PHP Therapist - Behavioral Health

LifePoint Health • Fort Worth, TX

93d

About The Position

Mesa Springs is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a PHP Therapist joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social work or counseling.
• Current unencumbered clinical license.
• Previous experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients.
• CPR Certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Conducts individual and group therapy sessions to educate patients regarding psychological, emotional, or substance abuse problems.
• Displays active involvement in treatment planning process.
• Displays active involvement in the discharge, transition, and after-care planning treatment process.
• Provides family session counseling to patients to ensure appropriate communication and involvement of family members and support groups as therapeutically necessary.
• Support with vital and UDS capture as needed.
• Actively communicates with clients, families, and outside referral sources, functioning within the scope of HIPAA and 42 CFT Part 2.
• Demonstrates proactive communication with those involved with the patient's treatment, documenting all correspondence held with patients and other stakeholders.
• Ongoing and consistent collaboration with the interdisciplinary team including physicians, utilization review and nursing staff members.
• Demonstrates active communication with team members.
• Effectively communicates to UR on treatment and LOS issues, supporting UR functions/authorizations/denials as needed and requested.
• Completes appropriate paperwork for clients in a timely, accurate and complete manner.
• Completes required assessment paperwork including patient assessment scales, Columbia, psychosocial/LOC assessments, psychosocial/LOC updates, and assigned assessment paperwork.
• Demonstrates appropriate crisis intervention and de-escalation skills.
• Acts as a member of team when crisis occurs, assisting others to ensure patient safety.
• Enacts the code system per company policy and training.
• Completes accurate assessments of patients utilizing clinical skills.
• Assists care coordinate department as requested.
• Other duties as assigned by leadership.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage, tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Master's degree