Therapy Internship - Behavioral Health

UHS • Conway, SC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Lighthouse Behavioral Health Hospital near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, provides psychiatric services to adolescents, adults, and senior adults, as well as care for adults with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, or rehabilitation needs. It offers 24-hour admissions, needs assessment, and referral services.

Therapy interns work under the supervision of current professionals to gain hands-on experience in real-life situations. Each student is paired with an internship coordinator who teaches and advises them throughout their time at the hospital. Interns may assist with therapist duties, including patient evaluation and documentation, treatment planning and implementation, therapy, care coordination, and discharge planning.

Requirements

• Currently be in the senior year of a master's program.
• Demonstrate critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• React quickly and calmly as part of a team in volatile or potentially emergency situations; make effective decisions under stress; and, after training, manage disruptive and explosive patients.
• Shift smoothly and rapidly between dissimilar tasks.
• Communicate thoroughly, accurately, and professionally, both verbally and in writing; demonstrate exceptional interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrate a pleasant, upbeat demeanor and positive attitude.
• Be able to use Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients’ behavioral health histories and document signs, symptoms, physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual implications, and treatment recommendations.
• Communicate observations and recommendations to other providers and insurance companies as requested, and reevaluate patients to assess progress at each level of care.
• Develop treatment plans, share recommendations with the multidisciplinary team for feedback, incorporate feedback, and implement plans within the established time frame.
• Monitor patients’ adherence to treatment plans and determine whether short-term goals are being met.
• Provide group therapy based on objectives in treatment plans; provide individual and family therapy if ordered.
• Coordinate care with referral sources and other providers, including treatment and discharge planning.
• Accurately and promptly document assessments, evaluations, therapy notes, and contacts.
• Carry out the professional duty to warn in cases involving child and vulnerable adult protection.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern