Mental Health Therapist-BH Outpatient
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Description:Mental Health Therapist-Behavioral Health OutpatientJOB PURPOSE:Provide Psychiatric and/or Chemical Dependency counseling services to the patients admitted to Piedmont Behavioral Health units.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:1. Provides individual, group, and marital/ family therapy/ counseling in a variety of psychiatric settings.2. Performs Psychosocial Assessments.3. Provides treatment planning.4. Provides discharge planning including linkage to community resources, referral sources and post discharge care providers.5. Provides referrals for extended treatment or outpatient follow up.6. Conducts psychoeducational groups and classes for patients and families.7. Functions as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team.8. Makes Post Discharge Wellness Check Calls on discharged patients.9. Ensures and maintains confidentiality and privacy of patient information.10. Maintains appropriate professional boundaries.11. Possesses excellent writing and verbal skills.12. Is knowledgeable of and follows all policies in daily job performance.13. Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care or the delivered.14. Attends in-service presentations and completes all mandatory education requirements.15. Regular, punctual and dependable attendance.16. Practices, develops and endorses customer service skills in relationships with internal and external customers.17. Other duties as assigned.PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS:A. Core Competencies:1. Service: Strives to meet expectations/needs of customers; responds to concerns with sense of urgency; seeks win-win solutions for unreasonable patient/customer expectations2. Quality/Ethics/Integrity: Seeks opportunities for improvement; prevents small problems from becoming large ones; pays attention to detail; follows instructions and protocol/procedures; adheres to company code of conduct; maintains integrity in all aspects of his/her work3. Relationships: Builds effective working relationships; finds and provides information to clarify situations; expands on original ideas; contributes own ideas; places high priority on other team members goals; gains team agreement to support ideas; clearly explains rationale behind ideas/goals; demonstrates sensitivity to differing cultural views and needs; meets attendance and punctuality requirements4. Adaptability: Seeks to understand changes in work tasks/processes; actively seeks information about new tasks/processes; treats change and new tasks/processes as opportunities for learning and personal growth; speaks positively about changes to others; quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with changeB. Job Specific: As defined in department specific competenciesKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES Ability to listen, empathize and respond to patient, family, internal and external partners needs. Basic computer skills. Good working knowledge of community resources for psychiatry, psychotherapy, and mutual support groups in local and surrounding area. Ability to perform as a team member on a multi-disciplinary treatment team of physicians, nurses, activities therapists and technicians.POPULATION SERVED:Adults of all ages with mental health and/or chemical dependency needs.COMPETENCIES:The competencies identified for this position are summarized and reviewed periodically throughout employment. The required behaviors and measurement associated with core, job specific, age specific, and management (if applicable) competencies and are maintained in the department education file.Experience the advantages of real career change Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams youll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work. Youll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today, and help you plan for the future.As an RN, your dedication to holistic, patient-centered care in your community is deeply valued. Piedmont supports nurses with the compensation, work/life balance, and resources they deserve. Youll work in a positive, collaborative environment alongside dedicated team members, and use state-of-the-art technology that strengthens patient care and services. You may participate in clinical research that opens doors to working on the forefront of medical advances and changes patient lives. Apply today to make a positive difference in every life you touch.Total Rewards that work for you:Competitive and equitable compensation for all rolesTotal Wellness programs for you and your familyo Wellness Coaching App 24/7 Live Coachingo Physician and Nursing Peer Coachingo Financial Wellness Planning and Educationo Broad Employee Assistance Program servicesPTO your wayo Combined PTO days for greater flexibilityo 100% paid Maternity Leave (requires return to work)o Employer Paid Military Leaveo Opportunity for PTO cash-ino Celebrate Diversity Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Paid HolidayBenefitso Choice of Medical/Prescription Drug Planso Dental and Visiono Adoption Assistanceo Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Healthcare and Dependent Day Careo Health Reimbursement Accounto Fully paid long term disabilityo Basic Life and Accidental Death & DismembermentQualifications:MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED:Masters degree required.MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:Two (2) years of experience in a clinical setting, either inpatient or outpatient/partial hospital setting addressing both psychiatric and chemical dependency issues with clients.Experience to include two (2) years of supervised experience in psychiatric setting or addictive disease treatment setting, or three (3) years of continuous active recovery in twelve step program.MINIMUM LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY LAW:Professional certification and/or licensure as LCSW/LMSW; LMFT/LAMFT; LPC/LAPC. Full license preferred.#GD #LI-POST