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Sentara Obici Hospital Emergency Room is hiring a Licensed Behavioral Health Therapist to join our Emergency Room Team!
In this role you will:
- Provide individual, group, and/or family therapy
- Provide staff consultation/supervision, and education.
- Be responsible for the provision of social work/counseling services to patients receiving care in the inpatient and outpatient behavioral health setting.
- Assess the social, psychological, cultural, environmental, and financial situation, as well as disposition needs, for each assigned patient.
- Collaborate with patients, families, healthcare team members, and community agencies to develop and implement plans to address identified needs.
- Evaluate effectiveness of developed plans and initiates change as needed.
Education
- Master’s Level Degree
License Certification
- BLS
- LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) or LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) or LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) or Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
Experience
- Licensed new graduates may be considered
Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!
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