Psychotherapist

Advocate Health; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a qualified behavioral health professional to provide patient-centered care in inpatient settings. Responsibilities include creating and supervising treatment and discharge plans, crisis management, and coordination with guardians and community agencies.

Strong documentation and billing accuracy are required. The role emphasizes collaboration with the healthcare team, patient education, and continuous evaluation of care plans to improve patient outcomes in a hospital

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant human services field such as Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
• Full licensure in applicable state required.
• 2 years clinical experience required.
• CPI and CPR training required for psychotherapist working in inpatient psychiatric setting.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements and evaluates patient care according to identified needs.
• Manages clients in crisis utilizing therapeutic skills and assessment techniques.
• Writes treatment and discharge plans tailored to patient diagnosis, age and clinical presentation; follows through with termination process.
• Collaborates with guardians and community agencies to ensure effective service delivery.
• Completes patient care assignments with attention to detail and accurate documentation in the medical record; completes accurate and timely billing information.
• Designs, plans, and implements effective patient education.
• Maintains open lines of communication; collaborates with healthcare team for patient outcomes.

Education

Master's degree in a relevant human services field

Job description

Essential Functions

• Develops, implements and evaluates patient care according to identified needs.
• Manages clients in crisis utilizing appropriate therapeutic skills and assessment techniques.
• Writes appropriate treatment plans according to patient diagnosis, age and clinical presentation. Writes appropriate discharge plans based on individual needs of client and follows through with termination process.
• Collaborates with appropriate guardians and community agencies to insure effective service delivery.
• Completes patient care assignments with attention to detail and accuracy. Provides accurate and consistent documentation of patient care/response in the medical record. Completes accurate and timely billing information.
• Designs, plans, implements effective patient education.
• Maintains open lines of communication, collaborates with healthcare team for patient outcome.

Physical Requirements

Works in patient care areas including hospital units, emergency room, individual offices and conference areas with exposure to potentially combative and hostile patients. Work requires frequent moving from one area to another, answering pages, and coordinating and communicating with other staff persons in various disciplines and agencies.

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. Full licensure in applicable state required. 2 years clinical experience required. CPI and CPR training required for psychotherapist working in inpatient psychiatric setting.