Outpatient Licensed Therapist - Winston-Salem, United States - Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services

Description

Job Description

This opportunity is for full-time ( hours per week) . The position offers full benefits and a convenient weekday shift schedule.

At Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services, we are helping to create brighter, healthier futures for our patients and their families. We are the Piedmont Triad's only private psychiatric hospital meeting the chemical dependency illnesses and behavioral healthcare needs of those in our community.

Our -bed inpatient services for adolescents through senior adulthood offers comprehensive and individual assessments, psychiatric evaluation and medication stabilization, daily group therapy and personalized aftercare planning. We also offer a Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program to ensure the continuum of care for our patients. Old Vineyard is accredited by The Joint Commission and certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. We are passionate about our work and are looking for individuals who share in this passion.

Benefits for our Outpatient Licensed Therapists include:

What do Outpatient Licensed Therapists do at Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services?

The Outpatient Licensed Therapist is responsible for conducting outpatient therapeutic services for patients. Outpatient Licensed Therapists are responsible for interviewing patients and developing the psychosocial history, assessing the therapeutic needs of the individual, and developing appropriate treatment objectives and treatment summaries. Outpatient Licensed Therapists conduct psychoeducational therapy groups and are the primary individual responsible for discharge planning activities.

Additional duties of the Outpatient Licensed Therapist include coordination of inpatient step-downs to the outpatient program. This includes acting as a resource to the Inpatient Licensed Therapists who may wish to refer to Outpatient, conducting informational groups on the inpatient units to share the continuity of services offered at Old Vineyard with patients directly, and coordinating interested patients in the transition from inpatient to outpatient.

What do our current Outpatient Licensed Therapists value at Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services?

A supportive and engaging environment that puts patient care first and values the social work and mental health counseling profession. One of the most rewarding aspects of working as an Outpatient Licensed Therapist is providing excellence care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you care for, at their most vulnerable times. You are never alone, as you are part of a large, nationwide network of peer clinicians and clinical leaders that educate the field, routinely exchange ideas, and review current topics within the behavioral healthcare field. We are proud of our robust continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement as an Outpatient Licensed Therapist with Old Vineyard BHS and our parent-company, Universal Health Services (UHS). We want to help you succeed and grow in your profession and enjoy a sense of belonging and trust that comes through your expanding experience.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to demonstrate competency in the criteria listed in this job description. The specifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability to meet the minimum requirements for this position. Staff must demonstrate flexibility for reassignment to units providing care to varied populations including male and female adolescents and adults, as well as dually diagnosed adults. In absence of these qualifications upon hire, must demonstrate ability to learn these concepts and develop these skills within reasonable time frame via the organization's orientation and training program.

Required Education :

Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling or other related human services field.

Required Experience :

One (1) year direct clinical experience specific to family, individual and group therapy with adolescents and/or adults. For specialized issues or treatment modalities, training must be specific to these; abuse reactive, sexual offending, substance abuse, sexual trauma, vocational, play therapy, art therapy and relaxation therapy. Must have knowledge of human development over the life span.

Required Licensure/Certification :

Current license from the State of North Carolina (LCMHC, LCMHCA, LCSW, LCSWA, LMFT, LMFTA.) Strongly prefer candidate to also have LCASA/LCAS license as this position works with patients struggling with substance use disorders.

Required Skills :

Good verbal and written communication skills in order to document assessments, treatment planning and interventions into a meaningful document. Must be able to communicate with members of the interdisciplinary treatment team, managed care representatives, adolescents, adults and patient families in a clear and concise manner. Knowledge of individual, group and family therapy dynamics and techniques as related to cultural, social, economic, communication and role expectations within family systems. Knowledge of clinical skills to assess treatment dynamics accurately and develop effective treatment strategies within the overall treatment plan. Employees assigned to adolescents must have the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of adolescent needs, knowledge of growth and developmental stages and must possess an understanding of the range of treatment needed by this age group.

Physical Requirements:

Requires sufficient body mobility to accomplish essential functions. Must be able to sit and stand for extended periods of time. Must be able to bend, stoop, and kneel with ease. Requires walking and standing often. Requires frequently speaking on the telephone. Able to write legibly and grammatically to convey patient behavior and information in the patient chart. Requires normal or corrected vision and hearing to normal range. Must be able to express and exchange ideas by means of the spoken word. Communicating fluently and effectively both verbally and in writing in English. Ability to perform CPI physical, verbal and non-verbal techniques. Ability to appropriately interact with all program staff, patients, visitors, attending physicians, and other department representatives.

About Universal Health Services
One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has , employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points in U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.