Mental Health Therapist, Peace Hospital

Primary Location:

Peace - Louisville

Address:

2020 Newburg Rd.
Louisville, KY 40205


Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

• UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
• With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description:

This role will work with a population that has severe and persistent mental illness.

Essential Functions:

Under the direct supervision of a board approved supervisor, this position will provide therapeutic and case management services, including:

• •Adheres to respective Board mandated professional development and CEU requirements needed to maintain active provisional licensure
• •Demonstrates screening and assessment skills needed to obtain essential information from patients, their families, or collateral sources to develop person-centered care and discharge plans
• •Documents and communicates key information needed to collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary treatment team to develop individualized and developmentally appropriate care and discharge plans. Provides rational for prioritization and/or deferment of problems
• •Displays proficiency in providing therapeutic interventions to families, individuals, and groups. Offers specialized treatment interventions such as sexual offender therapy, play therapy, EMDR, or other if certified/credentialed to do so
• •Displays proficiency in clinical documentation to include development of care plan goals, objectives, and intervention strategies

Shift Length (in hours):

8 hours

# Shifts/Week:

5

Overtime Required:

☐ Infrequently ☐ Sometimes ☐ Often ☒ n/a (exempt position)

Other Functions:

• •Adheres to all clinical documentation requirements in an accurate and timely manner
• •Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
• •Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• •Performs other duties as assigned

Additional Job Description:

Education:

Master’s degree in a behavioral health or human services related field (required)

Experience:

Two years of clinical experience in a behavioral health or human service setting (preferred)

Licensure:

Current independent licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselor (LCADC), in the state of KY (required)

Certification:

• •Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)
• •Able to complete Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training and perform CPI techniques (required)