PSYCHOTHERAPIST

Job Details

Job Location

Moody Neuro Lubbock - Lubbock, TX

Position Type

Full Time Exempt

Education Level

Graduate Degree

Travel Percentage

None

Job Shift

Day

Job Category

Health Care

Description

PHYSICAL LOCATION:

Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute

General Statement Of Duties

The Licensed Psychotherapist is a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and is responsible for providing psychological intervention with the patients. Supervision by a licensed psychologist will be provided, as needed, in accordance with the therapists licensure and the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists and the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. The Licensed Psychotherapist will report information to the treatment team to assure knowledge of cognitive and behavioral skills and deficits that will impact the overall treatment program. The Licensed Psychotherapist may be involved in collecting research data in compliance with approved research techniques and authorized procedures. The Licensed Psychotherapist may participate actively in professional organizations at the local, state, and national levels. The Licensed Psychotherapist will uphold the mission, philosophy, purpose, and goals of the organization while maintaining strict confidentiality of patient data and information in the performance of assigned duties.

Major Duties And Responsibilities

• Conducts individual and family psychosocial assessments and evaluations.
• Conducts psychotherapy and cognitive therapy in individual and group sessions.
• Develops, trains, and implements patient behavior modification improvement plans, in collaboration with clinical and TA staff, as needed based on patient psychological presentations.
• Develop a professional clinical impression, a supporting conclusion from evaluations, and consult with advanced clinicians/clinical specialists when appropriate.
• Establish realistic, functional goals and treatment plan, adhering to department treatment and programming protocols.
• Identify an appropriate duration of treatment
• Provide discharge plan recommendations in collaboration with other clinical and case management staff
• Complete all patient care documentation according to the expectations of the program, CARF, and third-party requirements. Documentation is to include the patients initial psychosocial assessment, daily treatment notes, monthly IPP reports, and discharge paperwork.
• Documents pertinent incidents or observations and intervention implemented.
• Performs advocacy services for the patient during implementation of the patients plan.
• Works in conjunction with the Neuropsychologist in obtaining and reporting pertinent patient information.
• Maintains active membership in professional organizations.
• Promotes goals and mission of Moody Neuro by attending local, state, or national conferences.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to independently provide professional psychological services.
• Works harmoniously with supervisor, staff, and volunteers to generate productive work environment.
• Possesses an understanding of the dynamics of brain trauma rehabilitation, family systems and chemical dependency.
• Possesses strong communication skills.
• Has knowledge of current social problems and stresses which may affect the mental health of the individual and family.
• Understands the rehabilitation setting and the philosophy of care and treatment.
  
  

Education

Masters Degree in Psychology and licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-Intern, or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist by the Texas State Board of Examiners, or Licensed Master of Social Work, or Licensed Chemical Dependence Counselor, or Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor, as long as masters degree completed in Psychology.

Experience

Minimum of one years experience in providing psychotherapy services to adult populations. Additional experience in family therapy, treatment of chemical dependency, and experience treating individuals with acquired brain injury or related disorders in a rehabilitation setting preferred.

DEMANDS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF WORK, EQUIPMENT USAGE, AND WORK ENVIRONMENT.

PERCENTAGE OF WORK TIME (1-33%)

• Standing/Walking
• Twisting
• Climbing (Ascending/Descending)
• Lifting/Carrying
• Pushing/Pulling
• Bending/Stooping
• Using arm muscles frequently or for extended periods
• Using back muscles frequently or for extended periods
  
  

PERCENTAGE OF WORK TIME (34-66%)

• Using leg muscles frequently or for extended periods
  
  

PERCENTAGE OF WORK TIME (67-100%)

• Sitting
  
  

LIFTING REQUIREMENTS - individuals in clinical care positions are required to lift a trainee/client without assistance. (1-33%)

• 11 - 20 Pounds
• 21 - 30 Pounds
• 31 - 40 Pounds
• 41 - 50 Pounds
• 51 - Pounds or more
  
  

LIFTING REQUIREMENTS - individuals in clinical care positions are required to lift a trainee/client without assistance. (67-100%)

• 2 - 10 Pounds
  
  

DOES THIS JOB REQUIRE? (1-33%)

• Working in hot, cold, wet surrounds
• Working outdoors
• Working with or near chemicals
• Working near radiation sources
• Working with hazardous waste materials
• Utilizing essential upgraded or adaptive equipment as industry standards require
• Using hand tools
• Potential for cuts and bruises
• Operating vehicle
  
  

DOES THIS JOB REQUIRE? (67-100%)

• Potential exposure to communicable diseases
  
  

EXCHANGE OF IDEAS (67-100%)

• Ability to express or exchange ideas
• Ability to understand communication of others with or without adaptive devices.
• Obtaining impressions through the eyes of the shape, size, distance, motion, color or other characteristics of objects with or without adaptive devices. The major visual functions are:
• Acuity, far - clarity of vision at 20 feet or more.
• Acuity, near - clarity of vision at 20 inches or less.
• Depth perception - three-dimensional vision. The ability to judge distance and space relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are they actually are.
• Field of vision - the area that can be seen up and down or to the right or left while the eyes are fixed on a given point.
• Accommodation - adjustment of the lens of the eye to bring an object into sharp focus. This item is especially important when doing near-point work at varying distances from the eye.
• Color vision - the ability to identify and distinguish colors.
• Regular Attendance
• Punctuality
• Ability to do Math
• Literate