Psychotherapist

Advocate Health; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health in Winston-Salem seeks a qualified behavioral health clinician to provide inpatient individual and group therapy within an interdisciplinary team. The role focuses on assessing needs, developing care plans, and coordinating with families for discharge planning.

The ideal candidate will hold a Master’s degree in Social Work or Psychology and possess NC licensure or eligibility, with about two years of behavioral health therapy experience and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Master's degree is required.
• Current North Carolina licensure or eligible.
• Typically requires 2 years of therapy experience in behavioral health.
• Ability to provide age-appropriate care per department standards.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual and group therapeutic services in inpatient care.
• Functions as interdisciplinary team member reviewing assessments, case management, intake, and treatment plans.
• Performs psychosocial assessments and develops/updates care plans.
• Contacts families for collateral information and discharge planning; facilitates family meetings.
• Monitors social services and performs peer chart audits per regulatory requirements.
• Maintains productivity standards set by the Manager.
• Demonstrates knowledge of age-specific care and development across the lifespan.

Skills

Therapy

Behavioral health

Case management

Assessments

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Master's Degree in Psychology, Clinical

Master's Degree in Psychology, Educational

Master's Degree in Psychology, Counseling

Job description

Major Responsibilities:

• Provides individual and group therapeutic services in the inpatient level of care.

• Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team by reviewing assessment data, case management, intake, and other discipline data. Ensures goals identified in the treatment plan are clinically appropriate to the stated problems, development focused, measurable and achievable within current anticipated lengths of stay and updates treatment plans as appropriate.

• Performs patient psychosocial assessments to determine appropriate interventions and care plan, goal determining and treatment plan altering as the case warrants. Contacts families, where appropriate for collateral information and discharge planning. Facilitates family meetings, communicates schedule and outcomes with members of the interdisciplinary team.

• May be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the appropriateness of social services provided. Performs peer to peer chart audits consistent with regulatory requirements.

• Works cooperatively with other professional and non-professional staff to identify and resolve problems in the service delivery systems, ultimately improving the quality of patient care.

• Maintains or exceeds clinical productivity standards established by the Manager.

• Works cooperatively with other professional and non-professional staff to identify and resolve problems in the service delivery systems, ultimately improving the quality of patient care.

• Works cooperatively with other professional and non-professional staff to identify and resolve problems in the service delivery systems, ultimately improving the quality of patient care.

• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• Professional Counselor license issued by the state of North Carolina, or

• Marriage and Family Therapist license issued by the state of North Carolina, or

• Advanced Practice Social Worker, or

• Social Worker, Clinical license issued by the state of North Carolina.

Education Required:

• Master's Degree in Social Work, or

• Master's Degree in Psychology, Clinical, or

• Master's Degree in Psychology, Educational, or

• Master's Degree in Psychology, Counseling or related field

Experience Required:

• Typically requires 2 years of experience in providing therapy in behavioral health.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Some positions may be restricted to individuals with Master's Degree in Social Work and be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker upon hire.

• Some positions may also require one of the following Substance Abuse licenses upon hire, Substance Abuse Counselor-In-Training, Substance Abuse Counselor, Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor, or Clinical Supervisor-In-Training.

• Skilled as a generalist and has one or more specializations. Extensive knowledge and skills in the application of theory, practice and techniques of behavioral health and/or substance abuse treatment services.

• Good written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrates the ability to function in a complex mental health delivery system.