Behavioral Clinical Therapist: Marshall I. Pickens, PRN, Days

Prisma Health•Greenville, SC

12d

About The Position

The Behavioral Clinical Therapist provides psychosocial evaluations, psychotherapeutic interventions, case management, and discharge planning, with a focus on transitions in care for assigned patient populations. The role provides screening, assessment, treatment planning, problem resolution, resource management, social work services, therapy, and crisis management related to behavioral health care and discharge planning. The therapist serves as a liaison to support a comprehensive, individualized plan of care among physicians, patients and families, community agencies and facilities, and other entities in the patient's care system. The role develops and implements individualized treatment and discharge plans; provides individual, marital, parental, family, and group therapy; educates patients about diagnoses; connects patients with community resources; and coordinates care and follow-up services. It also conducts intake and psychosocial assessments, supports utilization review and payer authorization processes, maintains clinical documentation and program records, and participates in quality improvement and program evaluation. The therapist participates in weekend on-call rotation, may serve as a Designated Examiner, and provides oversight and professional development support to student interns.

Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling Psychology, or a related field of study.
One year of inpatient psychiatric hospital experience and/or clinical assessment and case management experience.
A state-granted LMSW, LISW-CP, LISW-AP, LCSW, or LPC credential is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Behavioral health or counseling psychology experience is preferred.
A state-granted LMSW, LISW-CP, LISW-AP, LCSW, or LPC credential is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop individualized treatment plans that include discharge planning and follow-up, alternative placement, medical equipment coordination, and collaboration with referral resources.
Prepare case histories covering patients' personal, social, and emotional development.
Help patients evaluate their strengths and symptoms and incorporate them into personalized treatment goals.
Provide individual, marital, parental, family, and group therapeutic interventions with patients and families.
Educate patients about their diagnoses.
Communicate patient and family issues to the treatment team and liaise with services involved in the discharge plan.
Help patients locate and use community resources, including legal and financial assistance and referral services.
Integrate community-based programs to expand home- and community-based treatment options for patients and families.
Provide clinical updates and advocate with third-party payers when required.
Document social service interventions and maintain patient and program records in accordance with applicable standards and regulations.
Monitor caseloads and quality review for compliance with third-party payer and regulatory requirements, including documentation, chart review, and prior requests and authorizations.
Ensure individualized treatment plans are implemented with patients and families.
Apply knowledge of the psychological, behavioral, physical, health, and medical effects of disabilities to treatment planning.
Use knowledge of supportive, vocational, and community resources that support recovery from psychological, behavioral, and physical disabilities.
Apply age-appropriate interventions and account for cultural differences in the recovery process.
Coordinate outpatient scheduling, including initiating service recertification.
Apply facets of Mental Health First Aid during patient crises.
Participate in professional development, educational programs, in-service meetings, workshops, professional affiliations, and review of current literature.
Participate in planning conferences and peer supervision while adhering to a professional code of ethics.
Identify and work with community support systems to support patient transitions and discharge planning.
Perform Designated Examiner duties, including the commitment process, designated examinations, and testimony for probate courts.
Provide oversight and supervision to students from local universities and assist interns from affiliated schools in developing clinical skills.
Collaborate with department leadership to assess department needs and design systems supporting departmental and organizational initiatives.
Coordinate with utilization review to determine authorization needs for active or post-acute services.
Maintain program statistics through internal audits for evaluation and research.
Participate in the weekend on-call rotation.
Provide intake and psychosocial assessments in accordance with hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
Assess immediate discharge planning needs and develop and coordinate plans based on mental status, independence, functional capacity, support systems, and financial resources.
Assess preadmission resources, services, and support systems.
Determine follow-up and referral services identified by the interdisciplinary team.
Participate in monitoring corporate compliance standards, program evaluation, CQI studies, and performance improvement measures.
Provide input into the formulation or revision of departmental policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.