Behavioral Health Professional - Adult Inpatient - Days

Part Time Day Shift PRN as needed Days & evenings and some weekends General Summary Provides individual, group and/or family therapy. Provides preadmission screening to determine appropriateness for admission. Interviews patients and/or families to obtain psycho-social histories. Collaborates with the treatment team to develop a treatment plan and coordinates discharge planning.

Duties and Responsibilities Essential Functions:

Interviews patients and family members to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, health history, and patient's personality traits. Conducts individual or group therapy sessions. Assesses patients' progress and modifies or extends treatment program accordingly. Provides therapeutic intervention with patient and family including individual, marital, parental, family and group therapies. Documents current, accurate observations of care to the patient in appropriate records. Coordinates care of assigned patients. Assists in the implementation of education and training experience for interns and other designated students.

Common Expectations:

Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate, age specific treatment. Provides direct patient care to assigned patient age group(s). Prepares and maintains written documentation as required by the profession and the department. Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards. Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, inservice meetings, and workshops. Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation. Required for

All Jobs:

Performs other related duties as identified. WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance program to support WellSpan's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program. WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program to safeguard the patient information and the business and operational information of the organization. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Physical Demands:

Standing

• Frequently Walking
• Frequently Sitting
• Occasionally Carrying/Lifting
• Occasionally (50lbs) Pushing/Pulling
• Occasionally (50lbs) Kneeling/Crouching
• Occasionally Reaching
• Occasionally Talking
• Frequently Hearing
• Frequently Repetitive Motions
• Occasionally Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination

• Occasionally Working Environment:

  Occupational Hazards
• Occasionally Bloodborne Pathogen

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Exposure Qualifications Minimum Education:

Master's Degree Required Work Experience:

Less than 1-year Relevant experience required

Benefits Offered:

Retirement savings plan Employee Assistant Program Education assistance For additional details: Benefits & Incentives | WellSpan Careers (joinwellspan.org)

Tracking Code:

225887