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Job Summary:

Location: Methodist Fremont Health
Address: 450 E 23rd St. - Fremont, NE

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with rotating holidays.

Responsible for providing therapy services to individuals and their families independently and as a part of the multidisciplinary team. Completes Psychosocial Assessments, facilitating family therapy, group therapy and individual therapy as indicated. Develops, implements, and reviews treatment plans. Provides therapy services and care coordination to individuals and their families across the spectrum of mental health conditions. All activities of the Behavioral Health Therapist shall be in accordance with State and Federal standards and Medical Staff Bylaws pertaining to Allied Health Professionals. Obtains and maintains a Scope of Practice /Collaborative Practice Agreement with a state licensed physician on active medical staff at Methodist Fremont Health.

Ask your recruiter/hiring manager about the following incentives that may be available for this position:
• Sign-on bonus
• Tuition reimbursement
• Shift differentials & other financial incentives
• Tuition assistance
• Academic sponsorship with Methodist College
• Free parking

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions

1. Treatment and Therapeutic Services

• Discusses with individual patients their responses to events and interactions between individual appointments/ groups.

• Completes psychosocial assessments.

• Participates in treatment planning for each patient; works cooperatively as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team.

• Diagnose and develop treatment plans independently and in coordination with multidisciplinary treatment team.

• Implements and reviews Treatment Plans with patients.

• Provides treatment coordination with assigned patients.

• Provides individual, group, and family therapy to patients and family members as indicated when possible.

2. Documentation

• Documents patient’s group participation, individual and/or family therapy on day of occurrence in medical record.

• Completes appropriate billing paperwork for reimbursement of services provided.

• Maintains confidentiality of records relating to protected health information.

3. Community & Development

• Develops lectures and special focus topics for program enhancement as requested.

• Participates in in-service training and team meetings.

• Works together with other departments when they need help in program development or other issues related to Behavioral Health.

• Develops and maintains working relationships between Behavioral Health and other hospital departments and outside community agencies.

• Orients new staff members to therapist role within Behavioral Health.

• Keeps Director of Behavioral Health informed of patient needs and community issues.

• Pursues continuing age related competency per patient population.

• Effectively utilizes knowledge of age appropriate developmental needs and abilities in the assessment, treatment and education of patients and families.

• Represents the Behavioral Health Service Line in a positive manner in the clinic and within the community.

• Participates in the marketing effort for Behavioral Health through internal and external activities.

• Attends and participates in those continuing education and staff development activities required and/or necessary for own continued growth and professional development.

• Maintains an accurate record of in-service/staff development attendance.

4. Performance Improvement

• Overall work performance is dedicated to meeting and exceeding the performance improvement standards for the department.

• Participates in department performance improvement program and projects.