Psychotherapist

Advocate Health•Winston-Salem, NC

8d•$33 - $50

About The Position

The Psychotherapist provides individual and group therapeutic services in an inpatient behavioral health setting. As a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team, the Psychotherapist reviews assessment, case management, intake, and other discipline data; ensures treatment-plan goals are clinically appropriate, development-focused, measurable, and achievable within anticipated lengths of stay; and updates treatment plans as needed. The role includes conducting psychosocial assessments, identifying interventions and care plans, contacting families for collateral information and discharge planning when appropriate, and facilitating family meetings while communicating schedules and outcomes to the interdisciplinary team. The Psychotherapist may monitor and evaluate social services and conduct peer-to-peer chart audits consistent with regulatory requirements. The position works cooperatively with professional and non-professional staff to address service-delivery problems and improve patient care, and maintains or exceeds clinical productivity standards established by the Manager. The role requires providing age-appropriate care informed by knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and following departmental policies and procedures. This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, with a Monday–Friday schedule and two to three evening groups per week that run until 8 p.m. The listed pay range is $33.05–$49.60. The position is benefits eligible.

Requirements

A qualifying North Carolina credential: Professional Counselor license; Marriage and Family Therapist license; Advanced Practice Social Worker; or Clinical Social Worker license.
A master's degree in Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, Counseling Psychology, or a related field.
Typically, 2 years of experience providing therapy in behavioral health.
Knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served, including knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to function in a complex mental health delivery system.
Skilled as a generalist with one or more specializations, and extensive knowledge and skills in applying behavioral health and/or substance abuse treatment theory, practice, and techniques.

Nice To Haves

Some positions may require a Master’s Degree in Social Work and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential upon hire.
Some positions may require a substance abuse credential upon hire: Substance Abuse Counselor-In-Training, Substance Abuse Counselor, Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor, or Clinical Supervisor-In-Training.

Responsibilities

Provide individual and group therapeutic services in the inpatient level of care.
Participate in the interdisciplinary treatment team by reviewing assessment data, case management, intake, and information from other disciplines.
Ensure treatment-plan goals are clinically appropriate to identified problems, development-focused, measurable, and achievable within anticipated lengths of stay; update plans as appropriate.
Perform patient psychosocial assessments to determine appropriate interventions, care plans, and goals, and alter treatment plans as warranted.
Contact families for collateral information and discharge planning when appropriate.
Facilitate family meetings and communicate schedules and outcomes to the interdisciplinary team.
As applicable, monitor and evaluate the appropriateness of social services and perform peer-to-peer chart audits consistent with regulatory requirements.
Work cooperatively with professional and non-professional staff to identify and resolve service-delivery problems and improve patient care.
Maintain or exceed clinical productivity standards established by the Manager.
Provide care appropriate to patients’ ages, applying knowledge of lifespan growth and development and following departmental policies and procedures.

Benefits

Paid time off programs.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
Educational Assistance Program.
Career development programs.
Premium pay, such as shift and on-call pay, based on teammate circumstances.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.