Mental Health Therapist, Peace Hospital

UofL Health•Louisville, KY

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This role will work with a population that has severe and persistent mental illness. 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.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a behavioral health or human services related field (required)
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)

Nice To Haves

Two years of clinical experience in a behavioral health or human service setting (preferred)

Responsibilities

Provide therapeutic and case management services.
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.
Adhere to all clinical documentation requirements in an accurate and timely manner.
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.