Therapist- Full Time

Summit BHC•Raleigh, NC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Therapist is an individual contributor on a multidisciplinary team who provides direct clinical services to patients and their families by diagnosing and treating mental and emotional disorders. The role includes completing psychosocial assessments; providing individual, group, and family therapy; facilitating psycho-educational training and family meetings; supporting discharge planning and program development; developing, implementing, and reviewing treatment plans; and connecting patients with outside resources. The Therapist assesses mental-health, psychiatric, risk, and safety factors; develops clinically appropriate treatment and discharge plans with patients, support systems, and the treatment team; coordinates additional services; and provides evidence-supported psychotherapeutic interventions. The role also includes maintaining a patient caseload, timely medical-record documentation, multidisciplinary treatment planning, liaison work with referral sources, crisis intervention, and coordination of community-resource referrals. The position is onsite at Raleigh Oaks Behavioral Health in Garner, North Carolina, and is not remote.

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 entry or independent level.
CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
With licensure, no professional post-graduate experience is required.
Ongoing clinical supervision may be required based on licensure level and state requirements.
First aid may be required depending on state or facility.

Nice To Haves

Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Conduct psychosocial assessments covering factors that affect mental health and psychiatric symptoms, including risk and safety factors, and incorporate patient strengths and 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 and implement treatment plans based on assessments, coordinate additional services, and review and update plans within expected timeframes.
Conduct individual, group, or family therapy sessions appropriate to each 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 effective interventions.
Maintain an assigned patient caseload.
Prepare timely progress notes and treatment updates, maintaining clinical documentation according to regulatory and accrediting standards.
Liaise with 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 appropriate.
Coordinate clinical, psychosocial, or educational activities with patients and families as needed.
Assist with assigned components of training new clinical staff and interns as needed.