Inpatient Therapist PRN, Behavioral Health
Lifepoint Health•Mckinney, TX
•Onsite
About The Position
Collin Springs, part of Lifepoint Health, is seeking a PRN Inpatient Therapist for its behavioral health hospital serving the McKinney, Texas community. The therapist provides individual, group, and family therapy; participates in treatment planning; assesses patients; supports crisis intervention and patient safety; collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and external referral sources; and contributes to discharge, transition, and after-care planning. The role also requires timely and accurate documentation, appropriate handling of releases and confidential information, and compliance with HIPAA, hospital standards, and applicable clinical regulations and laws.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or equivalent.
- Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients.
- Current clinical or social work license as required by state regulations.
- CPR and De-escalation certification required, or obtain certification within 30 days of hire.
Responsibilities
- Conduct individual and group therapy sessions to educate patients about psychological, emotional, or substance abuse problems.
- Participate actively in the treatment planning process.
- Provide family session counseling to support communication and involvement of family members and support groups.
- Communicate proactively with clients, families, outside referral sources, and others involved in patient treatment.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, including physicians, utilization review, and nursing staff.
- Communicate treatment and length-of-stay issues to utilization review.
- Complete client paperwork and other documentation thoroughly, accurately, and on time, in accordance with hospital standards.
- Use crisis intervention and de-escalation skills and assist the team in crisis situations to help ensure patient safety.
- Complete accurate patient assessments using clinical skills.
- Assist the care coordination department as requested.
- Maintain confidentiality, complete releases appropriately, and comply with HIPAA regulations.
- Follow applicable clinical regulations, including TJC, Medicaid, and state and federal laws.
- Participate in discharge, transition, and after-care planning.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
