Mental Health Therapist- LMHC

Orlando Health • Orlando, FL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies Care Management is seeking an acute-care mental health therapist to join its Care Management Department, serving the Emergency Room and Triage. The role supports patients and families during vulnerable and crisis situations by providing clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, intervention, care coordination, and support across the continuum of care. The therapist works independently in a healthcare setting and collaborates with patients, families, and the healthcare team.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., with rotating weekends and holidays. The position requires a master’s degree from an accredited school of Social Work and Florida licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker under Chapter 491 of the Florida Statutes. Two years of direct clinical experience, preferably in a health or mental health setting and with an emphasis on the population served, is preferred.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited school of Social Work.
• Florida state licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker under Chapter 491 of the Florida Statutes.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of direct clinical experience, preferably in a health or mental health setting, with an emphasis on the population served in the assigned area.
• Subspecialty credentialing appropriate to the clinical setting, such as sexual abuse, EMDR, CAP, or CBT.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and clinical impressions that address age-appropriate patient and family needs and concerns.
• Conduct differential diagnosis of mental and emotional disorders using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
• Assess biopsychosocial functioning, disability, and impairment for age-appropriate patients and families.
• Develop diagnostically driven, outcomes-focused treatment intervention plans with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
• Build effective working relationships with patients and families to engage, collaborate, advocate, and problem solve in support of mental health strengths and functioning.
• Use differential diagnostic skills and clinical interventions, including crisis intervention, solution-focused therapy, individual, couples, family and group psychotherapy, grief and bereavement counseling, play therapy, sand tray therapy, EMDR, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mental status examinations.
• Initiate Baker Act proceedings and facilitate the Marchman Act when appropriate.
• Support patients’ psychosocial adjustment along the continuum of care and transition to the next level of care.
• Provide mental health education, information, consultation, and professional support to healthcare team members and departmental colleagues regarding patient and family needs.
• Demonstrate initiative and leadership in developing mental health services responsive to patient-care demands.
• Identify and apply practice improvements through continuous quality improvement.
• Maintain accurate, appropriate, and up-to-date records of mental health activities in patients’ medical charts while protecting confidentiality.
• Meet department and hospital growth goals established through coaching plans.
• Practice independently and provide clinical services in a healthcare setting.
• Supervise and participate in teaching within the department, hospital, and community.
• Obtain subspecialty credentialing when appropriate to the clinical setting, such as sexual abuse, EMDR, CAP, or CBT.
• Perform care coordination responsibilities and related functions appropriate to the patient population.
• Maintain reasonably regular and punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies and applicable laws and standards.
• Comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Maintain and enhance knowledge of human growth and development across neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations through educational opportunities and meet hospital and departmental standards.
• Pursue continuing education opportunities as required by department policy.
• Participate in local, regional, state, or national activities that strengthen the community.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time