Behavioral Health Clinician - Atrium Health Behavioral Health Social Services - FT Days

Advocate Health•Davidson, NC

10d•$29 - $43

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Clinician assesses patients’ problems, needs, and level of functioning and develops treatment plans tailored to their diagnosis, age, and clinical presentation. The clinician provides treatment using appropriate modalities and theoretical approaches consistent with current clinical standards, and supports individuals, groups, and families through counseling. The role includes evaluating and treating mental disorders and other conditions using psychotherapeutic techniques and human development principles. The clinician establishes and conducts interventions, develops discharge plans based on individual needs, and coordinates care with the next provider. They collaborate with guardians and community agencies to meet patient care needs, manage clients in crisis, educate patients, and document care and responses accurately and on time. The clinician also presents cases at clinical team meetings and provides care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and professional standards.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a relevant human services field, such as Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy, from an accredited graduate school.
Obtain associate licensure and/or certification from the appropriate governing board in the state of employment within six months of employment.
Complete CPI and CPR training within 90 days of hire.
Good therapeutic communication skills.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English.
Ability to meet the role’s physical requirements, including extensive walking, prolonged sitting, repetitive wrist motion, and occasional lifting of 10–20 pounds; intact sight and hearing, with or without assistive devices, is required.

Nice To Haves

Clinical experience preferred.
Case management experience with the Serious and Persistent Mental Illness population and/or experience working with substance abuse preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with appropriate guardians and community agencies to use resources that meet patient care needs.
Assess patients’ problems, needs, and level of functioning.
Write treatment plans appropriate to the patient’s diagnosis, age, and clinical presentation.
Provide treatment modalities and theoretical applications based on current clinical standards.
Counsel individuals, groups, and families; evaluate and treat mental disorders and other conditions using psychotherapeutic techniques and human development principles.
Establish and conduct appropriate interventions and treatment.
Write discharge plans based on each client’s needs and follow through with the termination process.
Provide patient care according to established policies, procedures, and professional standards.
Design, plan, and implement patient education.
Develop, implement, and evaluate patient care according to identified needs and manage clients in crisis.
Document patient care and responses accurately and consistently in the medical record.
Present cases clearly and concisely, with clinical relevance, in team meetings.
Complete documentation within facility-established timeframes.
Coordinate discharge planning and the plan of care with the next provider.

Benefits

Paid time off programs
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Adoption assistance
Paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
Financial wellness programs
Educational assistance program
Premium pay for eligible shifts, on-call work, and other qualifying circumstances
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual performance-based increases
Career development programs