Behavioral Health Therapist, POOL

Unity Health; Searcy (AR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Unity Health in the United States is seeking a Behavioral Health Therapist to provide individual and group therapies on the Behavioral Health unit. The role includes overseeing case management services, receiving patients, coordinating discharge planning, and aftercare placement.

The therapist will lead a team, maintain care plans, and ensure compliance with licensure and safety standards in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work from an accredited college or university.
• Experience as a Bachelor’s Level Therapist in a behavioral health setting.
• Demonstrated leadership and effective communication; ability to delegate and coordinate interdisciplinary care.
• Ability to function with minimum supervision and adapt to physician demands.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality individual and group therapies and oversee case management on the Behavioral Health unit.
• Assist in receiving patients, working with families, and placement at discharge; coordinate aftercare services.
• Lead and supervise team members; ensure adherence to licensure/certification standards.
• Maintain and document plans of care and patient treatments.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interdisciplinary coordination

Budgeting

Scheduling

Counseling

Stress management

Education

Master’s degree in social work

Job description

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of an accredited college or university with at least a master’s degree in social work.
• Experience: Previous healthcare experience as a Bachelor’s Level Therapist in a behavioral health setting. Must have completed hospital and unit orientation period in order to act as a team leader.
• Skills: Successful Completion of Job Description Competency Tool. The therapist must possess effective communication skills and demonstrate leadership ability and interest in professional growth. Must be readily adaptable to changing physician demands, maintain performance under stress, and have a basic concept of budgeting, scheduling, and counseling. The therapist must possess demonstrated knowledge, training and skills necessary and appropriate to the patient‑specific population. Must set priorities and effectively delegate/coordinate interdisciplinary care based on patient, census, staffing and unit needs. Ability to function with minimum supervision and interface appropriately with the health team.
• Performance & Competency: Must successfully demonstrate competency in field and work environment on a continuous basis—including age‑specific competencies, clinical competencies and organization‑wide competencies such as fire, infection control, emergencies, etc. Performance will be measured and routinely evaluated with clinical administrative staff as required.

Safety Sensitive

YES

Core Competencies

Assessment

Performs and documents a comprehensive systematic patient assessment in accordance with the plan of care and policies and procedures.

Maintaining Plan of Care

Plans, coordinates and documents patient care treatments and procedures.

Maintaining Patient Treatment/Care

Implements and documents patient care treatments and procedures.

Maintaining Mental Health Care

Provides mental health care.

Teaching/Education

Provides and documents education and teaching for patients, self and others.

Leadership

Provides leadership and supervision of team members in the performance of patient care.

Human Resources

Demonstrates actions to follow personnel procedures required to remain on staff.

Role Description

The Therapist will provide quality individual and group therapies, as well as oversee case management services to patients on the Behavioral health unit using professional standards, and according to their licensure and or certification. The therapist will assist in receiving patients, working with families and placement of patients at discharge, as well as coordinating immediate aftercare services.

In the interest of protecting the health and safety of all patients, associates, and guests, Unity Health has classified some positions as “safety sensitive.” A “safety sensitive” position is any job position in which impaired performance could result in harm to the health and/or safety of self or others. Any associate that is actively engaged in the use of medical marijuana, even if in possession of a valid medical marijuana card, will be excluded from employment in a “safety sensitive” position.