Therapist 3 - Inpatient

Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast•Moosic, PA

About The Position

The Inpatient Therapist III diagnoses and treats mental and emotional disorders, including cognitive, affective, and behavioral disorders. The therapist applies psychotherapeutic techniques and interventions to provide services to individuals and families, and conducts individual, group, or family therapy as appropriate to each patient’s treatment plan. The role includes assessing psychosocial needs, developing initial discharge plans and treatment plans, coordinating additional services, and revising plans as necessary. Services may be provided in an inpatient or outpatient setting. The therapist maintains documentation and an assigned caseload, participates in treatment team meetings, and collaborates with staff to facilitate patient services. The position may also involve case management, discharge and after-care planning, staff education and training in behavior management or therapeutic crisis intervention, coordinating clinical, psychosocial, or educational activities with patients and families, evaluating referral needs, and helping train new clinical staff and interns. The role requires a positive, empathetic, professional approach to customers and attention to patient safety. A $2,500 sign-on bonus is available for accepting full-time employment, paid in installments after 90 days, six months, and one year of continuous employment, subject to the stated terms.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or another therapeutic field.
Four or more years of experience as a therapist.
Two or more years of experience with the specific population served by the facility.
State or national licensure for professional therapy providers.
CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
First aid may be required depending on the state or facility.

Responsibilities

Apply psychotherapeutic techniques and interventions to treat diagnosed emotional and mental disorders in individuals and families.
Conduct individual, group, or family therapy as appropriate to the patient’s treatment plan.
Conduct psychosocial assessments and develop initial discharge plans.
Develop initial treatment plans based on assessments, coordinate additional services, and revise plans as necessary.
Document therapy services according to facility and professional standards, revising documentation as necessary.
Maintain an assigned caseload.
Participate in treatment team meetings and collaborate with staff to facilitate services consistent with patient treatment plans.
Provide services in an inpatient or outpatient setting as applicable.
Provide case management, discharge planning, or after-care planning according to the treatment plan.
May help educate and train staff on behavior management or therapeutic crisis intervention.
May coordinate clinical, psychosocial, or educational activities with patients and their families.
Evaluate patients’ needs and determine whether referrals to other programs or facilities are needed.
May assist in training new clinical staff and interns.
Maintain a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers; acknowledge and work to resolve unmet patient needs and complaints; prioritize patient safety.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.