We are interviewing immediately for an experienced professional for our hospital. To learn more and to be considered for an interview please email your resume to jobs@hcnhealthcare.com
We look forward to reviewing your resume and scheduling an interview to share more details. JOB CODE: DO1vxystx712
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Primary Therapist Dependent/ Substance Abuse Counselor
Takes primary responsibility for managing patient’s course of treatment. Works with different patient populations following the general directions of the clinical supervisor to deliver psychotherapy to assigned patients. Understands and utilizes established theoretical framework, as set forth by the various mental health disciplines, to conceptualize and solve mental health/substance abuse problems. Uses higher academic training as a basis to learn a wide variety of established mental health/substance abuse techniques for adults and their families.
MAJOR & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
1. Screens and completes diagnostic assessments under supervision. Makes recommendations about patient’s treatment needs based on screening and diagnostic assessment.
2. Employs a variety of treatment modalities including individual, group, and family therapy for target population. Psychotherapeutic techniques and modalities are appropriately matched for clinical needs.
3. Develops the treatment plan with his/her own patients by assessing their strengths and weaknesses, defining their mental health/substance abuse problems, and setting specific goals and objectives to be accomplished in the course of treatment.
4. Meets with his/her supervisor and with the treatment team to discuss his/her own patient’s treatment process.
5. Is available for crisis work with individuals, groups and assesses each patient’s potential for harming self or another in order to take appropriate action to prevent serious incidents from occurring.
6. Works with patient’s families and social networks to accomplish the goals of treatment.
7. Consults with other community caregivers to strengthen and coordinate social intervention programming.
8. Charts his/her patient’s progress in their clinical record and completes all paperwork necessary by MHSCC policy for professional, administrative, financial and evaluative purposes of monitoring clinical care and of assuring efficient and effective agency operations.
9. Screens for pain and encourages patient to follow up with a health care provider of their choice.
10. Participates in quality improvement activities in which the quality of clinical care for the entire agency is monitored by reviewing the clinical charts, reviewing the criteria for admission/continued stay/discharge, performing patient care audits, and investigating adverse occurrences in treatment.
11. Reads relevant professional literature, attends conferences, seminars, workshops, and inservice training as required to remain current on best treatment protocols and techniques.
12. Represents to the community caregivers, citizens, and community leaders, explaining policies, mental health/substance abuse philosophy.
13. Is responsible for deliver of number of units of service budgeted by the Vice President in order to assure the fiscal viability .
14. Keeps in strictest confidence all that he/she might learn about a patient, including the fact that a person is a mental health client at or of our sister agencies. Takes special care to protect patients’ rights to confidentiality.
15. Performs any and all other job-related tasks requested by his/her supervisor.
To learn more and to be considered for an interview please email your resume to jobs@hcnhealthcare.com
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