Aftercare, Behavioral Health, Clinical Medicine, Consulting, Crisis Intervention, Electronic Medical Records, Health Plan, Identify Issues, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Medical Records, Medicine, Needs Assessment, Outpatient Care, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Program Evaluation, Progress Reports, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Quality of Care, Sociology, Treatment Plan
US:NV:Carson City BHS Mallory Crisis Center
Part Time Variable Shift
Summary
BHS Therapists Interns provide clinical services to patients in an inpatient or outpatient setting. A Therapist Intern is defined as an individual trained in psychotherapy who helps individuals deal with a variety of mental health and daily living problems to improve overall functioning. A therapist Intern has a master's degree and has studied sociology, growth and development, mental health theory and practice, human behavior/social environment, psychology, and research methods. The Therapist Intern is fully licensed/certified to perform these duties while working toward their 2,000 - 3,000 hours of supervised clinical experience.
Qualifications
Required:
- Master's degree in Behavioral Health related field
- Nevada state Intern License as a Clinical Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Clinical Professional Counselor required within sixty (60) days of hire or position entry.
- Must complete Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training within six (6) months of hire or position entry.
Preferred:
- Two (2) years of experience working with psychiatric or chemical dependency patients
- Inpatient or outpatient experience
- Experience with LOCUS (Level of Care Utilization System)
- Experience with ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine)
Essential Functions
- Performs patient evaluations and assessments through interviews with the patient, family members, friends, and a review of the medical records including social, developmental, and medical history
- Identifies presenting problem and determines strengths, resources, and eligibility for applicable programs
- Participates in treatment planning, attends treatment team meetings and reports on patients progress and makes recommendations for changes in the treatment plan
- Performs crisis interventions for patients who lack the ability to cope with their current stressors
- Conduct individual, family, and group therapy with patients, applying a variety of therapeutic techniques
- Evaluate necessary daily living skills, educational and vocational needs, and plan interventions to achieve treatment goals
- Develop and implement discharge and after care plans suitable to the patients condition and available resources
- Performs psychosocial evaluations, consults with physicians and staff regarding the patient's plan of care
- Documents findings, patient progress, and changes in the plan of care in the electronic medical record
- Review and evaluate program services to include evidence based practices and conform to agency policies
- Provides clinical supervision over lower level professional staff and interns as assigned
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
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Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare