Inpatient Psychiatric Therapist - Multidisciplinary Care

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C.; Louisiana; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Daily pay

Paid time off

Competitive compensation

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Ochsner Behavioral Health Acadiana focuses on healing and helping children, adults, and seniors manage anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues through inpatient and outpatient psychiatric counseling and treatment options.

As a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team, therapists provide direct clinical services—assessments, interventions, treatment planning and discharge planning, as well as individual, family, and group therapy to support patient progress.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct clinical services in accordance with accepted standards of social/work clinical practice.
• Plans and conducts individual family and/or group therapy as assigned by the Director of Social Services or physician's order.
• Conducts, assesses and interprets completion of Comprehensive Integrated Assessment.
• Reviews all Multidisciplinary assessments and compiles a Multidisciplinary Treatment Plan under the supervision of the attending physician.
• Performs case management and discharge planning as assigned by the Director of Social Services.
• Attends multidisciplinary treatment team meetings, provides updates on assigned patients and their progress toward treatment goals; combines the reports of all disciplines into a multidisciplinary treatment integration summary, which facilitates the patient's progress towards treatment plan goals
• Delivers patient services in an ethical manner which promotes respect for the patient and enhances the patient's dignity and satisfaction; Demonstrates the ability to assess and interpret a patient's response to treatment in age/disability/culturally sensitive specific manner.
• Assesses and interprets age/disability/cultural needs; Identifies safety, psychosocial, special mobility and special equipment needs; and Communicates in an age/disability/culturally sensitive related manner to patients and their families
• Conducts treatment and discharge planning in accordance with age/disability/cultural needs and involves members of the patient's support system in decision making as appropriate.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Job description

Ochsner Behavioral Health Acadiana focuses on healing and helping children, adults, and seniors manage anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues through inpatient and outpatient psychiatric counseling and treatment options.

As a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team, therapists provide direct clinical services—assessments, interventions, treatment planning and discharge planning, as well as individual, family, and group therapy to support patient progress.