What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Therapist PRN position at Oceans Healthcare?
Louisiana Behavioral Health is a partnership between Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and Oceans Healthcare, two Louisiana-based providers leading the transformation of behavioral health care through evidence-based, patient-centered treatment for adolescents, adults and seniors.
As a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team, our therapists provide direct clinical services - including assessments, interventions, treatment planning and discharge planning, as well as providing individual, family, and/or group therapy to further patient/family/group progress in treatment.
Members of the Oceans' team work together to provide the highest quality care by practicing the "Oceans 6" values.
- Dignity
- Comprehensive Care
- Quality
- Integrity
- Advocacy
- Teamwork
Essential Functions:
- Provides direct clinical services in accordance with accepted standards of social/work clinical practice.
- Plans and conducts individual family and/or group therapy as assigned by the Director of Social Services or physician's order.
- Conducts, assesses and interprets completion of Comprehensive Integrated Assessment.
- Reviews all Multidisciplinary assessments and compiles a Multidisciplinary Treatment Plan under the supervision of the attending physician.
- Performs case management and discharge planning as assigned by the Director of Social Services.
- Attends multidisciplinary treatment team meetings, provides updates on assigned patients and their progress toward treatment goals; combines the reports of all disciplines into a multidisciplinary treatment integration summary, which facilitates the patient's progress towards treatment plan goals
- Delivers patient services in an ethical manner which promotes respect for the patient and enhances the patient's dignity and satisfaction; Demonstrates the ability to assess and interpret a patient's response to treatment in age/disability/culturally sensitive specific manner.
- Assesses and interprets age/disability/cultural needs; Identifies safety, psychosocial, special mobility and special equipment needs; and Communicates in an age/disability/culturally sensitive related manner to patients and their families
- Conducts treatment and discharge planning in accordance with age/disability/cultural needs and involves members of the patient's support system in decision making as appropriate.
- Performs other duties and projects as assigned.