Behavioral Health Professional III Licensed

Job description

Mental Health Prof III Licensed

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center.

The Mental Health Professional III role will deliver exceptional psychiatric treatment to patients and their loved ones. The position prioritizes the satisfaction of their patients by offering patient-centered and high-quality care. The responsibilities include evaluations, psycho-education, group activities, planning for treatment, mapping out discharge, and providing therapeutic counseling help. They work to produce positive outcomes for their patients by using verified techniques in one-on-one, family, and group counseling sessions.

What will you do in this role:

Responsible for providing social work services to patients and their families, as a member of a multidisciplinary team

Social work interventions are focused on assessment, crisis stabilization, psycho-therapy, and disposition planning

At times, the social worker may provide service to different patient age groups, based on training and knowledge

Performs continuous assessments and evaluations, to ensure patient is progressing towards desired outcomes

Assesses and responds to patient/family needs by coordinating efforts of other team members

Identifies and resolves barriers that hinder effective patient care

Collaborates and consults with physicians on patient's progress and discharge planning needs

Communicates effective and professionally with peers, supervisors, ancillary departments and all other external/internal customers

Counsels with patients and family members in decision making and in meeting psychosocial needs of the patient

Maintains knowledge of resources and facilities available to patients and family members

Collaborates with personnel at other facilities to coordinate smooth and effective patient transfers and transitions

Compiles, evaluates, and reports statistics to members of the team and utilizes the information to facilitate process improvement activities

Analyzes pertinent data, communicates findings, documents information accurately.

Collaborates with RN Case Manager to coordinate smooth and effective patient transfers and transitions.

What qualifications you will need:

Master's Degree from an accredited social work program, or Master's Degree in a related field that provided appropriate background and experience. Related field education should be clinically focused with study in human life span development and psychopathology.

Current VA License as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

BLS for Healthcare Providers through the AHA or CPR through the American Red Cross Crisis Prevention Institute certification is required within 30 days of hire

Minimum of 2 years of experience, which can include a graduate level practicum (20 hours per week for 2 semesters or 40 hours per week for 3 months)

Experience must be focused in the area of inpatient hospitalization, partial hospitalization, crisis prevention, or outpatient practice.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Mental Health Prof III Licensed PRN opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing so apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Worksite address

fredericksburg, VA, 22403, US

Who can apply

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