Clinical Program Therapist, Social Worker - Behavioral Health
Company: Lifepoint Behavioral Health
Location: Gallatin
Posted on: April 17, 2024
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Job Description:
Description
JOB SUMMARY:
The Behavioral Health Clinical Program Therapist / Social Worker
functions as a member of the Behavioral Health Team in providing
independent practice license scope levels of psychiatric care for
the patients on the Behavioral Health Units. Provides and documents
mental health services to Psychiatric patients. Develops and
facilitates discharge planning in collaboration with patient and
patient's family, supportive other, or guardian. Works to develop
and deliver psychoeducational programming as well as lead or
co-lead group psychotherapy as assigned. May provide care to child,
adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients as assigned. Care
provided is based on defined standards of patient care and
practice.
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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Those functions that the individual who holds the position must be
able to perform unaided or with the assistance of reasonable
accommodation. -
Coordinates, develops, and delivers curriculum to meet the
psychological needs of patients.
Participate within a lead role in the multidisciplinary treatment
team planning process, encouraging patient and family
involvement.
Perform clinical services aimed at stabilizing the psychiatric
crisis and the development of healthy mental health management
through a biopsychosocial model of treatment.
Responsible for coordination of discharge plan through discharge
planning meetings on assigned units and follows up with patients,
family, physician, and hospital staff from admission through
discharge. Initiates patient and family education and discharge
planning at admission. Arranges for discharge and post-hospital
care of patients through institutions and agencies within the
community.
Coordinates the referral of patients and families to appropriate
community, social service, home health service, extended care, and
rehabilitation facilities, and organizations. Creates appropriate
discharge plans and documents information in the medical
record.
Assists in identifying opportunities for improvement, participates
in data collection and analysis, contributes to problem solving and
identification of actions to be taken and effectiveness of those
actions. Utilizes evidence-based tools to analyze and identify
trends/patterns of performance through variance reporting to
improve quality and satisfaction and decrease variation and
cost.
Prepares statistical reports on department services and patient
needs; participates in the billing procedures for services rendered
as required. Provides education and support to Clinical Staff by
attending staff meetings, small groups, and one-on-one education
related to resource utilization, discharge planning, and
psychosocial aspects of healthcare delivery.
Facilitates group psychotherapy and facilitates psychoeducational
focus groups serving as a role model for patients to observe and
learn socially effective values, attitudes, and behaviors.
Documents patient care and information in an accurate, legible,
manner utilizing correct grammar and spelling; documentation is
reflective of patient behavior, thoughts, feelings and responses to
milieu and the treatment plan directed interventions.
Interactions with others are nonjudgmental, assertive, and
respectful demonstrating a professional, caring attitude and
behavior towards others; behaviorally demonstrates understanding of
program philosophy, rules, and regulations.
Offer brief individual, group, and family therapy, psychoeducation,
crisis intervention, as well as providing information and referrals
as needed in collaboration with the case management department.
Reviews charts in preparation of patient treatment planning and
provides input on patient progress. Evaluates and updates treatment
interventions in collaboration with charge nurse and/or Program
Director.
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development
over the life span of the patient to include child, adolescent,
adult, and geriatric stages.
Serve on weekend assessments, group therapy rotation, and
clinical-on-call rotation when needed.
Qualifications
-Education:
Master's Degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or
equivalent Professional Counseling pending State requirements.
Licenses/Certification:
LMSW, LCSW LPC-I, LPC, LMFT Independent Practice Scope Licensure in
State of Practice preferred.
Completion of licensure examination to include obtaining licensure
within 6 months of hire is acceptable.
Experience:
Minimum 1 year in disciple preferred.
Keywords: Lifepoint Behavioral Health, Hendersonville , Clinical Program Therapist, Social Worker - Behavioral Health, Other , Gallatin, Tennessee
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