Overview:
Outpatient Therapist - PRN
Required: LPC, LPCC, LISW, LSW, MH/CD,LMSW, LMFT
Highland Springs, operated jointly with Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Springstone, is a 72 bed behavioral hospital located in Cleveland, Ohio. Highland Springsseeks passionate, patient-centric, and goal-oriented team members to join our team. We specialize in compassionate behavioral health services, including crisis stabilization, inpatient care, and outpatient treatment for acute mental health and substance use treatment. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care to decrease suicide rates, decrease addiction-related deaths, reverse the decline in life expectancy, and improve productivity in the communities we serve. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, and flexible scheduling so you can focus on what matters–providing quality patient care. Join our team in Highland Hills, Ohio, to build a career that touches lives.
As a Therapist, you willutilize an evidence base approach to meet the individual needs of our patients. Our model includes group, family and individual therapy. As a therapist, you will work closely with all departments to provide an exceptional experience for each patient, their family and support systems. Our patient centric approach delivers superior outcomes for inpatients and outpatients.
Position Details:
Responsibilities:
- Provide Psychotherapy and counseling therapies to patients suffering from psychiatric and substance abuse disorders. Therapies include group, individual and family.
- Ensure accurate and timely patient documentation
- 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.
- Displays heavy involvement in treatment planning for patients. Works with patient to achieve treatment plan goals and accurately documents progress. Demonstrates initiative to revise the treatment plan to create new goals for patients if appropriate.
- Ongoing and consistent collaboration with the interdisciplinary team including physicians, utilization review and nursing staff members. Demonstrates active communication with team members.
- Demonstrates the ability to work with the utilization review department. Ensures communication with UR on length of stay and treatment of patients.
- Creates thorough discharge plans with clients that meets the clients after care needs. Ensures both patient and appropriate family members or referral sources have appropriate paperwork in a timely manner after discharge to ensure continuum of care.
Qualifications:
Requirements:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy, or Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and relevant licensure (LPC, LPCC, LISW, LSW, MH/CD,LMSW, LMFT)
- Current unencumbered state licensure per state requirements
- CPR and CPI Certification within 30 day of employment and prior to patient contact.
Experience:
- Prior work with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients.