Clinical Therapist, Addiction Medicine, Full Time, Days

Prisma Health•Greenville, SC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides psychosocial evaluations, psychotherapeutic interventions, case management, and discharge planning services for patients and/or their families. Serves as a liaison for physicians, patients, and families between the hospital, community agencies, and facilities. The role includes conducting intake assessments and evaluating family dynamics and treatment needs, creating treatment plans, and preparing case histories of patients’ personal, social, and emotional development. The therapist helps patients assess their strengths and symptoms, set goals, and plan appropriate services; provides individual, marital, parental, family, and group therapy; and explains illnesses and prescribed treatments to patients and families. The therapist also communicates family issues to other staff, supports patients in developing social skills and interests, helps identify employment and vocational rehabilitation options, and serves as a Designated Examiner for commitment processes, designated examinations, and probate court testimony. Other duties may be assigned. This is a non-management position reporting to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive. The role is full-time, day shift, at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field.
Two years of post-graduate behavioral health or counseling experience.
One of the following credentials: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Social Worker (LISW-CP), Licensed Social Worker (LISW-AP), or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC or LPCA).
Assessment skills.
Discharge planning skills.
Computer skills.

Nice To Haves

Inpatient psychiatric hospital experience.
Clinical assessment experience.
Case management experience.

Responsibilities

Conduct intake assessments and evaluate family dynamics and treatment needs, including creating treatment plans.
Prepare case histories of patients’ personal, social, and emotional development.
Help patients evaluate their strengths and symptoms, set their own goals, and plan appropriate services.
Provide individual, marital, parental, family, and group therapeutic interventions.
Explain the nature of illnesses and prescribed courses of treatment to patients and families.
Communicate family issues to other staff members.
Help patients develop social skills, interests, and leisure activities that promote participation and personal worth, including age-appropriate and culturally appropriate activities.
Help patients identify appropriate employment opportunities and vocational rehabilitation services.
Serve as a Designated Examiner, including participating in commitment processes, conducting designated examinations, and providing testimony for probate courts.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Comply with Prisma Health’s purpose: “Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.”