Therapist - Clinical Licensed - FT - Days - MRHS

Memorial Healthcare

11d

About The Position

Provides clinical assessment, treatment planning, group, family, and individual counseling, and education services for patients. The role requires critical thinking, decisive judgment, the ability to work with minimal supervision, organization, and independent work in a stressful environment. The therapist focuses on integrated health and behavioral health treatment and provides quality patient- and family-centered care. The position primarily serves office workers and is not eligible for shift differential.

Requirements

Master’s degree required in Clinical Social Work, Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
Florida license in social work, mental health counseling, or marriage and family therapy, or registration as a clinical social work, mental health counseling, or marriage and family therapy intern in Florida.
Registered interns must become fully licensed within two years of starting the position.
One year of experience in behavioral health.
Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
Ability to work with minimal supervision and independently in a stressful environment.
Strong organization skills and a focus on integrated health and behavioral health treatment and patient- and family-centered care.

Responsibilities

Develop comprehensive, individualized treatment plans promptly, including initial plans with patients, treatment plan reviews, and discharge planning.
Provide evidence-based patient and family counseling and education, case management, and safe discharge planning.
Conduct suicide risk screenings and assessments, and develop safety plans in accordance with department policies and procedures.
Initiate Baker Acts when needed and communicate with patients and caregivers to facilitate voluntary crisis stabilization admissions.
Obtain, process, complete, and include required legal paperwork in patient charts, including guardianship, Baker Act, and firearm-law documents.
Conduct evidence-based group therapy addressing patients’ psychological, emotional, or aftercare needs, and complete clinical documentation within 24 hours of service delivery.
Complete psychosocial evaluations to determine patients’ psychological, emotional, and aftercare needs.
Identify and refer patients to appropriate community resources for follow-up care.
Supervise interns and students.
Coordinate care for a caseload of patients, integrating treatment with multidisciplinary team members, assessing treatment response with validating tools, and providing individual, family, and group behavioral health counseling.
Update and discuss patient strengths and needs in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings.