BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPIST -PSYCHOLOGIST

Job description

Job Summary Plans, organizes and conducts therapeutic interventions for assigned caseload in outpatient environment. Emphasizes short term cognitive/behavioral approaches to effect social/emotional adjustment or address behavioral disorders. Provides emergency behavioral health services. Essential Job Functions: - Completes patient assessments. - Interviews patients/families/significant others at time of initial presentation to complete psychosocial history and assessment. - Documents clinical activities within established time frames according to department, hospital and regulatory agency standards. - Assists the Department's compliance with state, JCAHO and other regulatory agencies. - Participates in preparation for inspections, surveys and audits. - Participates in ongoing unit Performance Improvement Activities. - Communicates effectively with patients/peers/families/treatment team. - Returns patient/family phone calls and documents. - Provides peer/treatment team consultation when asked. - Uses computer as required for E-mail, scheduling, authorizations, insurance tracking, etc. - Provides and participates in Educational Activities. - Provides and documents patient/family edu...