Mental Health Therapist II, Adult Outpatient, 8a-430p

Primary Location:

Peace - Louisville

Address:

2020 Newburg Rd. Louisville KY 40205

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals four medical centers nearly 200 physician practice locations more than 700 providers the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
With more than 12000 team membersphysicians surgeons nurses pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionalsUofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description:

This role works at a Peace Hospital outpatient office at 4414 Churchman Ave Louisville KY 40215.

This position is responsible for providing direct clinical behavioral health and/or substance use services to adult and/or geriatric patients and families. Services include: group therapy family therapy individual therapy psycho-education discharge planning and coordinating with community government and/or other behavioral health agencies for aftercare services. Applicants with experience working with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness are encouraged to apply.

Essential Functions:

This Outpatient Therapist position will provide therapeutic and case management services including:

• Adheres to respective Board mandated professional development and CEU requirements needed to maintain active provisional licensure
• Demonstrates screening and assessment skills needed to obtain essential information from patients their families or collateral sources to develop person-centered care and discharge plans
• Documents and communicates key information needed to collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary treatment team to develop individualized and developmentally appropriate care and discharge plans. Provides rational for prioritization and/or deferment of problems
• Displays proficiency in providing therapeutic interventions to families individuals and groups. Offers specialized treatment interventions such as sexual offender therapy play therapy EMDR or other if certified/credentialed to do so
• Displays proficiency in clinical documentation to include development of care plan goals objectives and intervention strategies

Shift Length (in hours):

8 hours

# Shifts/Week:

5

Overtime Required:

Infrequently Sometimes Often n/a (exempt position)

Other Functions:

• Adheres to all clinical documentation requirements in an accurate and timely manner
• Maintains compliance with all company policies procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned

Additional Job Description:

Education:

• Masters degree in a behavioral health or human services related field (required)

Experience:

• Two years of clinical experience in a behavioral health or human service setting (preferred)

Licensure:

• Current independent licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) in the state of KY (required)

Certification:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)
• Able to complete Safe Crisis Management (SCM) training and perform SCM techniques (required)

Required Experience:

IC