Duke Careers

Behavioral Health Therapist

Duke Careers

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Creedmoor • North Carolina • United States

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About the role

  • Provide psychosocial assessments, diagnostic evaluations, and psychotherapy treatment.
  • Maintain an active patient panel in alignment with departmental or team leadership expectations, with at least 80% of your time dedicated to direct patient care.
  • Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and challenges related to diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation.
  • Formulate, develop, and implement comprehensive psychosocial treatment plans using appropriate treatments and interventions.
  • Interventions may include crisis intervention, as well as individual, marital, family, and/or group therapies.
  • Screen, identify, diagnose (using DSM nomenclature), treat, and manage mental health and/or substance use concerns in patients.
  • May participate in on-call or after-hours coverage.
  • Provide consultative services to health care team members within scope-of-care definitions as needed.
  • Maintain a working knowledge of relevant medical and legal issues impacting patient care.
  • Educate patients and loved ones regarding adaptation to diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation.
  • Participate in multidisciplinary healthcare teams and provide leadership in representing the clinical perspective.
  • May provide teaching and training for staff and faculty.
  • Contribute to the academic mission of the health system through participation in academic activities.
  • Maintain knowledge of and liaison with community agencies and resources.
  • Utilize knowledge of health system resources to support patient care needs.
  • Document assessments, plans, interactions, and interventions in accordance with departmental, hospital, and/or health system guidelines and standards.
  • Maintain records in accordance with department, hospital, medical center, and/or health system policies.
  • Attend and participate in staff, committee, department, and other administrative meetings.
  • Participate in departmental and/or health system continuous quality improvement efforts.
  • Maintain licensure requirements and pursue continued enhancement of job-related knowledge.
  • Adhere to onsite and/or hybrid work availability policies as outlined by the direct supervisor.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in human services/sciences from an accredited school.
  • Doctorate degree in human services will be acknowledged.
  • Two years of outpatient psychotherapy experience as a fully licensed, autonomous clinician.
  • Experience working as a licensed therapist in a medical setting and/or in a team-based community program is preferred.
  • Current licensure as a licensed LCSW, LMFT, and/or LCMHC LCAS is preferred as a secondary license.
  • Adherence to the practice standards and ethical guidelines of licensing board.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • A solid knowledge of clinical practice.
  • Excellent assessment, interviewing, and counseling skills with expertise in mental health and substance use areas.
  • Excellent working knowledge of psychopathology.
  • Familiarity with range of therapeutic interventions.
  • Must recognize when to escalate care/refer for further medical assessment.
  • Ability to work effectively and autonomously in a self-directed role.
  • Flexibility in accepting diverse work assignments and managing stress related to change.
  • Proficient in utilizing an Electronic Health Record (i.e. Epic experience preferred).
  • Ability to resolve/manage conflict.
  • Ability to help implement departmental, hospital and/or DUHS initiatives.
Benefits
  • $5,000 commitment bonus for eligible candidates.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
psychosocial assessmentsdiagnostic evaluationspsychotherapy treatmentcrisis interventionindividual therapymarital therapyfamily therapygroup therapymental health diagnosissubstance use treatment
Soft Skills
communication skillsassessment skillsinterviewing skillscounseling skillsflexibilityconflict resolutionautonomyleadershipteam collaborationstress management
Certifications
LCSWLMFTLCMHCLCAS