Primary Therapist

Overview

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Description

 

Hours: 4-10 hour shifts, Monday - Friday. Variable hours 10am-8:30pm. 

 

• Provides high quality patient care, displaying good skills in psychiatric counseling.
• Provides group therapy, individual counseling, family and marriage counseling, and discharge planning.
• Functions as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provides diagnostic evaluations and interprets complex psychosocial factors for a variety of psychiatric and addiction patients.
• Relates accepted theories of psychiatry/psychology to practice situations.
• Assesses the particular needs of psychiatric and addiction patients and their families when appropriate to the patient's treatment.
• Assesses conflicts and problems leading to complaints and symptoms that bring individuals to inpatient/outpatient psychiatric/addiction treatment.
• Provides emergency assessment of potential patients in need of inpatient hospitalization or other appropriate alternatives.
• Conducts assigned groups and therapy sessions with patients and/or their families and documents per policy.
• Makes referral to aftercare group therapy for former patients.
• May conduct therapy sessions for Partial Hospitalization day or evening program or evening Aftercare groups.
• Ensures that clear treatment plans are concisely written in the patient charts.
• Writes follow-up progress notes on each patient chart at the completion of each activity or therapeutic exchange as observed, case annotations and entries.
• Completes all program discharge and aftercare document forms on or before discharge date.
• Requires instruction only in highly complex, new or specialized methods or procedures.
• Performs work at an advanced, specialized and independent level.
• Maintains confidentiality of department and employee information according to established procedures with no breaches and/or errors.
• Ensures the security of the department files at the end of each work day to protect confidential information.
• Participates in team staffing on a daily basis.
• Makes team aware of pertinent information gleaned from interaction with patients and/or their families.

 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field and LCSW, LMSW, LMFT, LMHC, LPC, or LAPC.
• Completion of an comprehensive internship in a psychiatric setting.
• NCC (National Certified Counselor Certification) is required for candidates who are within 90 days of receiving licensure.
• Licensure must be received within 90 days of employment.
• BLS certification required.

Additional Details

Supporting a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture.  Emory Healthcare (EHC) is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and/or veteran's status. EHC does not discriminate on the basis of any factor stated above or prohibited under applicable law. EHC respects, values, and celebrates the unique perspectives and backgrounds of all individuals. EHC aspires to create an environment of collaboration and true belonging for all our patients and team members.  Emory Healthcare (EHC) is committed to achieving a diverse workforce through equal opportunity and nondiscrimination policy in all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training.

 

Accommodations: EHC will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.”  

 

Physical Requirements: (Medium-Heavy) 36-75 lbs., 0-33% of the work day (occasionally); 20-35 lbs., 34-66% of the workday; (frequently); 10-20 lbs