Outpatient Behavioral Health Therapist, PT

Qualifications

Education: Graduate of an accredited college or university with at least a master’s degree in a behavioral science discipline (must be independently licensed to practice in Arkansas).

Experience: Licensed in Arkansas as a Mental Health Professional with at least two years post-master’s experience in psychiatric or mental health setting. Must have completed hospital and clinic orientation period in order to act as a team leader.

Skills

• Possess effective communication skills
• Demonstrate leadership ability and interest in professional growth
• Be readily adaptable to changing physician/practice demands, without deterioration under stress
• Demonstrate knowledge, training and skills necessary and appropriate to the patient-specific population
• Possess demonstrated knowledge, training and skills necessary and appropriate to the patient-specific population
• Possess demonstrated knowledge, training and skills necessary and appropriate to the patient-specific population
• Possess demonstrated knowledge, training and skills necessary and appropriate to the patient-specific population
• Possess demonstrated knowledge, training and skills necessary and appropriate to the patient-specific population
• Possess demonstrated knowledge, training and skills necessary and appropriate to the patient-specific population

Working Relationships

Ability to function with minimum supervision and interface appropriately with healthcare team.

Safety Sensitive

YES

Description

The Therapist will provide quality individual and other therapies using professional standards, and according to their licensure and or certification. The therapist will complete assessment/treatment with a variety of diagnostic tools, following best practices.

Performance & Competency

To carry an individual caseload proportionate to the patient population needs, providing them with individual or family therapy according to approved hospital standards. To conduct psychotherapy sessions daily in conjunction with the clinical schedule. To conduct assessment/interventions and other sessions on each assigned patient and document in a timely manner per clinic policy. To complete psychosocial/initial assessments on assigned patients in a timely/complete manner. Conduct basic crisis intervention services and make appropriate referrals as needed. Monitors effective therapy. Knowledge of the development and maintenance of information/referral systems. Demonstrate a sensitivity and responsiveness to a variety of cultural values and beliefs and social determinants of health. Demonstrates positive and effective verbal and writtent communication skills with patients, families and co-workers, and in patient documentation. Maintains a current level of clinical practice by selecting appropriate avenues for professional growth and routinely seeks continuing education according to best practice. Evaluates goal attainment and revises goals on an on-going basis. Performs other similar duties as assigned by supervision.