Therapist-Behavioral Health

Company: Ascension, C03
Location: Kalamazoo
Posted on: February 13, 2020

Job Description:

We Are Hiring Therapist-Behavioral Health - Behavioral Hlth Hosp Admin 001 - PRN,Rotating - Borgess Medical Center - Kalamazoo,MI Why Join Ascension? In Michigan, Ascension operates 16 hospitals and hundreds of related healthcare facilities that together employ over 20,000 associates. Across the state, Ascension Michigan is working together to help bring patients more resources and better care. Ascension Michigan is also committed to its community; it provided over $272 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in FY2018. Ascension Michigan is dedicated to spiritually centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities. Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, especially to those most in need. In FY2018, Ascension provided nearly $2 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. What You Will Do As an Associate with Ascension Michigan, you will have the opportunity to provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional, behavioral, addictive and developmental disorders and disabilities using specialized clinical knowledge and advanced clinical skills. Responsibilities: Performs comprehensive diagnostic assessments of patients needs and psychosocial status. Develops a comprehensive, individualized treatment plan and goals for the patient and provides psychotherapy, group and family therapy if applicable. Collaborates with other members of the multidisciplinary team, as appropriate, to develop treatment goals for the patient. May participates in multidisciplinary patient care conferences discussing information obtained from patient assessments, updates, treatment plans. Provides appropriate documentation of all pertinent information obtained in interviews, consultation with other healthcare professionals, referrals, contacts and supportive services provided to each patient. Completes necessary documentation and reporting in accordance with departmental standards and Federal and State regulations. Provides direct clinical supervision to interns and assigned staff. What You Will Need Licenses/Certifications/Registration: Required Credential(s): One or more of the following: Clinical Counselor obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Counselor credentialed from the  Michigan Board of Counseling  obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Psychologist credentialed from the  Michigan Board of Psychology  obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Social Worker credentialed from the  Michigan Board of Social Work  obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Any level accepted. Education: Diploma  Master's degree required Work Experience: None required. Equal Employment Opportunity Borgess Health is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to the nondiscrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, disability, veteran or marital status. Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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