Behavioral Health Therapist, POOL

Education

Educated from an accredited college or university with at least a master’s degree in social work.

Experience

• Previous healthcare experience as a Bachelor’s Level Therapist in a behavioral health setting.
• Must have completed hospital and unit orientation period in order to act as a team leader.

Skills

• Successful Completion of: Job Description Competency Tool.
• Effective communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and interest in professional growth.
• Adaptable to changing physician demands, without deterioration under stress.
• Basic concept of budgeting, scheduling, and counseling.
• Demonstrated knowledge, training, and skills necessary and appropriate to the patient-specific population.
• Ability to set priorities and effectively delegate/coordinate interdisciplinary care based on the needs of the patient, census, staffing and unit needs.
• Function with minimum supervision and interface appropriately with health team.

Performance & Competency

• Must successfully demonstrate competency in field and work environment on a continuous basis—including age-specific competencies, clinical competencies and organization-wide competencies such as fire, infection control, emergencies, etc.).
• Performance will be measured and routinely evaluated with clinical administrative staff as required.

Safety Sensitive

YES

CORE COMPETENCIES ASSESSMENT

• Performs and documents a comprehensive systematic patient assessment in accordance with the plan of care and policies and procedures.

MAINTAINING PLAN OF CARE

• Plans, coordinates and documents patient care treatments and procedures.

MAINTAINING PATIENT TREATMENT/CARE

• Implements and documents patient care treatments and procedures.

MAINTAINING MENTAL HEALTH CARE

• Provides mental health care.

TEACHING/EDUCATION

• Provides and documents education and teaching for patients, self and others.

LEADERSHIP

• Provides leadership and supervision of team members in the performance of patient care.

HUMAN RESOURCES

• Demonstrates actions to following personnel procedures required to remain on staff.

Description

The Therapist will provide quality individual and group therapies, as well as oversee case management services to patients on the Behavioral health unit using professional standards, and according to their licensure and or certification. The therapist will assist in receiving patients, working with families and placement of patients at discharge, as well as coordinating immediate aftercare services.

Weekdays & Weekends

8am to 4:30 pm