Mental Health Therapist

Job Description

Job Summary:

• The Therapist MS provides comprehensive assessments, coordination, planning, and implementation of a psychosocial treatment plan for patients in respective department.
• This role aims to promote optimal mental health by providing ongoing psychosocial support and services to patients and their families for adjustments to illness, grief, addiction and other psychosocial stressors.
• Works with an interdisciplinary team to achieve treatment goals.
• Utilizes a variety of factors to evaluate patient’s biopsychosocial needs.
• Develops a treatment plan and a comprehensive termination of treatment/discharge plan.
• Documents objective and accurate data regarding assessments and interventions.
• Maintains working knowledge of community-based resources, programs and social services.
• Educates patients and families on their health care options and connects them with appropriate resources.
• May develop and facilitate support groups, and workshops as needed.
• May serve as a resource and preceptor to MSW and MFT interns.
• May provide input on treatment schedules, patient assignments, and/or crisis interventions as requested by Clinical Manager.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Education required varies by department.
• Department specific requirements are as follows:
• Master’s degree in social work (MSW) or Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) from an accredited school required.
• Client Orthopedic Institute: 
• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW).

Required Skills & Experience:

• Experience required varies by department.
• Department specific requirements are as follows:
• Experience in clinical assessments and crisis intervention as well as experience with culturally diverse patients.
• Client Orthopedic Institute:
• Experience in an acute care setting.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience in clinical assessments and crisis intervention in a hospital or acute care setting.
• Bilingual or multilingual.
• Diabetes Center:
• Minimum of two (2) years of MSW experience, preferably in an acute healthcare setting or equivalent work experience required.