Clinical Therapist

WVU Medicine•Morgantown, WV

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About The Position

The Associate Clinical Therapist, working alongside a licensed professional, will assess and treat individuals with mental illnesses or substance abuse problems. Such services include individual and group therapy, outreach, crisis intervention, social rehabilitation and teaching skills for everyday living for patients of all ages (children, adolescents, adult and geriatric issues) in a behavioral health environment.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in related field.
Licensure in related field: LCSW or LICSW OR LPC OR Supervised-Psychologist or Licensed Psychologist
West Virginia state criminal background check, and federal, if applicable, required for DHHR regulated area.
AVADE training required within 90 days or hire. (Level dependent upon location of position)
Possesses the interpersonal skills to positively and effectively communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
Uses competent clinical practice and critical thinking skills to efficiently deliver patient care with all health care providers while maximizing efficient use of resources.
Ability to be flexible in response to changes in work volume, staff and scheduling changes.
Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.
Ability to sit for long periods of time.
Able to work in variety of settings and possibly noisy environments.
Work with difficult or challenging clients of various ages and demographics.

Nice To Haves

Advanced certification preferred when applicable.
Prior experience in behavioral health.

Responsibilities

Participates as an integral professional member of an interdisciplinary treatment team led by a physician.
Participates as clinical personnel in a treatment area and facilitates therapeutic milieu on the treatment unit, when applicable.
Provides direct one-on-one age specific psychotherapy services to patients when requested via specific program requirements.
Assists medical staff in determining appropriateness of services and receives referral for intervention.
Determines the developmental age (level of development) of the patient and assists the treatment team in the development and implementation of a treatment plan specific with developmental needs and/or required intervention.
Assesses psychosocial needs, including assessing for high-risk indicators and documents obtainment of psychosocial history/assessment.
Correlates all assembled data on the psychosocial history in a manner that is clinically pertinent to the individual patient.
Performs continued-care planning as developed with the treatment team from first day of services.
Provides group therapy as deemed appropriate.
Acts as liaison for patients and their families to various community agencies, consultants, and services.
Records and charts all patient contacts as required.
Provides direct family therapy to patients and their families as directed by treatment planning and program requirements.
Maintains appropriate certification, licensure and competency through supervision and/or training and successful completion of annual performance evaluations.
Attends continuing education seminars and in-services as necessary to maintain professional licensure, competency, and to meet hospital required educational standards.