Behavioral Health Therapist Acute- Fairbanks

Community Health Network; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health Network seeks a Behavioral Health Therapist Acute to provide direct patient care, including bio-psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, and family therapy to support safety and discharge planning.

Responsibilities include case management, collateral consultation, and comprehensive referral services while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality, cost-effective care for patients in the community.

Qualifications

• License eligible for LCSW, LMHC, LMFT or LCAC in Indiana required.
• Master’s degree from an accredited college in a mental-health related field.
• 2+ years of mental-health treatment experience required.
• Commitment to customer satisfaction (internal and external).
• Ability to conduct psychosocial assessments and develop treatment plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care with bio-psychosocial assessment and treatment planning.
• Conduct conjoint/family therapy focused on safety and discharge planning.
• Perform case management, collateral consultation and referrals.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to coordinate care and resources.

Skills

Assessment skills

Treatment planning

Crisis intervention

Case management

Education

Master’s degree in mental-health field

Job description

Overview

Join Community Community Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors. Over 60 years later, “community” is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state‑of‑the‑art technology. It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients. And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered — and we couldn’t do it without you.

Job Summary

The Behavioral Health Therapist Acute provides direct patient care through bio‑psychosocial assessment, treatment plan development, conjoint/family therapy sessions focusing on safety and discharge planning; case management, collateral consultation and comprehensive referral services.

Qualifications

• License eligible for the LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, or LCAC in the State of Indiana required.
• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a mental‑health related field required.
• 2+ years of experience providing mental‑health treatment required.
• Recognizes and commits to critical importance of customer satisfaction (both internal and external customers).
• Provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments.
• Develops individualized treatment plans with a focus on improving individual and family functioning in the home, school, workplace, or community.
• Provides effective and efficient mental‑health interventions including, but not limited to individual, family and process group therapies and crisis intervention appropriate to client needs.
• Provides comprehensive and fluid links to other treatment programs within the continuum as is appropriate to patient treatment needs. Documentation and communication regarding all plans is clear and timely.
• Develops and implements effective and efficient treatment discharge plans as is appropriate to client needs.
• Ensures appropriate utilization of material as well as human resources required to provide quality and cost‑effective care.
• Collaborates with multi‑disciplinary treatment team in planning, facilitating, and coordinating treatment especially in the areas of assessment, referral resources, and discharge planning as is appropriate to the patient treatment needs.
• Actively involved in professional development and education.
• Actively involved in service line quality improvement efforts.
• Complies with all applicable Behavioral Care Services policies and procedures.
• Participates in Aggressive Behavior Management appropriate to the population served. See Behavioral Care Services Policy: Provision of Aggressive Behavior Management Training to Staff.