Associate Clinical TherapistClinical Therapist (title and pay based on licensure)

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION CERTIFICATION AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Masters Degree in related field

2. Temporary Social Work permit OR LGSW OR PLPC

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional social and environmental strengths and problems related to their diagnosis illness treatment and/or life situation.

2. Assist in creating a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate clinical social work treatments and interventions. Interventions may include crisis intervention brief and long-term individual marital family and/or group therapies as well as grief and bereavement work.

3. Screen identify diagnose and assist in treatment of mental health and/or substance abuse problems in patients and family members.

4. Assist with screening identification diagnosis management and treatment of victims of abuse neglect domestic violence rape etc.

5. Maintain a working knowledge of relevant medical/legal issues that affect patient care e.g. advance directives child and elder abuse

6. Provide education to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patients diagnosis illness treatment and/or life situation.

7. Participate in multi-disciplinary health care teams.

8. Maintain working knowledge of and liaison with community agencies and resources.

9. Knowledge of hospital medical center and/or health system resources to access and provide for patient care needs.

10. Document assessment plan interactions and interventions according to departmental hospital and/or health system guidelines and standards.

11. Attend and participate in staff committee department and other administrative meetings.

12. Keep current with social work and health care developments and seek to increase further enhancement of job related knowledge.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Work with difficult or challenging clients of various ages and demographics.

2. Work performed requires prolonged periods of sitting.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Normal clinical office environment in a behavioral health clinical setting.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Ability to work effectively and autonomously in a self-directed role.

2. Highly collaborative with strong interpersonal and team building skills.

3. Ability to prioritize multiple work assignments and manage time efficiently.

4. Flexibility in accepting diverse work assignments and managing stress related to change.

5.

Requires understanding of human development and behavior.

6. Must have an appreciation for the effects of various social economic and cultural factors and an understanding of how these factors interact.

Additional Job Description:

CLINICAL THERAPIST

Job Description Summary

Provides Social Services to all patients and families. As a member of the treatment team(s) and the unit is responsible for providing a broad range of treatment and rehabilitation activities for the population served.

Job Description

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION CERTIFICATION AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Masters Degree in related field.
2. Licensure in related field:
LCSW or LICSW
OR
LPC
OR
Supervised-Psychologist or Licensed Psychologist;
3. West Virginia state criminal background check and federal if applicable required for DHHR regulated area.
4. AVADE training required within 90 days or hire. (Level dependent upon location of position)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION CERTIFICATION AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Advanced certification preferred when applicable.
EXPERIENCE:
1. Prior experience in behavioral health.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Participates as an integral professional member of an interdisciplinary treatment team led by a physician.
2. Participates as clinical personnel in a treatment area and facilitates therapeutic milieu on the treatment unit when applicable.
3. Provides direct one-on-one age specific psychotherapy services to patients when requested via specific program requirements.
4. Assists medical staff in determining appropriateness of services and receives referral for intervention.
5. Determines the developmental age (level of development) of the patient and assists the treatment team in the development and implementation of a treatment plan specific with developmental needs and/or required intervention.
6. Assesses psychosocial needs including assessing for high-risk indicators and documents obtainment of psychosocial history/assessment.
7. Correlates all assembled data on the psychosocial history in a manner that is clinically pertinent to the individual patient.
8. Performs continued-care planning as developed with the treatment team from first day of services.
9. Provides group therapy as deemed appropriate.
10. Acts as liaison for patients and their families to various community agencies consultants and services.
11. Records and charts all patient contacts as required.
12. Provides direct family therapy to patients and their families as directed by treatment planning and program requirements.
13. Maintains appropriate certification licensure and competency through supervision and/or training and successful completion of annual performance evaluations.
14. Attends continuing education seminars and in-services as necessary to maintain professional licensure competency and to meet hospital required educational standards.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Ability to sit for long periods of time.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Able to work in variety of settings and possibly noisy environments.
2. Work with difficult or challenging clients of various ages and demographics.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Possesses the interpersonal skills to positively and effectively communicate negotiate and resolve conflict.
2. Uses competent clinical practice and critical thinking skills to efficiently deliver patient care with all health care providers while maximizing efficient use of resources.
3. Ability to be flexible in response to changes in work volume staff and scheduling changes.
4. Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

University Health Associates and its subsidiaries (collectively UHA) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local fair employment practices laws. UHA strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees applicants or any other covered persons because of race color religion creed national origin or ancestry ethnicity sex (including gender pregnancy sexual orientation and gender identity) age physical or mental disability citizenship past current or prospective service in the uniformed services genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law. All UHA employees other workers and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including but not limited to hiring training promotion discipline compensation benefits and termination of employment.