Mental Health Therapist - LMHC - Care Management

Position Summary

Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, located on the downtown Orlando campus, provides specialized care for women and newborns. The hospital is "Magnet" recognized for nursing excellence and high-quality patient care, and is certified in perinatal care by The Joint Commission. It serves nearly 14,000 babies annually and is part of the Orlando Health network, including Orlando Health Arnold Palmer for Children.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment and clinical impressions responsive to age-appropriate patients/family needs and concerns.
• Differential diagnosis of mental/emotional disorders using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
• Diagnose biopsychosocial functioning, disability, and impairment for the age-appropriate patient/family.
• Develop treatment intervention plans with clinical impressions, which are diagnostically driven and outcomes-focused with the patient/family and healthcare team.
• Develop an effective working relationship with patient/family to engage, collaborate, advocate, and problem-solve in order to support and enhance their mental health strengths and functioning ability.
• Utilize differential diagnostic skills and employ various clinical treatment interventions, including crisis intervention, solution-focused therapy, individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy, grief and bereavement counseling, play therapy, sand tray therapy, EMDR, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mental status exams.
• Initiate Baker Act and facilitate Marchman Act when appropriate.
• Facilitate patient’s psychosocial adjustment along the continuum of care and transition to next level of care.
• Provide mental health education, information, consultation, and professional support regarding patient/family needs to the healthcare team members and colleagues within the department.
• Demonstrate initiative and leadership in developing mental health services that respond to patient care demands.
• Identify practices based on continuous quality improvement.
• Maintain an up-to-date, accurate, and appropriate record of mental health activities in patients' medical charts, which does not violate confidentiality.
• Meet department/hospital expectations of growth goals set forth by coaching plans.
• Ability to perform independently and provide clinical practice in a healthcare setting.
• Ability to supervise and participate in teaching within the department, hospital, and community.
• When appropriate for the clinical setting, must have subspecialty credentials such as sexual abuse, EMDR, CAP, CBT.
• Care coordination responsibilities and related functions as appropriate for your patient population.
• Maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintain compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Maintain and enhance knowledge of human growth and development of the neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations through educational opportunities and meet expectations set forth by hospital and departmental standards.
• Pursue opportunities for obtaining continuing education as set by department policy.
• Involved in strengthening the community through participation in local, regional, state, or national activities.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited school of Social Work is required.
• Maintains Florida state (Chapter 491 Florida Statutes) licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
• Two (2) years of direct clinical experience preferable in a health or mental health setting with an emphasis on population to be served in the assigned area.