The therapist will conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and provide clinical treatment interventions for patients to promote mental and emotional health. They are responsible for developing treatment plans, facilitating transitions in care, and collaborating with the healthcare team to support patient needs.
Requirements summary
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work, Mental Health, Psychology, or a related field and possess active Florida licensure as an LMHC or LMFT. Two years of direct clinical experience in a health or mental health setting is required, along with Handle with Care (HWC) certification.
Location: Lakeland (Training will be conducted at the DPH or Health Central Orlando Health campuses until the new hospital is officially open).
Title
Mental
Health
Thep
Acute
LMHC
Summary: Mental Health Therapist Acute LMHC (licensed mental health counselor) works with patients to promote optimum mental and emotional health.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions
Develop comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment and clinical impressions responsive to age-appropriate patients/family needs and concerns.
Differential diagnosis of mental/emotional disorders using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Diagnose biopsychosocial functioning, disability, and impairment for the age-appropriate patient/family.
Develop treatment intervention plans with clinical impressions. The plan is diagnostically driven, and outcomes focused with the patient/family and healthcare team.
Develop an effective working relationship with patient/family to engage, collaborate, advocate and problem solve in order to support and enhance their mental health strengths and functioning ability.
Utilizes differential diagnostic skills and employs various clinical treatment interventions included but are not limited to crisis intervention, solution focused therapy, individual, couples, family and group psychotherapy, grief, and bereavement counseling, play therapy, sand tray therapy, EMDR, cognitive behavioral therapy and mental status exams.
Initiate Baker Act.
Facilitate Marchman Act when appropriate.
Facilitates patient’s psychosocial adjustment along the continuum of care and transition to next level of care.
Provide mental health education, information, consultation, and professional support regarding patient/family needs to the healthcare team members and colleagues within the department.
Demonstrate initiative and leadership in developing mental health services which respond to patient care demands.
Identify practice based on continuous quality improvement.
Maintain an up-to-date, accurate and appropriate record of mental health activities in patients’ medical chart, which does not violate confidentiality.
Meet department/hospital expectations of growth goals set forth by coaching plans.
Ability to perform independently and provide clinical practice in a health care setting.
Ability to supervise and participate in teaching within the department, hospital, and community.
Care coordination responsibilities and related functions as appropriate for your patient population.
When appropriate for the clinical setting, must have subspecialty credentialing i.e., sexual abuse, EMDR, CAP, CBT.
Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards.
Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures. Other Related Functions
Maintain and enhance knowledge of human growth and development of the neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations through educational opportunities and meet expectations set forth by hospital and departmental standards.
Pursue opportunities for obtaining continuing education as set by department policy.
Involved in strengthening the community through participation in local, regional, state, or national activities.
Performs other duties as assigned or required
Qualifications
Education/Training Master’s degree from an accredited school of Social Work, Mental Health, Psychology or Marriage and Family Therapy is required or related field. Licensure/Certification Maintains Florida state (Chapter 491 Florida Statutes) licensure as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Handle with Care (HWC) Certification required for Behavioral Health Unit. Experience Two (2) years of direct clinical experience preferable in a health or mental health setting with an emphasis on population to be served in the assigned area
