Behavioral Health Therapist-DPC Holly Springs NC LCSW,LMFT, and/or LCMHC

Duke Careers • Durham, NC

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About The Position

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together. Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Primary Care, which offers family, adolescent, and internal medicine services as well as urgent, general pediatric, and virtual care at nearly 50 clinic locations across central North Carolina. External Candidates eligible for a $5000.00 Commitment Bonus. Onsite: Holly Springs. General Description of the Job Class: Provide psychosocial assessments, diagnosis, and psychotherapy treatment. It is an expectation to maintain a patient panel as outlined by departmental or team leadership with at least 80% of time dedicated to direct patient care. Scope of role, working schedule, and location may adjust with business need.

Requirements

• Master's degree in human services/sciences from an accredited school.
• Two years of outpatient psychotherapy experience as a fully licensed, autonomous clinician.
• Current licensure as a licensed LCSW, LMFT, and/or LCMHC.
• LCAS is preferred as a secondary license.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working as a licensed therapist in a medical setting and/or in a team-based community program is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation.
• Formulate, develop, and implement a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate treatments and interventions.
• Interventions may include crisis intervention, individual, marital, family and/or group therapies.
• Screen, identify, diagnose using DSM nomenclature, treat and manage mental health and/or substance use problems in patients.
• May participate in on-call or after-hours coverage.
• Provide consultative services to health care team members within scope of care definitions as needed.
• Maintain a working knowledge of relevant medical/legal issues that impact patient care.
• Provide education to patients and loved ones around issues related to adaptation to the patient's diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or life situation.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary healthcare teams and provide leadership in representing clinical perspective.
• May provide teaching and training for staff and faculty.
• Contribute to the academic mission of the health system by participating in academic activities.
• Maintain working knowledge of and liaison with community agencies and resources.
• Knowledge of health system resources to access and provide for patient care needs.
• Document assessment, plan, interactions, and interventions according to departmental, hospital and/or health system guidelines and standards.
• Maintain records in accordance with department, hospital, medical center and/or health system policies.
• Attend and participate in staff, committee, department, and other administrative meetings.
• Participate in department and/or health system continuous quality improvement.
• Keep current with license requirements and seek to increase further enhancement of job-related knowledge.
• Adhere to onsite and/or hybrid availability for work policies as outlined by direct supervisor.

Benefits

• $5000.00 Commitment Bonus

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees