Therapist - Behavioral Health

Facility Name: Frye Regional Medical Center

Position: Therapist Behavioral Health

schedule: Flexible hours weekends and Holidays

Shift: PRN

Your experience matters:

Frye Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health , a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Therapist joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team:

Frye Regional Medical Center employs more than 1500 professional and clinical staff. Our medical center is a 355-bed acute care facility which offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care. Frye Regional Medical Center provides patients with a full range of services to meet the healthcare needs of our community. We believe our employees are our most valuable assets in accomplishing this goal and we have made great strides to ensure employee satisfaction. If you are passionate about changing lives, we are looking for you!

What we are Looking for:

We are looking for a dynamic Therapist who is passionate about helping others and is a team player!

Why join us:

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers

Comprehensive Benefits : Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.

Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

Position Summary

Responsible for providing psychotherapy and counseling therapies including group, individual and family therapy for patients suffering from psychiatric and substance abuse issues. Ensures accurate and timely patient documentation .

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.

• Provides family session counseling to all patients to ensure appropriate communication and involvement of family members and support groups.

• Actively communicates with clients, families, and outside referral sources. Demonstrates proactive communication with those involved with the patient's treatment.

• Works well 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.

• Completes appropriate paperwork for clients in a timely, accurate and complete manner.

• Demonstrates appropriate crisis intervention and de-escalation skills. Acts as member of team with crisis situation occurs, assisting others to ensure patient safety.

• Completes accurate assessments of patients utilizing clinical skills. Assists care coordination department as requested.

• Completes all documentation thoroughly, timely, and in accordance with hospital standards.

• Displays a thorough knowledge of confidentiality. Completes releases appropriately. Demonstrates knowledge of HIPAA regulations and abides by those standards.

• Demonstrates a working knowledge of all clinical regulations, including TJC, Medicaid, and state and federal laws.

• Displays active involvement in the discharge, transition, and after-care planning treatment processes

• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills:

Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Education/ Certification

• Master's degree in social work or counseling or relevant state licensure required.

• Current unencumbered clinical license per state of practice guidelines.

• Additional Requirements: CPR and CPI certified within 30 days of employment.

EEOC Statement

Lifepoint Rehabilitation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Rehabilitation is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment