Therapist I

UVA Community Health•Manassas, VA

32d

About The Position

We are welcoming a new era in healthcare where achieving good health is just the beginning. At UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper, we believe in caring for the whole person by getting to know – and making connections with – our patients. By combining the talent and expertise of our people, the breadth of capabilities across our system, and our commitment to helping our communities get better and stay healthy, we are improving the patient experience. As a UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper team member, you will have a voice in patient care decisions, support the most advanced medical technologies and feel a strong sense of satisfaction from making a difference in people’s lives every day. The Therapist II is responsible for making treatments and level of care decisions independently. They collaborate as needed with their physician partners. The Therapist II provides complete patient assessments, plans for therapeutic interventions and appropriate follow up care, implementing treatment plans, coordination of the treatment process and discharge planning. Also demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide services appropriate to the age and cultural diversity of the patients served. In addition, the therapist will uphold and demonstrate the UVA Mission, Vision and Values: Compassion, Diversity, Personal Excellence, and Teamwork. The Therapist II reports to the Supervisor of Behavioral Health Therapy and/or Manager of Behavioral Health Operations. Human Experience: Provides guidance to team members as they navigate patient concerns through teaching, good communication, and trust building behaviors. Utilizes relationship building skills through rounding to provide training and coaching to team members on how to effectively connect with patients. Uses patient feedback to create innovative ideas to meet patient needs. Ensures team members have pertinent information to educate patients on procedures and processes. Teamwork: Develops and maintains positive relationships with team members, leadership, and community providers. Demonstrates a willingness to adjust activities to accommodate the needs of team members. Develops team members through mentoring, precepting, orientation, and timely feedback. Collaborates with leaders and other team members for positive experiences for patients. Behavioral Health Expertise: Has a deep knowledge of psychiatric medications, psychiatric diagnosis, mental health concepts, and evidence based therapeutic interventions and treatments. Implements treatment plan using best practice modalities and interventions to obtain optimal patient outcomes. Establishes and maintains control of violent patients, defends self and others against violent assaults, and reacts appropriately during a psychiatric crisis. Continues professional development and assumes responsibility as a self-directed professional for continuing education. Communication: Consistently utilizes professional communication within the interdisciplinary team and when handing off patient care. Communicates individualized plan of care and patient’s progress toward goals to all members of the care team including the patient and his/her chosen support system/legal guardian. Complies with required standards for medical/legal reporting and documentation situations. Accepts responsibility for actions and responds positively to feedback. The incumbent may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

Graduate Degree required
Master’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or related field
2 year of relevant experience required
LPC, LCSW, Clinic Psychologist, or LMFT required
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification required within 3 months of hire
BLS required within 3 months of hire
Good working knowledge of computers
Ability to care for Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse age specific populations

Nice To Haves

Responsibilities

Making treatments and level of care decisions independently
Collaborate as needed with physician partners
Provides complete patient assessments
Plans for therapeutic interventions and appropriate follow up care
Implementing treatment plans
Coordination of the treatment process and discharge planning
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide services appropriate to the age and cultural diversity of the patients served
Uphold and demonstrate the UVA Mission, Vision and Values: Compassion, Diversity, Personal Excellence, and Teamwork
Provides guidance to team members as they navigate patient concerns through teaching, good communication, and trust building behaviors
Utilizes relationship building skills through rounding to provide training and coaching to team members on how to effectively connect with patients
Uses patient feedback to create innovative ideas to meet patient needs
Ensures team members have pertinent information to educate patients on procedures and processes
Develops and maintains positive relationships with team members, leadership, and community providers
Demonstrates a willingness to adjust activities to accommodate the needs of team members
Develops team members through mentoring, precepting, orientation, and timely feedback
Collaborates with leaders and other team members for positive experiences for patients
Has a deep knowledge of psychiatric medications, psychiatric diagnosis, mental health concepts, and evidence based therapeutic interventions and treatments
Implements treatment plan using best practice modalities and interventions to obtain optimal patient outcomes
Establishes and maintains control of violent patients, defends self and others against violent assaults, and reacts appropriately during a psychiatric crisis
Continues professional development and assumes responsibility as a self-directed professional for continuing education
Consistently utilizes professional communication within the interdisciplinary team and when handing off patient care
Communicates individualized plan of care and patient’s progress toward goals to all members of the care team including the patient and his/her chosen support system/legal guardian
Complies with required standards for medical/legal reporting and documentation situations
Accepts responsibility for actions and responds positively to feedback