Inpatient Therapist - Adult

PRN as needed

Able to cover one week at a time

Program Description Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit

Join a dedicated team providing acute psychiatric care for adults ages 18 and older experiencing mental health crises. With an average length of stay of 6-8 days, the unit focuses on rapid assessment, stabilization, and treatment through medication management, therapeutic programming, and individual, group, and family therapy.

The unit cares for patients with a wide range of behavioral health needs, including mood and thought disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, dementia-related conditions, co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, and individuals at risk for self-harm or elopement. Care is delivered through a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach focused on stabilization and a successful transition to the next level of care.

General Summary

Provides individual, group and/or family therapy. Provides preadmission screening to determine appropriateness for admission. Interviews patients and/or families to obtain psycho-social histories. Collaborates with the treatment team to develop a treatment plan and coordinates discharge planning.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Conducts individual or group therapy sessions. Assesses patients' progress and modifies or extends treatment program accordingly.


• Provides therapeutic intervention with patient and family including individual, marital, parental, family and group therapies.


• Interviews patients and family members to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, health history, and patient's personality traits.


• Documents current, accurate observations of care to the patient in appropriate records.


• Coordinates care of assigned patients.


• Assists in the implementation of education and training experience for interns and other designated students.


• Prepares and maintains written documentation as required by the profession and the department.

Common Expectations:

• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate, age specific treatment. Provides direct patient care to assigned patient age group(s).


• Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.


• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.


• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.


• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

• Master's Degree Required

Work Experience:

• Less than 1 year-related experience required

Benefits Offered:

• Retirement savings plan


• Employee Assistance Program


• Education assistance

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