Duke Careers
People with Purpose.
Behavioral Health Therapist
Location
North Carolina
Posted
10 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Postgraduate Degree2 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• 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
• Formulate, develop, and implement a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate treatments and interventions
• Interventions may include crisis intervention, individual, marital, family and/or group therapies
• Screen, identify, diagnose using DSM nomenclature, treat and manage mental health and/or substance use problems in patients
• May participate in on-call or after-hours coverage
• Provide consultative services to health care team members within scope of care definitions as needed
• Maintain a working knowledge of relevant medical/legal issues that impact patient care
• Provide education to patients and loved ones around issues related to adaptation to the patient's diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or life situation
• Participate in multi-disciplinary healthcare teams and provide leadership in representing clinical perspective
• May provide teaching and training for staff and faculty
• Contribute to the academic mission of the health system by participating in academic activities
• Maintain working knowledge of and liaison with community agencies and resources
• Knowledge of health system resources to access and provide for patient care needs
• Document assessment, plan, interactions, and interventions according to departmental, hospital and/or health system guidelines and standards
• Maintain records in accordance with department, hospital, medical center and/or health system policies
• Attend and participate in staff, committee, department, and other administrative meetings
• Participate in department and/or health system continuous quality improvement
• Keep current with license requirements and seek to increase further enhancement of job-related knowledge
• Adhere to onsite and/or hybrid availability for work policies as outlined by direct supervisor
Job Requirements
- Master's degree in human services/sciences from an accredited school
- Two years of outpatient psychotherapy experience as a fully licensed, autonomous clinician
- Current licensure as a licensed LCSW, LMFT, and/or LCMHC LCAS is preferred as a secondary license
Benefits
- $5000.00 Commitment Bonus paid over 1 year