Family Therapist Peds

Atrium Health; Macon (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health in Macon, GA seeks a licensed clinician to provide comprehensive mental health services. The role involves counseling individuals, families, and groups, developing treatment plans, and coordinating care across teams.

You will document progress and participate in case conferences to ensure continuity of care. Requires a Master’s degree in a relevant field and licensure within 6 months, with CPR and CPI training completed within specified timelines.

Qualifications

• Must have a Master’s degree in a relevant human services field and licensure within 6 months of employment.
• CPR training within 90 days of hire.
• Clinical experience preferred, especially with Serious & Persistent Mental Illness or substance abuse.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with guardians and community agencies to meet patient care needs.
• Assesses patients’ problems, needs, and level of functioning.
• Writes treatment plans based on diagnosis, age, and presentation.
• Provides varied treatment modalities and psychotherapeutic techniques.
• Documents patient care accurately in the medical record.
• Presents cases in clinical team meetings clearly and concisely.
• Coordinates discharge planning and plan of care with the next provider.

Skills

Counseling

Case management

Documentation

Discharge planning

Interventions

Patient education

Collaboration with guardians/community

Clinical assessment

Education

Master's degree in Social Work / Counseling / Psychology / MFT

Job description

• Utilizes resources to meet patient care needs by collaborating with appropriate guardians and community agencies.
• Assesses patients' problems, needs, and level of functioning.
• Writes appropriate treatment plans according to patient diagnosis, age, and clinical presentation.
• Provides various treatment modalities and theoretical applications based on current clinical standards.
• Assists individual, groups, and families through the counseling relationship; evaluates and treats mental disorders and other conditions through the use of a combination of psychotherapeutic techniques and human development principles.
• Establishes and conducts appropriate interventions/treatment. Writes appropriate discharge plans based on individual needs of client and follows through with termination process.
• Provides patient care according to established policies/procedures and professional standards of care.
• Designs, plans, and implements effective patient education.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates patient care according to identified needs and manager clients in crisis.
• Provides accurate and consistent documentation of patient care/response in the medical record.
• Presents cases in clinical team meetings in a clear, concise, and clinically relevant manner.
• Completes all documentation within facility-established timeframes. Coordinates discharge planning and plan of care with next provider.

Essential Functions

• Utilizes resources to meet patient care needs by collaborating with appropriate guardians and community agencies.
• Assesses patients' problems, needs, and level of functioning.
• Writes appropriate treatment plans according to patient diagnosis, age, and clinical presentation.
• Provides various treatment modalities and theoretical applications based on current clinical standards.
• Assists individual, groups, and families through the counseling relationship; evaluates and treats mental disorders and other conditions through the use of a combination of psychotherapeutic techniques and human development principles.
• Establishes and conducts appropriate interventions/treatment. Writes appropriate discharge plans based on individual needs of client and follows through with termination process.
• Provides patient care according to established policies/procedures and professional standards of care.
• Designs, plans, and implements effective patient education.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates patient care according to identified needs and manager clients in crisis.
• Provides accurate and consistent documentation of patient care/response in the medical record.
• Presents cases in clinical team meetings in a clear, concise, and clinically relevant manner.
• Completes all documentation within facility-established timeframes. Coordinates discharge planning and plan of care with next provider.

Physical Requirements

Requires extensive walking throughout the facility. Prolonged periods of sitting reviewing medical records and completing documentation. Repetitive wrist motion and occasional lifting of 10-20 pounds. Requires verbal and written communication in English. Intact sight and hearing with or without assistive devices is required.

Education, Experience And Certifications

Master's Degree in a relevant human services field such as Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy from an accredited school of graduate education required. Must be issued an associate licensure and/or certification from the appropriate governing board in the state in which one works within 6 months of employment. Successful completion of CPI and CPR training required within 90 days of hire. Clinical experience preferred. Case management experience with the Serious and Persistent Mental Illness population and/or experience working with substance abuse preferred. Must have good therapeutic communication skills.