Medical Family Therapist - Cancer Care Support (Hybrid)

Medical Family Therapist - Duke Cancer Patient Support Program - Durham Work Arrangement: Hybrid (On‑Site and Remote mix) Location: Durham, NC 27710 Job Overview The Duke Cancer Patient Support Program offers medical family therapy to individuals, couples, and families to help them manage the emotional impact of cancer on their lives and relationships. This Medical Family Therapist role will support adult cancer patients and their loved ones who are receiving cancer care. The position will lead 1–2 virtual Cancer Support groups for patients and caregivers held monthly in the evenings and is based at the Duke Cancer Center in Durham, NC. The Medical Family Therapist works collaboratively within the interdisciplinary cancer care team to ensure whole‑person care as a hybrid role working 2 days per week onsite and 3 days per week remote. Duties and Responsibilities Provide professional medical family therapy services, inpatient and/or outpatient, to patients and their families enrolled in care with a medical provider and/or medical team. Formulate, develop, and implement treatment plans that comprise mental health, behavioral health, and physical health in combination. Provide one‑on‑one, couple, family, and group therapy. Develop individualized treatment plans for each patient and family. Provide in‑patient consultations to patients with acute psychological, behavioral, or medical concerns. Meet individually with group patients who appear to have acute needs. Assess patients identified to have potential psychological or behavioral emergencies. Consult with colleagues and/or Risk Management, as necessary for acute or emergency cases. Possess knowledge of psychopharmacology and pharmacology relevant to the target clinical population and the biopsychosocial effects of these medications and adjust care accordingly or provide consultation to the medical team. Understand common biological and mental/behavioral comorbidities of various health conditions with consideration of cultural and spiritual beliefs and practices, and adjust care accordingly or provide consultation to the medical team. Provide consultative services to health care team members on behavioral health. Supervise medical family therapy interns (graduate students) in their clinical practice and development of their clinical knowledge and skills. Provide guidance and coaching to staff members working with clients as needed. Facilitate problem solving between providers, staff, and/or clients. Design, implement, and deliver medical family therapy‑based group therapy sessions for patients and families. Provide education to patients and families related to biopsychosocial issues that impact medical care. Contribute to knowledge base regarding current empirical trends and current policies relevant to interdisciplinary collaboration and behavioral health care. Conduct lectures and participate in community outreach activities. Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team. Maintain detailed medical records for every patient/family contact, session, or clinical phone call. Provide appropriate referrals to outside mental health services, as indicated or requested. Provide patients with information about support groups and/or additional educational resources, as indicated or requested. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein. Required Qualifications Education Master’s degree in Psychology, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related field. Experience None required beyond education/training requirement. Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification Licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) by the NC Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Board or Licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (LMFTA) by the NC Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Board. Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status. Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. 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