Behavioral Health Clinician NEX - Atrium Health - PRN

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Albemarle, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for utilizing resources to meet patient care needs by collaborating with appropriate guardians and community agencies. The clinician will assess patients' problems, needs, and level of functioning, and write appropriate treatment plans according to patient diagnosis, age, and clinical presentation. They will provide various treatment modalities and theoretical applications based on current clinical standards, assisting individuals, groups, and families through the counseling relationship. This includes evaluating and treating mental disorders and other conditions using psychotherapeutic techniques and human development principles, establishing and conducting appropriate interventions/treatment, and writing appropriate discharge plans. The role also involves providing patient care according to established policies/procedures and professional standards, designing, planning, and implementing effective patient education, developing, implementing, and evaluating patient care according to identified needs, and managing clients in crisis. Accurate and consistent documentation of patient care/response in the medical record is essential, as is presenting cases in clinical team meetings and coordinating discharge planning with the next provider.

Requirements

Master's Degree in a relevant human services field such as Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy from an accredited school of graduate education required.
Must be issued an associate licensure and/or certification from the appropriate governing board in the state in which one works within 6 months of employment.
Successful completion of CPI and CPR training required within 90 days of hire.
Must have good therapeutic communication skills.

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

Utilizes resources to meet patient care needs by collaborating with appropriate guardians and community agencies.
Assesses patients' problems, needs, and level of functioning.
Writes appropriate treatment plans according to patient diagnosis, age, and clinical presentation.
Provides various treatment modalities and theoretical applications based on current clinical standards.
Assists individual, groups, and families through the counseling relationship; evaluates and treats mental disorders and other conditions through the use of a combination of psychotherapeutic techniques and human development principles.
Establishes and conducts appropriate interventions/treatment.
Writes appropriate discharge plans based on individual needs of client and follows through with termination process.
Provides patient care according to established policies/procedures and professional standards of care.
Designs, plans, and implements effective patient education.
Develops, implements, and evaluates patient care according to identified needs and manager clients in crisis.
Provides accurate and consistent documentation of patient care/response in the medical record.
Presents cases in clinical team meetings in a clear, concise, and clinically relevant manner.
Completes all documentation within facility-established timeframes.
Coordinates discharge planning and plan of care with next provider.

Benefits

Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program