Therapist (PRN)
About The Position
The Therapist is an individual contributor and part of the multidisciplinary team, providing direct clinical services to patients and their families by diagnosing and treating mental and emotional disorders, including cognitive, affective, and behavioral disorders. The role includes psychosocial assessment; individual, group, and family therapy; psycho-educational training; family meetings; discharge planning; program development; treatment planning; and linkage to outside resources. The position is onsite at Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health in Leland, North Carolina, and is PRN. The Therapist maintains clinical documentation in accordance with regulatory and accrediting standards, collaborates with the treatment team, coordinates referrals and continuity of care, and provides crisis intervention. The role may also include coordinating clinical, psychosocial, or educational activities and assisting with training new clinical staff and interns.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a similar education field.
- Current and valid state-issued licensure as a social worker, counselor, or therapist, at either entry or independent level.
- CPR certification and de-escalation and restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
- First aid may be required depending on state or facility requirements.
- Ongoing clinical supervision may be required based on licensure level and state requirements.
Responsibilities
- Conduct psychosocial assessments focused on factors affecting mental health and psychiatric symptoms, including risk and safety factors; incorporate patient strengths and treatment goals into the plan of care.
- Develop an initial discharge plan with the patient, support system, and/or treatment team, and ensure each assigned patient has a documented, structured, clinically appropriate post-hospitalization care plan.
- Develop, implement, review, and update treatment plans based on assessment and coordinate additional services as needed.
- Conduct individual, group, and family therapy sessions as appropriate to the patient's treatment plan.
- Use evidence-supported psychotherapeutic techniques and interventions to treat diagnosed emotional and behavioral disorders in individuals and families.
- Participate in multidisciplinary treatment planning conferences, present relevant patient information, and recommend treatment interventions.
- Maintain an assigned caseload of patients.
- Prepare timely progress notes and treatment updates and maintain clinical documentation in accordance with regulatory and accrediting standards.
- Serve as a liaison to referral sources and support continuity of care.
- Provide crisis intervention to patients and families in acute distress.
- Introduce and coordinate community resources, including financial, housing, legal, social and recreational, occupational, spiritual, and support-group resources.
- Evaluate patient needs and determine whether referrals to other programs or facilities are needed.
- Coordinate clinical, psychosocial, or educational activities with patients and their families as needed.
- Assist with assigned components of training new clinical staff and interns as needed.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit plan
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications
