Plans, organizes and conducts therapeutic interventions for assigned caseload in outpatient environment. Emphasizes short term cognitive/behavioral approaches to effect social/emotional adjustment or address behavioral disorders. Provides emergency behavioral health services.
Requirements
- Completes patient assessments.
- Interviews patients/families/significant others at time of initial presentation to complete psychosocial history and assessment.
- Documents clinical activities within established time frames according to department, hospital and regulatory agency standards.
- Assists the Department's compliance with state, JCAHO and other regulatory agencies.
- Participates in preparation for inspections, surveys and audits.
- Participates in ongoing unit Performance Improvement Activities.
- Communicates effectively with patients/peers/families/treatment team.
- Returns patient/family phone calls and documents.
- Provides peer/treatment team consultation when asked.
- Uses computer as required for E-mail, scheduling, authorizations, insurance tracking, etc.
- Provides and participates in Educational Activities.
- Provides and documents patient/family education.
- Participates in staff education, both as participant and presenter.
- Serves on hospital committees and participates in other related projects as directed.
- Complies with requirements for credentialed status as required.
- Completes timely credentialing/re-credentialing.
- Maintains active licensure.
- Completes C.E.U.'s required for continued licensure.
- Delivers presentations to other agencies and groups pertaining to the services provided by the PHP.
- Serves on hospital committees and participates in other related projects as directed.
- Processes psychiatric emergencies.
- Assesses the severity of patient's condition.
- Collaborates with psychiatrist to affect a crisis resolution.
- Processes commitments.
- Refers patients to appropriate treatment facilities.
- Demonstrates a working knowledge of the Mental Health Procedures Act.
- Participates in treatment planning.
- Completes treatment plans and treatment plan reviews in accordance with departmental standards and regulatory requirements.
- Attends 80% of scheduled treatment team meetings.
- Functions as an interdisciplinary team member to actively identify and resolve patient needs.
- Utilizes skilled therapeutic modalities.
- Provides individual, group and family therapy.
- Provides crisis intervention techniques as needed.
- Develops individualized safety contracts as necessary.
- Assists the department's compliance with State, JCAHO and other regulatory agencies.
- Participates in preparation for inspections, surveys and audits.
- Participates in ongoing unit Performance Improvement activates.
- Communicates effectively with patients/peers/families/treatment team/agencies.
- Attends at least 75% of staff meetings.
- Reads and signs off minutes of those not attended.
- Returns guest/family phone calls and documents.
- Provides peer/treatment team consultation when asked.
- Uses computer as required for email, scheduling, authorizations, insurance tracking. Etc.
- Serves as liaison between physician and families and agencies/services.
- Provides and participates in educational activities.
- Provides and documents patient/family education.
- Participates in staff education, both as participant and presenter.
- Serves on hospital committees and participates in other related projects as directed.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Visa Sponsorship
- Four Day Work Week
- Generous Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance
