Inpatient Therapist PRN

Oceans Healthcare · Pasadena, TX · Yesterday

OTHRFull-time

About the role

As a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team, our therapists provide direct clinical services—including assessments, interventions, treatment planning and discharge planning—and deliver individual, family, and/or group therapy to promote patient, family, and group progress in treatment. Members of the Oceans team work together to provide the highest quality care by practicing the “Oceans 6” values: Dignity, Comprehensive Care, Quality, Integrity, Advocacy, and Teamwork.

Responsibilities

Provides direct clinical services in accordance with accepted standards of social/work clinical practice.
Plans and conducts individual, family, and/or group therapy as assigned by the Director of Social Services or physician’s order.
Conducts, assesses, and interprets completion of Comprehensive Integrated Assessment.
Reviews all multidisciplinary assessments and compiles a Multidisciplinary Treatment Plan under the supervision of the attending physician.
Performs case management and discharge planning as assigned by the Director of Social Services.
Attends multidisciplinary treatment team meetings, provides updates on assigned patients and their progress toward treatment goals, and combines the reports of all disciplines into a multidisciplinary treatment integration summary that facilitates the patient’s progress toward treatment plan goals.
Delivers patient services in an ethical manner that promotes respect for the patient and enhances the patient’s dignity and satisfaction.
Demonstrates the ability to assess and interpret a patient’s response to treatment in an age-, disability-, and culturally sensitive manner.
Assesses and interprets age-, disability-, and cultural-specific needs; identifies safety, psychosocial, special mobility, and special equipment needs; and communicates in an age-, disability-, and culturally sensitive manner to patients and their families.
Conducts treatment and discharge planning in accordance with age-, disability-, and cultural-specific needs and involves members of the patient’s support system in decision-making as appropriate.
Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Requirements

At a minimum, a Clinical Social Worker (CSW), LMSW, LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LPC-A (TX Only), or Psychologist.
0 to 1 year post-graduate experience in clinical practice.

Qualifications / Skills

Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age-, disability-, and culturally related needs of the patients served.
Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development appropriate to the patient population served.
Must be able to assess and interpret data about the patient’s status to identify each patient’s needs and provide appropriate care, including age-related care, disability-related care, and culturally sensitive care to adolescent, chronically mentally ill, adult, geriatric, chemically dependent, and dually diagnosed patient populations.
Must demonstrate in-depth knowledge of mental illness and chemical dependency and the family dynamics that accompany them.
Must have basic knowledge of chronic mental illness.
Must have in-depth knowledge of clinical therapy modalities.
Must have excellent communication and group/process skills as related to age-specific patient needs.
Must be able to demonstrate assessment, intervention, treatment, and discharge-planning skills.
Must be able to pass the general age/disability post-test.
Must be versatile, flexible, and able to perform in stressful situations.
Must have good time-management and organizational skills.
Must be capable of coordinating a multi-faceted workload.
Must be able to work with an array of mental and physical disabilities.
Must successfully complete CPR certification and an Oceans-approved behavioral de-escalation program.

Working Environment