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Posted: 10-Oct-24
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 243382
External Candidates eligible for a $5000.00 Commitment Bonus paid over 1 year.
Duke Integrative Medicine, a multidisciplinary clinic that takes a whole-person, patient-centered approach to healthcare, is seeking a Mind Body Therapist for their dynamic clinical environment.
Candidate should value the mind-body connection, be passionate about helping to promote optimal wellness of body and mind, and have expertise in both traditional approaches(such as CBT), as well as non-traditional tools such as EMDR, mindfulness-based therapies, hypnotherapy, and/or other expressive or holistic-based approaches.
Work Performed Level I
? Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation.
? Formulate, develop, and implement a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate clinical social work treatments and interventions.
? Interventions may include crisis intervention, brief and long-term individual, marital, family and/or group therapies as well as grief and bereavement work.
? Screen, identify, diagnose using DSM nomenclature, treat and manage mental health and/or substance abuse problems in patients and family members.
? Provide training together health care professionals in same.
? May perform these functions independently or as part of a team.
? Assist with screening, identification, diagnosis, management and treatment of victims of abuse, neglect, domestic violence, rape, etc.
? Provide training to other health care professionals in same.
? May participate in on-call or after hours coverage.
? Provide consultative services to health care team members within scope of care definitions as needed.
? Maintain a working knowledge of relevant medical/legal issues that impact on patient care, e.g., advance directives, child and elder abuse.
? Provide education to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient 's diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or life situation.
? Participate in multi-disciplinary healthcare teams and provide leadership in representing clinical social work perspective/liaison with patient and family.
? Provide teaching and training for students, staff, and faculty from social work and other disciplines.
? Contribute to the academic mission of the medical center and health system by participating in academic activities such as committees, conferences, publications, teaching and research.
? Maintain working knowledge of and liaison with community agencies and resources.
? Arrange, procure, and coordinate patient/family pre and post hospital needs.
? Knowledge of hospital, medical center and/or health system resources to access and provide for patient care needs.
? Document assessment, plan, interactions, and interventions according to departmental, hospital and/or health system guidelines and standards.
? Maintain records and statistics in accordance with department, hospital, medical center and/or health system policies.
? Attend and participate in staff, committee, department, and other administrative
? Participate in department, hospital, medical center, and/or health system continuous quality improvement
? Participate in regular supervisory conferences; keep current with social work and health care developments and seek to increase further enhancement of job related knowledge.
Level II
? Perform all of the duties and responsibilities of Level. workers and clinical social workers on the team.
? Provide clinical and administrative supervision for social
? Lead team meetings and manage coverage.
? Participate in hiring and performance management processes.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Level I Level II
Adherence to the practice standards and ethical guidelines of NASW and the NC Certification Board for Social Work.
? Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
? A solid knowledge of clinic al social work practice.
? Excellent assessment, interviewing, and counseling skills with expertise in mental health and substance abuse areas;
? Familiar with psychopathology and with range of therapeutic interventions including psycho pharmocotherapy; and if working independently,
? Must know when to refer for further medical assessment.
? Ability to work effectively and autonomously in a self-directed role.
? Highly collaborative with strong interpersonal and team building skills.
? Ability to prioritize multiple work assignments and manage time efficiently.
? Flexibility in accepting diverse work assignments and managing stress related to change.
? Basic computer skills Same as Level I plus strong supervisory and leadership skills.
? Ability to resolve/manage conflict.
? Ability to help implement departmental, hospital and/or DUHS initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Level I and Level II Master's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work .
Experience
Level I Level II Two year of post internship social work experience in a health care setting or social service agency. Two years recent post master's experience in a clinical setting preferred. Same as Level I plus five years post master's experience in a health care or social service agency. Experience in leadership and supervising.
Degrees, Licensures, Certifications
Level I and Level II Current licensure as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) by the NC Social Work Certification and Licensure Board.
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