MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST

Licensed Marriage And Family Therapist

The Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) within Behavior Medicine Service (BMS) serves as a core member of a multi-disciplinary team. The LMFT is responsible for providing family, couple and marriage counseling to Veterans within BMS. The LMFT conducts intakes, assessment interviews, develops treatment plans, and provides treatment to eligible Veterans and their families. Treatment modalities may include crisis intervention as well as both short term and long-term services. The LMFT may refer patients to other programs and professionals within the Eastern Oklahoma VA Healthcare System (EOVHCS). The LMFT should participate in all BMS functions as required, including consultations with others, emergency care, and interacting in BMS training and staff meetings. Works to provide expert level psychosocial interventions and case management services to veterans with complex medical, social and behavioral conditions in which routine clinic-based care is not effective.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Screening and Assessments -the LMFT interviews Veterans and their significant others to determine specific problems.
• Independently conducts intake and needs assessment of Veterans and their significant others and establishes a relationship with the Veterans within the counseling setting. This includes making DSM diagnosis as appropriate to level of training.
• Treatment Planning and Goal Setting - The LMFT is responsible for developing comprehensive and unique goal-directed treatment plans that reflect a course of therapeutic intervention to address the needs identified in the assessment.
• Clinical Counseling -The LMFT provides individual, conjoint, family, couples and group therapy for Veterans and significant others, including the potential use of Evidence Based Psychotherapies.
• Crisis Intervention -The LMFT will provide crisis intervention, stabilization, and follow-up for Veterans and significant others. This includes evaluation and management of suicidal/homicidal patients and other psychiatric emergencies.
• Is responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Medical Center as appropriate and may present outcome data as appropriate.
• Consults with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues
• Remains involved in program evaluation.
• Maintains full clinical privileges as a member of the medical staff.
• Abides by Medical Staff By-Laws for own practice and via oversight for Medical Staff within the Mental Health Service Line.
• Professional Competency -The LMFT will keep abreast of current state-of-the-art procedures, processes, and data driven treatment approaches, including VA trained Evidence Based Psychotherapies.
• Serves as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees.
• Serves on Medical Center, VISN, and/or National VA committees or task forces.
• Represents Mental Health Service Line on decision-making committees at the medical center.
• Represents the medical center at professional/program community groups/events and committees.

Work Schedule : 8:00 am to 4:30 PM Monday to Friday Virtual: This is not a virtual position.