Behavioral Therapist, Day Treatment, PRN, Day

Prisma Health•Greenville, SC

4d•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 patient and family 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. The position provides intake and psychosocial assessments, develops individualized treatment and discharge plans, coordinates referrals and follow-up services, and provides therapeutic interventions and education to patients and families. It also supports clinical documentation, payer authorization and utilization review, quality and compliance activities, community-based care options, and professional development. The role participates in a weekend on-call rotation and may perform designated-examiner duties, including commitment processes, examinations, and probate-court testimony. It is a non-management position reporting to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling Psychology, or a related field of study.
One year of inpatient psychiatric hospital experience and/or experience with clinical assessments and case management.
Licensed Master’s Level Social Worker (LMSW) license is required.
Participate in a weekend on-call rotation.
The position provides oversight and supervision to students and interns.

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) credential in the state where the team member works is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop individualized treatment plans that include discharge planning and follow-up, such as alternative placement, medical-equipment coordination, and collaboration with referral resources.
Prepare case histories concerning patients’ personal, social, and emotional development.
Help patients evaluate their strengths and symptoms and incorporate them into personalized treatment goals.
Provide individual, marital, parental, family, and group therapeutic interventions with patients and families.
Educate patients about their diagnoses.
Communicate patient and family issues to the treatment team and liaise with services involved in care or discharge planning.
Help patients locate and use community resources, including legal resources, financial assistance, and 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 caseload and quality reviews to support compliance with payer and regulatory requirements, including clinical documentation, chart review, and prior requests and authorizations.
Ensure individualized treatment plans are implemented with patients and families.
Apply knowledge of psychological, behavioral, physical, health, and medical consequences 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 service recertification.
Apply Mental Health First Aid during patient crises.
Support professional growth through professional affiliations, education, 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, including neighborhood networks and community organizations, to support transitions and discharge planning.
Perform designated-examiner duties, including the commitment process, designated examinations, and testimony for probate courts.
Provide oversight and supervision to students from local universities and assist interns from affiliated schools in developing clinical skills.
Collaborate with department leadership to assess departmental needs and design systems supporting strategic initiatives.
Coordinate with utilization review to determine the need for payer authorization of active or post-acute services.
Maintain program statistics and conduct internal audits for evaluation and research.
Participate in the weekend on-call rotation.
Provide intake and psychosocial assessments in accordance with hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
Assess immediate discharge-planning needs and develop and coordinate plans based on mental status, independence, functional capacity, family and social support, and financial resources.
Assess preadmission resources, services, and support systems.
Determine appropriate follow-up and referral services with the interdisciplinary team.
Participate in monitoring corporate compliance standards, program evaluation, continuous quality improvement studies, and performance-improvement measures.
Provide input on departmental policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.