Inpatient Therapist PRN - Weekdays (AM Shift)

About the role

We are searching for a Licensed Clinician (LPC, LMSW, LMFT, LMFT-A) with experience in inpatient psychiatric services. Serving as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team, the Clinician will provide therapeutic group and individual services to adult, adolescent or child patients under DBHH care for emotional or substance abuse problems.

Responsibilities

• Provides therapy in a group and individual setting
• Develops and implements therapeutic treatment plans in concert with the interdisciplinary treatment team
• Demonstrates sound application of Cognitive Behavioral Theory and methodology
• Contributes effectively to discharge planning
• Plans and prepares for activities
• Maintains the confidentiality of sensitive information
• Performs related duties, as requested
• Upholds the Organization's ethics and customer service standards

Requirements

• Education: Master's Degree in a relevant field (e.g., social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology)
• Licenses: LPC, LMSW, LMFT or LMFT-A Required
• Experience: A minimum of 2 years experience in a healthcare field or combination education and experience required. Inpatient psychiatric experience preferred
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish a plus

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent communication, assessment, evaluation, and interpretation skills
• Knowledge of psychiatric and addictive disease diagnoses and treatment
• Flexibility; teaching or training skills helpful
• Understanding of, or ability to understand, DSMIIIR methodology
• Advanced knowledge and clinical skills in diagnosis and treatment of mental health
• Knowledgeable of patient rights and laws pertaining to mental health
• Basic PC skills that include a combination of working in a Windows Operating System and Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel and the ability to type a minimum of 30 words per minute
• Excellent communication skills and a good listener with a pleasant demeanor that encourages and engages others
• Strong time management skills

Physical Demands

• With or without reasonable accommodations, must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand for sustained period of time, walk, pull, lift, raise and move objects from position to position (up to 50 lbs), finger grasp; feel sizes, shapes, temperatures, and textures; express or exchange ideas orally and potentially loudly, accurately, or quickly; visually detect, determine, perceive, identify, recognize, judge, observe, inspect, assess; perceive the nature of sound with or without correction; perform repetitive motions of the wrist, hands, or fingers