Behavioral Health Therapist Relief – AdventHealth Shawnee Mission

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Vision, Medical & Dental Benefits from Day One
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Received Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in January 2019

 

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule:Relief

Shift: Varied Shifts

• Variable Shifts available for pickup

Location: AdventHealth Shawnee Mission  

                 9100 West 74th Street, Merriam, KS 66204 

The community you’ll be caring for:

At AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, formerly Shawnee Mission Medical Center, you're more than just a number on a chart. You're a whole person, who functions best when physically, emotionally, and spiritually fit. Find whole-person care, dedicated teams and staff, and a wide variety of medical services, all at our hospital in Shawnee Mission, Kansas.

 

The role you’ll contribute:

Provides behavioral health therapy services.

The value you’ll bring to the team:

•Conducts comprehensive assessments to include risk assessment and establishes therapy treatment objectives

•Provides referrals for patients within the agency and community

•Administers individual, family, and group therapy sessions

•Documents therapy observations and maintains records, while adhering to confidentiality protocols

•Evaluates patient progress and therapy intervention effectiveness

•Provides patients information about community resources and therapeutic activities

•Works directly with patients, family members, physicians, and community providers to ensure collaborative and 

continuous care

•Maintains solid clinical skills including knowledge of DSM-IV-TR and DSM-5, community resources, process of 

payor source identification, and short-term intervention strategies

•Evaluate patient data, develops and implements a treatment plan for the patient

•Responsible for performing psychosocial assessments on patients to determine social service needs, diagnosis and 

treatment plan. The assessment to be completed within 60 hours of admission

•Identify and intervene for suspected abuse, including sensitivity to age specific concerns

•Participate in the multidisciplinary treatment team meetings, providing clinical input

•Formulates discharge plan in collaboration with the multidisciplinary treatment team, the patient and the family. Assure

outpatient appointments are scheduled upon inpatient discharge

•Coordinates the continuum of care of patients between Behavioral Health Programs

•Demonstrate working knowledge of the involuntary commitment process 

•Opt-In participation in Emergency Notification System as applicable to facility

•Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Masters and 2 years experience
• BLS certification – must be obtained within 90 days of employment (not applicable to the state of Kansas)
• Kansas License
• Formal De-escalation Training – must be obtained within 90 days of employment
• AHCA Level II Fingerprint Background if facility applicable

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.

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