Job Description
- Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings to discuss psychosocial assessment, treatment planning and ongoing discharge planning.
- Conduct crisis intervention with the supervision of Program Director and / or Charge Nurse.
- Conduct educational lectures for patients and families, at admission, during facility stay and after discharge, as indicated.
- Document patient progress and participation in process groups and educational lectures.
- Serves as a liaison between clinical staff and patients, keeping staff informed of high risk issues.
- On an on-going basis identify potential patient problems and discuss them in the multidisciplinary treatment meeting.
- On an on-going basis, participate in monitoring treatment outcome.
- Appropriate documentation completed in accordance with federal, state and Joint Commission regulations. In addition to department and facility policy and procedure.
- Communicate continually with the patients and staff.
- Communicate with the patients / families to ensure understanding of treatment protocols as indicated.
- Manages caseload and assumes responsibility for patient chard documentation and ensures comprehensive treatment delivery.
- Is the liaison between patients and assigned psychiatrist ensuring psychiatrist is aware of patient behaviors and needs observed by hospital staff.
- Manages psychiatry visits, charts and patients M-F to ensure streamline procedure with daily psychiatry visits.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education
Masters in counseling psychology, social work or related fiel d.
License
- Associate Marriage and Family Therapist registered with CA BBS or Licensed Marriage and Family (LMFT)
- Associate Social Worker registered with CA BBS or Licensed Clinical Social Worker
COMPENSATION
Compensation for roles at San Jose Behavioral Health varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, role, skill set, and level of experience.
As required by local law, San Jose Behavioral Health provides a reasonable hourly range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California as set forth below.
SJBH Range $33.00 / hour - $50.00 / hour - DOE
30+ days ago