Behavioral Therapist, Day Treatment, PRN, Day

Prisma Health • Greenville, SC

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The licensed clinician 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, planning, problem resolution, resource management, social work services, therapy, and crisis management related to behavioral health care and discharge planning needs. The clinician serves as a liaison to facilitate a comprehensive, individualized plan of care among physicians, patients and families, community agencies and facilities, and other entities in the patient's system of care.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling Psychology, or a related field.
• One year of inpatient psychiatric hospital experience and/or clinical assessment and case management experience.
• Licensed Master's Level Social Worker (LMSW) license is required.

Nice To Haves

• Behavioral health or counseling psychology experience is preferred.
• Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW-CP), Licensed Social Worker (LISW-AP), or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of employment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop individualized treatment plans that include discharge planning and follow-up, such as facilitating alternative placement, coordinating medical equipment, and collaborating with referral resources to support transition to the next level of care.
• Prepare case histories of patients' personal, social, and emotional development.
• Help patients evaluate their strengths and symptoms and incorporate these into personalized treatment goals.
• Provide therapeutic interventions for patients and families, including individual, marital, parental, family, and group therapies.
• Educate patients about their diagnoses.
• Communicate patient and family issues to the treatment team and act as liaison with other active services and services involved in discharge planning.
• Help patients locate and use community resources, including legal services, financial assistance, and other 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 clinical documentation, chart review, and completion of requests and authorizations.
• Ensure individualized treatment plans are implemented with patients and families.
• Apply knowledge of the psychological, behavioral, physical, health, and medical sequelae of disabilities in 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 recertification of services.
• Apply Mental Health First Aid during patient crises.
• Support professional growth through affiliations, educational programs, in-service meetings, workshops, 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, such as neighborhood networks and community organizations, to support patient transitions and discharge planning.
• Serve as a Designated Examiner, including participating in the commitment process, conducting designated exams, and providing testimony for probate courts.
• Oversee and supervise students from local universities and help student interns from affiliated schools develop clinical skills.
• Collaborate with department leadership to assess department needs and design systems that support departmental and organizational strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate with utilization review to determine whether authorization is needed for payer-covered 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 for all patients in accordance with hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Assess immediate discharge planning needs and develop and coordinate plans based on patients' mental status, independence, functional capacity, family and social supports, and financial resources.
• Assess preadmission resources, services, and support systems.
• Determine appropriate follow-up and referral services as identified by the interdisciplinary team.
• Participate in monitoring corporate compliance standards.
• Participate in 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.

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