Licensed Mental Health Professional-LCSW or LPC Social Work

Vanderbilt Health; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health in Nashville is seeking a behavioral health clinician to perform diagnostic assessments and develop psycho-therapeutic treatment plans. The role includes coordinating care, crisis intervention, and collaboration with families and community agencies.

This position requires adherence to state guidelines, Joint Commission standards, and CMS best practices. Candidates will participate in supervision and contribute to program improvements in a collaborative setting.

Responsibilities

• Provides initial assessment and develops plan of care per TN DMH, Joint Commission, CMS guidelines and licensure.
• Provides targeted evidence-based interventions into clinical practice with patients.
• Facilitates transitions to appropriate levels of care via in person, telephone or telehealth.
• Acts as clinical liaison with patient, family, treatment team and community.
• Contributes to the organization by participating in process improvement and shared decision making.
• Engages in regularly scheduled supervision as required by the Tennessee Health Related Boards.
• Maintains confidentiality and privilege per TN state codes and ethics.

Skills

Patient Documentation

Patient Diagnosis

Patient Assessment

Risk Management

Peer Leadership

Clinical Counseling

Job description

Discover Vanderbilt Health : With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region's largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you'll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region.

Organization:

Partial Hospitalized Program

Job Summary:

Performs behavioral health diagnostic and psycho-social assessments utilizing the DSM-V, implements group, family and individual psycho therapeutic interventions including crisis intervention, develops treatment plans and disposition plans. Maintains contact with family and community agencies and makes referrals. Represents the behavioral health enterprise on institutional and community committees/task forces. .

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Key Responsibilities:

• Provides initial assessment and develops plan of care according to TN Department of Mental Health, The Joint Commission and CMS Best Practice Guidelines and within the scope of their license by the Tennessee Health Related Boards.
• Provides targeted evidence based interventions into clinical practice with patients.
• Facilitates transitions to appropriate levels of care via in person, telephone or telehealth contact.
• Acts as clinical liaison with patient, family, treatment team and community.
• Contributes to the organization by actively participating in process improvement initiatives and shared decision making.
• Engages in regularly scheduled supervision as required by the Tennessee Health Related Boards.
• Maintains confidentiality and privilege in accordance with TN state codes and statutes
• Upholds ethical standards in accordance with relevant professional association's code of ethics

Technical Capabilities:

• Patient Documentation (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of patient documentation in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering patient documentation services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
• Patient Diagnosis (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of patient diagnosis in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training and experience to be capable of successfully delivering results without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
• Patient Assessment (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of patient assessments in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering results without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
• Risk Management (Intermediate): Demonstrates full command of risk management in situations of a difficult nature for a major problem. Conducts analysis, identification, planning and control of risk management procedures and practices at the functional unit level that can adversely impact the business. Conducts prevention, contingency planning and preparation of alternatives for normal problems. Displays knowledge of common risk identification methods such as objectives-based, scenario-based, taxonomy-based and common-risk checking.
• Peer Leadership (Novice): Establishes personal goals, as a member of a team, which takes the needs of others into consideration. Works well with others in a team environment as a member of a self-managed work team, in rotational assignments or as part of a project team selected from a \"pool\" of peers. Shows leadership and initiative in situations where supervision is not present or required. Accepts constructive criticism from team members and modifies tasks, deliverables and/or behaviour accordingly. Sensitive to the goals and needs of peers. Helps others without being directed to do so and goes out of the way to contribute to team success.
• Clinical Counseling (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of clinical counseling in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering results without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to tr