What are the responsibilities and job description for the TCHATT Therapist position at jpshealthnet?
Description: : The TCHATT Therapist functions as a part of the TCHATT, (Texas Child Health Through Telemedicine) team. This position will work on a multidisciplinary team and communicate with internal and external stakeholders such as school counselors and nurses. The TCHATT Therapist will be expected to provide assessment, short term treatment, and referral services to children, adolescents, and families as referred to the TCHATT program. In addition to providing education to patients and families in relation to identified goals, this role may also provide education to school staff on utilization of the TCHATT program. This position functions as part of a mobile team.
Typical Duties:
- Functions as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
- Efficiently and effectively interacts with team members, internal and external partners to accomplish essential tasks.
- Engages school staff to facilitate referrals.
- Creates and conducts presentations in the community and schools to increase knowledge/awareness of both behavioral and emotional stressors and symptoms.
- Provides therapy through telemedicine.
- Provide assessments and referral services to elementary through high school ages.
- Conducts both clinical assessment and screening for identified children/adolescents.
- Delivers client-centered, evidence-based therapies.
- Documents treatment goals and plans according to procedures.
- Refers for services outside scope of practice as needed.
- Refers patients to appropriate level of ongoing care.
- Identifies appropriate referral sources in the area of the school district served.
- Participates in community outreach activities to raise awareness as needed.
- Participates in regular team meetings.
- Handles confidential and/or sensitive information with discretion and adherence to HIPAA rules.
- Promotes the JPS Health Network mission, vision, and values.
- Travel may be required within a 9 county region (Tarrant, Parker, Wise, Cooke, Erath, Palo Pinto, Jack, Montague, and Clay counties).
- Performs other Job related duties as assigned.