Therapist - Adult Psychiatric Inpatient - Days

Job description

PRN as needed General Summary: Provides individual, group and/or family therapy. Provides preadmission screening to determine appropriateness for admission. Interviews patients and/or families to obtain psycho-social histories. Collaborates with the treatment team to develop a treatment plan and coordinates discharge planning. Duties and Responsibilities: Essential Functions: - Interviews patients and family members to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, health history, and patient's personality traits. - Conducts individual or group therapy sessions. Assesses patients' progress and modifies or extends treatment program accordingly. - Provides therapeutic intervention with patient and family including individual, marital, parental, family and group therapies. - Documents current, accurate observations of care to the patient in appropriate records. - Coordinates care of assigned patients. - Assists in the implementation of education and training experience for interns and other designated students. Common Expectations: - Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and...