Outpatient Therapist PRN

About the role

Oceans Behavioral Hospital Baton Rouge focuses on helping adults and seniors manage mental health issues through various inpatient and outpatient psychiatric counseling and treatment options. As part of the multidisciplinary treatment team, the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) therapists provide direct clinical services including assessments, interventions, treatment planning, and discharge planning.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct clinical services in accordance with accepted standards of social/work clinical practice.
• Plans and conducts group therapy as assigned by the Director of Intensive Outpatient Program or physician's order.
• Conducts, assesses, and interprets the results of Comprehensive Integrated Assessments.
• Reviews and compiles Multidisciplinary Treatment Plans under the supervision of the attending physician.
• Performs case management and discharge planning as assigned.
• Attends multidisciplinary treatment team meetings, provides updates on assigned patients, and integrates reports from all disciplines into a summary facilitating patient progress.
• Delivers patient services in an ethical manner promoting respect and enhancing patient dignity and satisfaction.
• Affirms the patient's response to treatment in an age/disability/culturally sensitive manner.
• Assesses and interprets age/disability/cultural needs; identifies safety, psychosocial, special mobility, and special equipment needs; communicates in an age/disability/culturally sensitive manner to patients and their families.
• Conducts treatment and discharge planning in accordance with age/disability/cultural needs and involves members of the patient's support system in decision-making as appropriate.

Qualifications / Skills

• Minimum educational requirement: Clinical Social Worker (CSW), LMSW, LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LPC-A (TX Only) or Psychologist.
• Experience: 0 to 1 year post-graduate experience in clinical practice.
• Knowledge and skills: Knowledge of principles of growth and development, assessment and interpretation of patient status, mental illness and chemical dependency, family dynamics, clinical therapy modalities, and age/disability/cultural sensitivity related care.
• Communication and group/process skills: Excellent communication and group/process skills as related to age-specific patient needs.
• Assessment, intervention, treatment, and discharge planning skills: Demonstrated ability to assess and interpret data, conduct assessments, interventions, and treatment plans.
• Other requirements: Must successfully complete CPR certification and an Oceans-approved behavioral de-escalation program.

Working Environment

This position can be high-paced and stressful; must be able to cope mentally and physically to the atmosphere. Subject to many interruptions and occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries.