Associate Clinical Therapist

Job Opportunity at Thomas Memorial Hospital (TMH)

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:

• Master's Degree in related field
• Temporary Social Work permit OR LGSW OR PLPC

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation.
• Assist in creating a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate clinical social work treatments and interventions. Interventions may include crisis intervention, brief and long-term individual, marital, family and/or group therapies as well as grief and bereavement work.
• Screen, identify, diagnose, and assist in treatment of mental health and/or substance abuse problems in patients and family members.
• Assist with screening, identification, diagnosis, management and treatment of victims of abuse, neglect, domestic violence, rape, etc.
• Maintain a working knowledge of relevant medical/legal issues that affect patient care, e.g., advance directives, child and elder abuse.
• Provide education to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient's diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or life situation.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary health care teams.
• Maintain working knowledge of and liaison with community agencies and resources.
• Knowledge of hospital, medical center and/or health system resources to access and provide for patient care needs.
• Document assessment, plan, interactions, and interventions according to departmental, hospital and/or health system guidelines and standards.
• Attend and participate in staff, committee, department, and other administrative meetings.
• Keep current with social work and health care developments and seek to increase further enhancement of job related knowledge.

Physical Requirements:

• Work with difficult or challenging clients of various ages and demographics.
• Work performed requires prolonged periods of sitting.

Working Environment:

• Normal clinical office environment in a behavioral health clinical setting.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work effectively and autonomously in a self-directed role.
• Highly collaborative with strong interpersonal and team building skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple work assignments and manage time efficiently.
• Flexibility in accepting diverse work assignments and managing stress related to change.
• Requires understanding of human development and behavior.
• Must have an appreciation for the effects of various social, economic and cultural factors, and an understanding of how these factors interact.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Shift: Full time

Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt

Company: THOM Thomas Hospitals

Cost Center: 306 THOM Day Hospital

Address: 4605 Maccorkle Ave SW South Charleston West 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.