Behavioral Health Therapist
Overview
Novant Health is seeking an experienced Therapist II for mental health and substance use assessments that can adapt to each unique client, as well as display proficient knowledge and experience in implementing and coordinating treatment plans while considering various cultures and age groups.
This therapist would be responsible for crisis assessments within the hospital setting and coordination of discharge planning and admissions.
Responsibilities :
- Implement treatment plan using best practice modalities and interventions to obtain optimal patient outcomes
- Interact and communicate with community agencies, providing liaison and referral services
- Communicate individualized plan of care and patient’s progress toward goals to all members of the care team including the patient and his / her chosen support system / legal guardian
- Develops and maintains positive relationships with team members, leadership, and community providers
- Knowledge of psychiatric medications, psychiatric diagnosis, mental health concepts, and evidence based therapeutic interventions and treatments.
- Ability to establish and maintain control of violent patients, defend self and others against violent assaults, ability to react appropriately during a psychiatric crisis
- Ability to intervene in a therapeutic manner for behavioral patterns demonstrated by patients with a mental illness, personality disorder, abusing substances or developmental disabilities
Why work at Novant Health?
- LeapFrog Grade A Rating
- Novant Health is recognized as one of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Forbes Best Employers for Women in 2020, Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality & 50 Best Places for Women and Managers of Diverse Backgrounds to Work
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