Mental Health Therapist

CommonSpirit Health•Lexington, KY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for providing direct clinical services to child, adolescent, adult and/or geriatric patients and families to address interpersonal and family systems issues that cause emotional distress, as well as to provide discharge planning. These include: group therapy; family therapy; individual therapy; if certified, sexual offender therapy; if credentialed, play therapy or EMDR; psycho education, discharge planning and coordinating with community, government and mental health agencies to obtain aftercare services necessary to reduce and prevent relapse. Assumes personal responsibility for maintaining professional development and ensuring all required CEU’s are completed and license is action. Utilizes knowledge of professional social work in collecting and reviewing data collected from patients, their families, outside sources such as school & outpatient therapist to assess the patient’s psychological, social and discharge needs. Records and communicates data to physician and interdisciplinary treatment team. In collaboration with physician and interdisciplinary treatment team prioritizes patient’s needs and develops plan of care which is developmental and age specific, individualized with specific, measurable goals and interventions to address the identified needs. Gives rational for prioritization and /or deferment of problems. Demonstrates proficiency and skill in providing therapeutic interventions such as family, individual and group therapy. Maintains accurate documents of interventions, therapies and education. Instructs patient and/or family members according to their identified need and interdisciplinary plan of care. Communicates with the patient, family, physician treatment team and other health care providers regarding patient identified needs including discharge planning and actions. Demonstrates effective on going observation and reassessment of patient/family and their response to the interventions and changes in condition. Maintains patient/family confidentiality and provides sensitive, respectful and compassionate customer service at all times. Documentation: Maintains accurate documents of interventions, therapies and education. Documents all interventions within given time period. The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Masters Degree in Social Work or related field
Licensed Clinical Social Worker: KY (LCW)
Licensed Professional Counselor: KY (PROFCOUN:KY)
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist/Counselor: KY (LMFT:KY)
Basic Life Support (BLS:KY) upon hire

Nice To Haves

If certified, sexual offender therapy
If credentialed, play therapy or EMDR

Responsibilities

Providing direct clinical services to child, adolescent, adult and/or geriatric patients and families to address interpersonal and family systems issues that cause emotional distress, as well as to provide discharge planning.
Group therapy
Family therapy
Individual therapy
Sexual offender therapy (if certified)
Play therapy or EMDR (if credentialed)
Psycho education
Discharge planning
Coordinating with community, government and mental health agencies to obtain aftercare services necessary to reduce and prevent relapse.
Maintaining professional development and ensuring all required CEU’s are completed and license is action.
Utilizing knowledge of professional social work in collecting and reviewing data collected from patients, their families, outside sources such as school & outpatient therapist to assess the patient’s psychological, social and discharge needs.
Recording and communicating data to physician and interdisciplinary treatment team.
Prioritizing patient’s needs and developing plan of care which is developmental and age specific, individualized with specific, measurable goals and interventions to address the identified needs.
Giving rational for prioritization and /or deferment of problems.
Demonstrating proficiency and skill in providing therapeutic interventions such as family, individual and group therapy.
Maintaining accurate documents of interventions, therapies and education.
Instructing patient and/or family members according to their identified need and interdisciplinary plan of care.
Communicating with the patient, family, physician treatment team and other health care providers regarding patient identified needs including discharge planning and actions.
Demonstrating effective on going observation and reassessment of patient/family and their response to the interventions and changes in condition.
Maintaining patient/family confidentiality and providing sensitive, respectful and compassionate customer service at all times.
Maintaining accurate documents of interventions, therapies and education.
Documenting all interventions within given time period.