Therapist - Behavioral Health Center

Memorial Health System of Southwest Oklahoma; Lawton (OK); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

International Executive Service Corps is seeking a Behavioral Health Therapist to participate in observing, reporting, and recording patient behaviors and provide high quality patient care including assessment, psycho-diagnosis, and therapy planning. The role supports individual, family, and group therapies with discharge planning in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities include ensuring safe unit operations, effective communication, and collaboration with the treatment team.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write and comprehend medical terminology.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to work as part of a treatment team and coordinate care.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate, detailed progress reports and records.
• Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions.
• Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
• Consult and coordinate with treatment team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient treatment plans.
• Apply physical intervention techniques as a last resort to prevent harm to patients and/or staff.
• Provide individual, group and family therapy.
• Provide case management and discharge planning.
• Complete psychosocial assessments timely.
• Maintain safety and structure of the milieu.
• Referral Development.
• Promotes customer service to patients, families, visitors, employees, physicians.
• Trained to respond to medical emergencies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Assessment

Psycho-diagnosis

Education

Post-graduate degree in Social Work

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Behavioral Health Therapist participates in observing, reporting, and recording of patient behaviors.

Responsible for providing high quality patient care, including assessment, psycho-diagnosis, treatment, planning, individual, family and group therapies and discharge planning.

Responsibilities also include helping to provide a safe and secure unit environment for all patients and staff in compliance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Must possess effective communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work with others as a team to ensure quality patient care. Must be able to read, write and comprehend medical terminology. Must exhibit a professional appearance. Must be at least 21 years of age, dependable and emotionally stable. Responsible for maintaining personal and professional growth and development.

SERVICE EXCELLENCE

Participates in the Hospital’s Service Excellence Program designed to improve patient care, employee and physician satisfaction. Participation includes knowledge of HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Systems and Providers, which measures patient’s perceptions of care received and Core Measure Set, which measures performance of patients’ care based on medical research.

TASKS

• Maintain accurate, detailed progress reports and records
• Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
• Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions
• Consult and coordinate with treatment team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient treatment plans
• Apply physical intervention techniques as a last resort to prevent harm to patients and/or staff
• Provide individual, group and family therapy
• Provide case management (including attendance at court hearings) and discharge planning
• Complete psychosocial assessments timely
• Maintain safety and structure of the milieu
• Referral Development
• Promotes customer service (Patients, Families, Visitors, Employees, Physicians)
• Trained to respond to medical emergencies
• Other duties as assigned

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION

• Current LCSW, LPC, LBP or LMFT License from the State of Oklahoma or under supervision for same
• BLS within first week of hire
• First Aid within 30 days of hire
• Handle with Care (HWC) within 30 days of hire

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Previous Inpatient Behavioral Health experience preferred

EDUCATION

• Post-graduate degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology or related field