Inpatient Therapist

Location :

Avera Behavioral Health Center-Sioux Falls

Worker Type : Regular

Work Shift :

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range :

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$30.75 - $48.50

Position Highlights

Inpatient Therapist II

Pay Scale : 30.75- 46.25

Required Education License / Certification or Work Experience :

Masters

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Private Independent Practice (LCSW-PIP) - Licensing Board An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire or

Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health (LPC-MH) - Licensing Board An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire or

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) - Licensing Board An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire and

Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) - Department of Health and Human Services If working on the addiction team inpatient or outpatient must be currently in the state of practice Addiction Counselor Trainee recognition status and obtainment of the Licensed Addiction Counselor within 3 Years

Inpatient Therapist III

Pay Scale : 32.25 - 48.50

Required Education License / Certification or Work Experience :

Masters

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Private Independent Practice (LCSW-PIP) - Licensing Board An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire or

Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health (LPC-MH) - Licensing Board An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire or

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) - Licensing Board An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire and

Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) - Department of Health and Human Services An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Assists in coordinating planning implementing and facilitating programs and counseling services on an inpatient basis and addiction recovery program setting. The Therapists responsibilities may include facilitating all aspects of treatment including crisis intervention providing assessment individual group and family counseling for patients. The Therapist must possess a working knowledge of the current Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) federal and state alcohol and drug abuse treatment laws and rules and regulation.

What you will do

• Assists in coordinating planning implementing and facilitating programs for clients / patients who require outpatient programs / counseling and / or as appropriate within an inpatient hospital setting.
• Provides a program of behavioral health treatment for clients / patients and participates with physician / team planning for continued care in the specific treatment model respective to client / patient needs.
• Efficiently provides thorough addiction-related evaluations / assessments and consultation services on an outpatient and inpatient basis and makes the appropriate recommendations specific to client / patient needs.
• Promotes the psychotherapeutic programs and services within hospital departments our health system and within the community / region as appropriate.
• Provides educational programs on a variety of behavioral health topics in an outpatient setting as well as within the hospital setting and community as requested.
• Coordinates implements and markets crisis intervention EAP counseling addiction programming and educational services as needed / appropriate.
• Assists with staff / student on the job training / orientation as needed / appropriate.
• Assesses the clients behavioral health condition on an ongoing basis and effectively recognizes the significance of changes warranting a modification of the treatment plan and / or the appropriate referral-related recommendations.
• Communicates effectively with client family team members physicians inter-departmental staff and other agencies as needed / appropriate.
• Establishes and maintains therapeutic relationships with clients / patients within individual and group counseling settings as well as when providing inpatient consultation / counseling services.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education License / Certification or Work Experience :

Preferred Education License / Certification or Work Experience :

Expectations and Standards

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please call 1- or send an email to .

Key Skills

Experience Working With Students,Time Management,Acute Care,HTTPS,Speech Therapy,Assistive Technologies,Autism Experience,Pediatrics Experience,Home Care,Interpretation,Patient Service Experience,Phone Etiquette

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 30 - 48