Therapist, LSW/LPC – Mental Health Services

Role Overview

• Provides psychosocial assessments and treatment to patients and or families related to adjustment to illness and discharge planning.
• Provides education and support to patients and their families to encourage compliance with medical and behavioral regimes.
• Provides individual, family and group therapy as appropriate to setting.
• Assists with assessment and treatment of behavioral issues in the hospital, including consultation.
• Maintains effective communications with staff and attending physicians related to patient care, psychosocial and psychiatric needs.
• Provides brief interventions utilizing evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation, motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral techniques.
• Documentation consistent with established policy and procedures to create a permanent patient record.
• Assists, and serves as a resource to the case management team with referring to treatment or community agencies as appropriate.
• Provides group therapy to inpatients daily as required by schedule.
• Collaborates with Consult Liaison team to facilitate the management of complicated mental health cases.
• Consultation with multidisciplinary treatment team members in all areas of the hospital on the assessment, treatment and discharge planning of patients with mental health problems.

Requirements

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
• Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Education: Master's Degree: Social Work; Master's Degree: Related Field; Master's Degree: Psychology

Benefits

• Sign-on Bonus Available!