Mental Health Therapist - Adult Psych Care Unit, Evenings

Dartmouth Health • Lebanon, NH

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About The Position

This position involves providing individual, group, marital, and family therapy utilizing a variety of treatment modalities. The therapist will work from 12:00 PM to 8:30 PM and will be responsible for educating patients and their families, modifying treatments as necessary based on patient progress.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Counseling or Social Work required.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.

Nice To Haves

• Additional Licensure in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides age appropriate assessment, treatment, and care of psychiatric patients.
• Works collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to develop a patient specific plan of care.
• Administers psychological care to patients based on the multidisciplinary treatment plan of care and physician's orders.
• Provides brief intensive, solution-focused and cognitive behavioral techniques.
• Assesses patient's present status and identifies individual interventions tailored to the patient's needs, using strong wellness and recovery orientation.
• Utilizes mindfulness based interventions in psycho-educational group process.
• Leads psycho-educational groups for patients exhibiting a wide range of psychiatric diagnoses.
• Assesses and treats individuals living with mental illness, substance abuse or co-morbid conditions.
• Provides crisis intervention and support to assure patient safety.
• Assists patients during the admission process and preparation for discharge.
• Assists the RN in discharge planning and coordination of continuing care.
• Documents observations, treatment, interactions, behaviors, patient participation and progress, and significant incidents in the patient's chart.
• Delineates patient progress towards specific treatment goals.
• Assists patient and clinical team to modify treatment plan as treatment progresses.
• Performs computer data entry analysis.
• Participates in the management of the milieu in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Identifies with patients and recognizes when services do not meet their needs.
• Orients/precepts new employees and students.
• Participates in oversight of colleagues in area of expertise.
• Teaches inpatient staff about issues in the conduct of psycho-education groups.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Benefits

• BLS within 30 days of hire date.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Master's degree