PRN Inpatient Therapist (LMSW, LCSW, LPC, LCDC, LPCA)

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic treatment services to patients
• Provide complete psychosocial assessments
• Conduct crisis intervention
• Provide individual, family, and group counseling
• Perform timely and appropriate discharge planning/case management based on known or anticipated needs
• Participate actively in patient care and treatment in a multi-disciplinary treatment setting with early adult to late adult age patients
• Engage in treatment planning and interventions to alleviate psychiatric symptoms and functional impairment
• Demonstrate the ability to identify, assess, counsel, and effectively intervene with medically and psychosocially complex patients, understanding complex dynamics related to the clinical situation
• Successfully utilize therapeutic counseling methods such as crisis intervention, psychosocial support, brief goal‑directed therapy, group therapy, and/or other appropriate therapeutic methods as appropriate to the clinical situation
• Complete a psychosocial assessment that includes social, economic, cultural, age‑related and behavioral factors, history of child, elder or domestic abuse, prior psychiatric or substance abuse treatment, family and social support systems, and all other available resources as appropriate to the clinical situation
• Collaborate effectively with the healthcare team, patients and families, and relevant community resources to develop and implement an individualized plan of care
• Continue to monitor and evaluate the plan of care, options, and available services throughout the hospital stay to effectively meet patient and family needs; reassess the plan of care as status changes
• Maintain extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local assistance programs and community resources that affect patient needs
• Demonstrate expertise in accessing social systems by providing resource‑specific information to patients and families, initiating contact with appropriate resources, and facilitating the patient/family’s ability to accept referrals
• Educate and advocate for patients and families to enhance their ability to make informed decisions regarding medical care, discharge planning, advance directives, and end‑of‑life care, including actively participating in the guardianship process when appropriate
• Demonstrate knowledge of reimbursement systems, the ability to educate patients and families regarding payer requirements/coverage for post‑acute care services, and the ability to effectively advocate on behalf of the patient to obtain authorizations for continued care as appropriate
• Demonstrate knowledge and ability to conduct psychotherapy groups based on CBT, DBT, and trauma models
• Provide accurate, timely, and appropriate documentation of all social work interventions in the medical record per regulatory policies and procedures
• Demonstrate appropriate professional practice, maintaining respect for confidentiality for all patient care

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or other Behavioral Health field
• Current Texas State License (LCSW, LMSW, LPC, LPC‑Associate)
• Experience working in a mental health clinic or other behavioral health setting
• Knowledge of evidence‑based practices utilized in clinical interventions
• Experience in assessments and treatment of different age groups
• Preferably experience working with adolescents and adults

Benefits

• 401K Retirement Plan