Therapist, OP

Therapist, Intensive Outpatient IOP Position Summary

This position is responsible for supporting the needs of the department with a focus on clinical, operational, and administrative excellence.

Essential Functions

• Conducts individual and group therapy sessions to educate patients regarding psychological, emotional, or substance abuse problems
• Displays active involvement in treatment planning process
• Displays active involvement in the discharge, transition, and after-care planning treatment process
• As therapeutically necessary, family session counseling provides to patients to ensure appropriate communication and involvement of family members and support groups
• Actively communicates with clients, families, and outside referral sources, functioning within the scope of HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2
• Demonstrates proactive communication with those involved with the patient’s treatment, documenting all correspondence held with patients and other stakeholders
• Support with vital and UDS capture as needed
• Ongoing and consistent collaboration with the interdisciplinary team including physicians, utilization review and nursing staff members
• Demonstrates active communication with team members
• Effectively communicates to UR on treatment and LOS issues, supporting in UR functions/authorizations/denials as needed and requested
• Completes appropriate paperwork for clients in a timely, accurate, and complete manner
• Completes required assessment paperwork including patient assessment scales, Columbia, psychosocial/LOC assessments (not applicable at all facilities), psychosocial/LOC updates, and assigned assessment paperwork
• Demonstrates appropriate crisis intervention and de-escalation skills
• Acts as member of team when a crisis occurs, assisting others to ensure patient safety
• Enacts the code system per company policy and training
• Completes accurate assessments of patients utilizing clinical skills
• Assists care coordination department as requested
• Other duties as assigned

Additional Information

• Reports to: Director of Outpatient
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Education: Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or equivalent required.

License: Current clinical or social work license as required by state regulations.

Certifications: CPR and De-escalation certification required or obtain within 30 days of hire.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.