VMG Psychotherapist - GI Medicine

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Organization:

GI Medicine

Job Summary:

Provides assessment of and brief targeted intervention for social, emotional and environmental issues that impact
client/family's ability to optimally benefit from care. Actively collaborates with team to meet patient care management and
system improvement goals. Represents the Social Work department on institutional and community committees/task forces.
Provides leadership for department committees/workgroups. Contributes to the plan of care with knowledge of population
specific needs as it relates to the identification of patient psychosocial needs.

Qualifying Licensure:

LCSW
LMFT
LPC-MHSP

Department Summary:

Welcome to the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. We strive to provide outstanding medical care to people with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver, to train gastroenterology clinicians and researchers, and to perform cutting-edge biomedical research to improve our understanding of digestive diseases. The division has nearly 80 physician-scientists, clinician-educators, medical center clinicians, advanced practice providers, and research-track investigators.

There are three goals that define our division:

• Innovative biomedical, discovery-based research
• Education and training of medical students, residents, postdoctoral fellows, GI
research and GI clinical fellows
• Clinical and endoscopic practice focused on compassionate and outstanding
patient care

The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition seeks a balance in its clinical and research activities. We strive to serve as a beacon to attract world-class clinicians, investigators and trainees to VUMC with the ultimate goal of providing exceptional patient care and performing innovative, discovery-driven research.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Maintains professional documentation which meets department and VUMC standards as it relates to compliance.
• Provides brief targeted interventions for identified clients
• Completes psychosocial assessment and assists team with the development of the plan of care. Assessment and assists team with the development of the plan of care.
• Provides education and or consultation to clients and families, treatment team and community.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Crisis Intervention (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate crisis intervention in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Risk Management (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate risk management of moderate difficulty. Capable of conducting risk analysis as part of a task to address problems including determining risk factors, probability, impact, early detection and prevention. Able to prepare simple contingency plans and alternatives.
• Patient Assessment (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate patient assessments in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Patient Evaluation (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to conduct a patient evaluation in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Capable of effectively assessing the relative merits of alternative products or services.
• Clinical Counseling (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate clinical counseling in practical applications of moderate difficulty.

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