BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPIST LICENSED

Job Summary

Plans, organizes and conducts therapeutic interventions for assigned caseload in outpatient environment. Emphasizes short term cognitive/behavioral approaches to effect social/emotional adjustment or address behavioral disorders. Provides emergency behavioral health services.

Essential Job Functions

• Completes patient assessments.
  
  
  
  • Interviews patients/families/significant others at time of initial presentation to complete psychosocial history and assessment.
  
  
  • Documents clinical activities within established time frames according to department, hospital and regulatory agency standards.
  
  
  
  


• Assists the Department's compliance with state, JCAHO and other regulatory agencies.
  
  
  
  • Participates in preparation for inspections, surveys and audits.
  
  
  • Participates in ongoing unit Performance Improvement Activities.
  
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