Pediatric Inpatient Therapist

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Lehi (UT); On-site; USD 49,000 - 76,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Utah seeks a Clinical Mental Health Professional to perform psychosocial assessments and develop plans of care in collaboration with the care team. The role includes crisis intervention, discharge planning, and coordinating referrals to community resources to ensure comprehensive patient care.

External applicants may receive a $2500 sign-on bonus. The position is part-time (30 hours/week) with day shifts and some weekends, based at Lehi, Utah.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or related field from an accredited institution.
• Current state licensure as CSW, LCSW, LMFT, CMHC where required by state.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer skills (email, word processing).

Responsibilities

• Diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, updating care plans as patient status changes.
• Refer patients to services to improve well-being, including community resources and treatment programs.
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team to develop discharge plans for continuity of care.
• Organize daily work by assessing patient needs and prioritizing tasks.
• Provide behavioral health consultation for patients and caregivers.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments.
• Provide crisis, bereavement and other behavioral health interventions as needed.
• Educate and coordinate with care teams and outside agencies to ensure timely discharge.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Master’s degree in social work or related field

Job description

Job Description

The Clinical Mental Health Professional utilizes clinical expertise to perform psychosocial assessments, develop and implement plans of care appropriate care team, assess crisis situations to appropriately provide needed resources and or referrals for the patient, and to provide family and individual treatment as indicated. This position works collaboratively with patients, patient's significant other, families, healthcare providers, insurers, community resources, and all other involved parties. This position provides care appropriate to the established plan of care in the assigned patient population. To show our commitment to you and to assist with your transition into our organization, we will also offer a $2500 sign on bonus to those that have 1+ year of experience. (External applicants only.)

Pay Range

• Clinical: $35.60 - $54.93
• Certified: $32.34 - $49.94

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Work Hours & Schedule

FTE: Part time / 30hrs a week.

Shift: Day shift some weekends.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 30. The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $35.60 - $54.93.

If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment.

Essential Functions

• Diagnoses and treats various mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, modifying care plan(s) to reflect changes in patient status.
• Refers patients to other services to improve their well-being. These referrals may include community services, treatment programs, support groups, psychiatrists, or other mental health providers.
• Works with the multi-disciplinary team to develop a discharge plan in order to provide further care, services, and referrals in order to ensure continuity of care.
• Organizes and prioritizes daily work by assessing new, current, and discharging patient needs in area(s) of responsibility.
• Performs behavioral health consultation for patients and caregivers.
• Conducts psychosocial assessments.
• Provides supportive, crisis bereavement and other behavioral health interventions as necessary.
• Educates, communicates, and coordinates with multiple patient care teams and outside agencies as necessary to ensure the patient receives quality care, a timely discharge, and to identify and resolve delays and issues.
• Credentialing through medical staff office and peer review requirements may apply if working in the behavioral health setting.
• May provide support and debriefing, in conjunction with the Employee Assistance Program, for staff members following adverse events.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or related field. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
• Current state licensure (as required by state) as CSW, LCSW, LMFT, CMHC.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer Skills, i.e., email, word processing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with patients, families, and treatment teams.
• Dual licensure with current state licensure as LAC Montana Only: Current state licensure as a MHPP.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items.
• Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.).
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Location

• Primary Childrens at Lehi Work City: Lehi Work State: Utah

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

The primary intent of this job description is to set a fair and equitable rate of pay for this classification. Only those key duties necessary for proper job evaluation and/or labor market analysis have been included. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.

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Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.