About The Position
Northwest Texas Healthcare System is seeking a Behavioral Health Licensed Therapist to collaborate with the treatment team, assess patient needs related to discharge planning, and coordinate interventions that meet those needs in a quality, cost-effective manner. The therapist works with Utilization Review to help ensure funding-source requirements and legal process requirements for patients on involuntary status are met. The role also includes providing individual and family therapy as ordered, facilitating daily group therapy for assigned units, and completing comprehensive psychosocial assessments in coordination with unit therapists. The successful candidate demonstrates leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills and supports the organization’s Service Excellence culture and standards.
Requirements
- Current Texas licensure as an LPC, LPC-Associate, LCSW, LMSW, or LMFT.
- A master’s degree in mental or behavioral health.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Current American Heart Association BLS certification upon hire or within 30 days of the start date, maintained throughout employment; certification must be obtained before providing patient care.
- Ability to read and write English and to speak and hear for discussions with employees and peers.
- Ability to cope with stress and remain calm, respond to pages, evaluate and interpret information, and make independent decisions.
- Ability to repeatedly twist, squat, and stoop; bend, lift at least 25 pounds, grasp, coordinate fine hand movements, push, and pull.
- Ability to understand and interpret financial data.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate leadership in delivering departmental services through collaboration that integrates services and functions throughout NWTHS.
- Assess or coordinate the assessment of patients’ healthcare and education needs, collaborating with the healthcare team to address them.
- Coordinate patient hospital processes to support seamless and efficient care.
- Allocate human and material resources effectively to meet patient-care needs.
- Collaborate with Utilization Review to help ensure funding-source requirements and legal process requirements for patients on involuntary status are met.
- Provide individual and family therapy as ordered and facilitate daily group therapy for assigned units.
- Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessments, coordinating with assigned unit therapists to identify and address patient needs.
- Comply with annual education requirements and safety and injury-prevention standards.
- Practice Service Excellence Standards with all customer groups.
Benefits
- Retention bonus program, if offered.
- Loan forgiveness program, if offered.
- Challenging and rewarding work environment.
- Competitive compensation and generous paid time off.
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans.
- 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan.
- SoFi student loan refinancing program.
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries.
