Drug and Alcohol Therapist

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Provides Social Services to all patients and families. As a member of the treatment team(s) and the unit, is responsible for providing a broad range of treatment and rehabilitation activities for the population served.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Advanced certification.
EXPERIENCE:
1. Prior experience in behavioral health.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties.  Other duties may be assigned.

1. Participates as an integral professional member of an interdisciplinary treatment team led by a physician.
2. Participates as clinical personnel in a treatment area and facilitates therapeutic milieu on the treatment unit, when applicable.
3. Provides direct one-on-one age specific psychotherapy services to patients when requested via specific program requirements.
4. Assists medical staff in determining appropriateness of services and receives referral for intervention.
5. Determines the developmental age (level of development) of the patient and assists the treatment team in the development and implementation of a treatment plan specific with developmental needs and/or required intervention.
6. Assesses psychosocial needs, including assessing for high-risk indicators and documents obtainment of psychosocial history/assessment.
7. Correlates all assembled data on the psychosocial history in a manner that is clinically pertinent to the individual patient.
8. Performs continued-care planning as developed with the treatment team from first day of services.
9. Provides group therapy as deemed appropriate.
10. Acts as liaison for patients and their families to various community agencies, consultants, and services.
11. Records and charts all patient contacts as required.
12. Provides direct family therapy to patients and their families as directed by treatment planning and program requirements.
13. Maintains appropriate certification, licensure and competency through supervision and/or training and successful completion of annual performance evaluations.
14. Attends continuing education seminars and in-services as necessary to maintain professional licensure, competency, and to meet hospital required educational standards.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Ability to sit for long periods of time.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Able to work in variety of settings and possibly noisy environments.
2. Work with difficult or challenging clients of various ages and demographics.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Possesses the interpersonal skills to positively and effectively communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
2. Uses competent clinical practice and critical thinking skills to efficiently deliver patient care with all health care providers while maximizing efficient use of resources.
3. Ability to be flexible in response to changes in work volume, staff and scheduling changes.
4. Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.

Additional Job Description:

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

RMH Reynolds Memorial Hospital

Cost Center:

325 RMH Neuro Outpatient Psych

Address:

800 Wheeling AvenueGlen DaleWest Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.