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**This position may be filled as a Level 1, 2, or 3 depending on specific education, experience, and license requirements.**
The Licensed Behavioral Health Therapist is a Behavioral Health Therapist Candidate under direct supervision of a LCSW. This position will provide therapeutic services to adult or pediatric patients at OU Health who need outpatient or inpatient behavioral health services.
Essential Responsibilities
Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.
Conducts therapeutic interviews of patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, to gather collateral information.
Conducts screenings, psychosocial and diagnostic assessments and communicates findings to necessary staff as appropriate.
Provides education to patients, family members and other people connected to the patient regarding mental health diseases, treatments, social or financial situations, emotional stress and/or other mental health/social problems.
Develops a collaborative care plan and provides therapeutic interventions to patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, to assist patient in reaching goals and to prevent relapse.
Monitors and evaluates patient outcomes related to therapeutic goals in collaborative care plan.
Provides behavioral interventions to support patient improvement, maintain stability, and prevent relapse.
Develops and facilitates patient support or therapy groups to meet the needs of the clinical location or patient population.
Provides psychotherapy counseling and other evidence-based psychotherapy interventions for the patients, family members and other people connected to the patient.
Documents counseling services, care coordination, and interactions appropriately to meet the standards of all accrediting, governing bodies, and billing requirements with standardized departmental templates.
Conducts risk assessments related to harming self or others, provides brief interventions, crisis counseling, establishes individual patient safety plans. Connects resources to patient, family members and other people connected to the patient, and documents sessions that meet the standards of all accrediting, governing bodies and billing requirements where services are rendered.
Acts as a liaison between patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, staff and other agencies.
Assists the patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, with post hospital placement or transfer to an inpatient or outpatient mental health facility when indicated.
Assists patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, with adverse reactions or difficult adjustments to illness, treatment, or changes in functional status.
Utilizes trauma informed interviewing and communication skills with vulnerable patients.
Acts as a patient advocate for issues related to informed decision making, end-of-life care, realistic goal setting and appropriate resolution of ethical dilemmas.
Works with consultative services, including but not limited to, psychiatry, adolescent medicine or others, to assist with brief psychotherapeutic interventions, evaluation and assistance with placement of patients requiring inpatient psychiatric care and may include completion of required Third Party Statements for emergency detention.
Assists patients with psychotherapy such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy or other evidence-based modalities as trained in and appropriate.
Attend regular case consultation and team meetings.
Follows and meets expectations of departmental standard operating procedures.
Participate in weekly individual or group supervision as indicated in standard operating procedures as required for licensure.
Initiate LMHP to be reviewed and signed by independently licensed LMHP provider.
Signs documentation in a timely manner as outlined in standard operating procedures.
General Responsibilities
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications (Level 1):
Education Requirements: Master's degree from accredited institution in social work, counseling or psychology required.
Experience Requirements: 0-3 years of experience required.
License/Certification/Registration Requirements: Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) with Supervision, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) from applicable Oklahoma state board required. Active supervision contract with applicable licensing board required. Provisional license is accepted in the first 6 months of employment with Supervision.
Minimum Qualifications (Level 2):
Education Requirements: Master's degree from accredited institution in social work, counseling or psychology required.
Experience Requirements: At least 3 years of postgraduate counseling experience in a healthcare setting required.
License/Certification/Registration Requirements: Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) or Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) from applicable Oklahoma state board required.
Minimum Qualifications (Level 3):
Education Requirements: Master's degree from accredited institution in social work, counseling or psychology required.
Experience Requirements: At least 3 years of postgraduate counseling experience in a healthcare setting required.
License/Certification/Registration Requirements: Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) or Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) from applicable Oklahoma state board required. Must be able to provide clinical supervision per Oklahoma licensing board requirements.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required:
Knowledge of the principles and practices of individual and group psychotherapy, social and psychological casework, of social and welfare resources available in the community and hospital, of current social and economic conditions, trends, and problems.
Knowledge of federal and state laws particularly related to patient confidentiality.
Knowledge of case management fundamentals and the technical/procedural aspects of case management.
Ability to resolve issues, applying judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to determine a course of action.
Ability to exercise discretion when making decisions and seeks management advice to determine proper course of action while following established standards.
Ability to handle stressful situations, different situations or circumstances, and complete projects in a timely manner.
Ability to explain technical data in a form understandable by patients, families, and hospital staff.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
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