Mental Health Therapist, Peace Hospital

UofL Health • Louisville, KY

80d

About The Position

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center. With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day. We are Hiring Mental Health Therapists at Peace Hospital! Location: 2020 Newburg Road Louisville, KY 40205 Shift: FT Days. Peace Hospital, part of UofL Health, is a private, non-profit behavioral health hospital. One of the largest behavioral health facilities in the nation, Peace Hospital is known for providing care for children, adolescents, adults and senior adults, age 55 and older. Our Kosair for Kids Children’s Peace Center is the largest and most comprehensive private provider of youth inpatient behavioral health services in the country treating children and adolescents with behavioral health and co-occurring disorders. We have a partial hospitalization program for school-aged children and an inpatient specialty program for children and adolescents who have complex treatment needs, such as intellectual or developmental disabilities accompanied by acute behavioral and psychiatric symptoms. UofL Health is home to over 14,000 team members, 1000+ providers, 200+ practice locations, 9 hospitals, and 4 medical centers. Our Mission: As an academic health care system, we will transform the health of the communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a behavioral health or human services related field (required).
• Two years of clinical experience in a behavioral health or human service setting (preferred).
• Current independent licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselor (LCADC), in the state of KY (required).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required).
• Able to complete Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training and perform CPI techniques (required).

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical behavioral health and/or substance use services to child, adolescent, adult and/or geriatric patients and families.
• Conduct group therapy, family therapy, individual therapy, psycho-education, discharge planning and coordinate with community, government and/or other behavioral health agencies for aftercare services.
• Provide therapeutic and case management services under the direct supervision of a board approved supervisor.
• Adhere to respective Board mandated professional development and CEU requirements needed to maintain active provisional licensure.
• Demonstrate screening and assessment skills needed to obtain essential information from patients, their families, or collateral sources to develop person-centered care and discharge plans.
• Document and communicate key information needed to collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary treatment team to develop individualized and developmentally appropriate care and discharge plans.
• Provide rational for prioritization and/or deferment of problems.
• Display proficiency in providing therapeutic interventions to families, individuals, and groups.
• Offer specialized treatment interventions such as sexual offender therapy, play therapy, EMDR, or other if certified/credentialed to do so.
• Display proficiency in clinical documentation to include development of care plan goals, objectives, and intervention strategies.
• Maintain compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct.
• Comply with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Master's degree