team and patient/family throughout the hospitalization
Develops patient treatment plan by establishing treatment goals and objectives with the patent/family and through consultation with the multidisciplinary treatment team
Facilitates the implementation of the treatment plan utilizing appropriate treatment methodologies
Schedules and completes individual, group, and/or family therapy daily
Monitors the patient’s progress toward treatment goals
Assures quality service for patients by enforcing rules, regulations, and legal requirements with patients including timely, confidential documentation of significant events and clinical interactions in the electronic health record
Maintains health system credibility by establishing working relationships with sponsoring, advisory, and related service agencies
Promotes the health system by ensuring an understanding of program services available for patients
publicizes activities and accomplishments
Provides a clinical experience for interns by negotiating learning objectives
supervises practice and caseload management, teaching theory and its application
evaluates skills and personal and professional growth, ensuring identification with the profession
Maintains current licensure and practices within the scope of licensure
Acquires and maintains knowledge and competence related to the expectations of their position by participating in workshops, reviewing professional publications, and establishing personal networks
Accepts responsibility and accountability for achievement of optimal outcomes within their scope of practice
Follows policies, procedures and standards
adheres to a professional code of ethics
Assumes responsibility for the risk and safety issues associated with the position
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department
Requirements:
High School Graduate
Master's Degree from an accredited university in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy
1 or more years of related experience
Licensed Psychologist (LP) - State Board of Behavioral Sciences
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist(LMFT) - State Board of Behavioral Sciences
Licensed Masters Social Worker(LMSW) - State Board of Behavioral Sciences
Licensed Professional Counselor(LPC) - State Board of Behavioral Sciences
Master's level licensure with the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board as one of the following: Licensed Professional Counsel (LPC), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Master's Level Psychologist (LMLP)
Fluent English - Read, write and speak
Strong verbal and writing skills
Computer literate and high knowledge of various computer software programs
Ability to engage clients and families
Nice to have:
Master's level Addiction licensure with the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
Licensed Master's Addiction Counselor or Licensed Clinical Addiction Counsel (LMAC or LCAC)