Therapist, OP

LifePoint Health; Gilbert (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

LifePoint Health seeks a Therapist for Intensive Outpatient (IOP) to support clinical, operational, and administrative excellence. The role involves conducting therapy, contributing to treatment planning, and coordinating with the care team to ensure safe transitions and after-care planning.

Required is a Master’s degree in Social Work or Counseling, an active license, and CPR/De-escalation certifications, with prior psychiatry and substance-use experience.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or equivalent required.
• Current clinical or social work license as required by state regulations.
• CPR certification either held or obtained within 30 days of hire.
• De-escalation certification required or obtainable within 30 days of hire.
• Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients.

Responsibilities

• Conducts individual and group therapy sessions to educate patients about psychological, emotional, or substance abuse issues.
• Participates actively in treatment planning, discharge, and after-care planning.
• Provides family sessions when therapeutically necessary to support communication and involvement.
• Communicates with clients, families, and referral sources while maintaining HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
• Documents all communications with patients and stakeholders.
• Supports vital signs collection and UDS as needed.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team including physicians, UR, and nursing staff.
• Assists UR with treatment and LOS issues, including authorizations/denials as needed.
• Completes required assessment paperwork and psychosocial assessments.
• Demonstrates crisis intervention and de-escalation when needed.
• Acts as a team member during crises to ensure patient safety.

Skills

Active listening

Crisis intervention

Team collaboration

HIPAA awareness

Education

Master's degree in Social Work or Counseling

Tools

CPR Certification

De-escalation Certification

Job description

Therapist, Intensive Outpatient IOP Position Summary

This position is responsible for supporting the needs of the department with a focus on clinical, operational, and administrative excellence.

Essential Functions

• Conducts individual and group therapy sessions to educate patients regarding psychological, emotional, or substance abuse problems
• Displays active involvement in treatment planning process
• Displays active involvement in the discharge, transition, and after-care planning treatment process
• As therapeutically necessary, family session counseling provides to patients to ensure appropriate communication and involvement of family members and support groups
• Actively communicates with clients, families, and outside referral sources, functioning within the scope of HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2
• Demonstrates proactive communication with those involved with the patient’s treatment, documenting all correspondence held with patients and other stakeholders
• Support with vital and UDS capture as needed
• Ongoing and consistent collaboration with the interdisciplinary team including physicians, utilization review and nursing staff members
• Demonstrates active communication with team members
• Effectively communicates to UR on treatment and LOS issues, supporting in UR functions/authorizations/denials as needed and requested
• Completes appropriate paperwork for clients in a timely, accurate, and complete manner
• Completes required assessment paperwork including patient assessment scales, Columbia, psychosocial/LOC assessments (not applicable at all facilities), psychosocial/LOC updates, and assigned assessment paperwork
• Demonstrates appropriate crisis intervention and de-escalation skills
• Acts as member of team when a crisis occurs, assisting others to ensure patient safety
• Enacts the code system per company policy and training
• Completes accurate assessments of patients utilizing clinical skills
• Assists care coordination department as requested
• Other duties as assigned

Additional Information

• Reports to: Director of Outpatient
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Education: Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or equivalent required.

License: Current clinical or social work license as required by state regulations.

Certifications: CPR and De-escalation certification required or obtain within 30 days of hire.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.