Unpaid Intern-Mental Health Therapist
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center
- Reno County, KS
- Training
- Part-time
- Provides outpatient behavioral health treatment, with the guidance of the university and placement supervisor, to include individual, family and group therapy (caseload determined by hours needed to fulfill internship)
- Collaborates with individuals being serviced in a compassionate, culturally responsive and trauma informed manner to develop effective treatment plans that reflect the individual’s specific needs
- Completes intakes, diagnostic assessments, and mental status exams on consumers entering services and thereafter every 90 days or as medically necessary
- Implements medically necessary treatment services and clinical determination of Level of Care for all consumers
- Provides assessment and treatment to consumers in crisis, in conjunction with other clinical staff to include providing support and safety planning
- Participates in care coordination through collaboration with consumers, family, other treatment team members and community agencies around treatment planning
- Engages in opportunities to meet with different departments within Horizons to learn about different services offered and tools implemented in a variety of areas to provide high quality mental health treatment
- Articulates all service provisions through timely and quality record documentation.
- Completes necessary trainings and competency reviews as assigned
- Participates in individual and/or group supervision on a weekly bases with an assigned placement supervisor and maintains contact in between supervision with other needs
- Demonstrates an ongoing commitment to the development of therapy skills and evidenced-based practices
- Other duties as assigned.
- Knowledge of various theoretical treatments and practice applications.
- Ability to work with a wide range of ages and life circumstances
- Professional verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to learn, understand and utilize various telehealth and documentation software
- Experience managing treatment plans and working with a treatment team
- Training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other evidenced based treatments.
- Integrity:
- A personal presence which is characterized by a sense of honesty and the willingness to do the right thing.
- The ability to role model, inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals and values of Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System.
- Compassion:
- A personal presence which is characterized by a sense of caring that is reflected in a high level of empathy and customer service with all that we come in contact.
- Ability to manage conflict, consider other points of view, and offer alternative solutions without jeopardizing overall project direction and the ability to manage customer expectations.
- Accountability:
- Demonstrated track record of ownership of situations, projects and issues.
- Able to work autonomously and have a high degree of flexibility to adapt to changing projects, priorities and work volumes.
- Respect:
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a diverse population.
- Treat all internal and external customers with a positive, proactive service orientation.
- Excellence:
- Strong communication and presentation skills with a proven ability to influence and lead teams to conclusion/decision making.
- Proven ability to think strategically but also must be able to lead day-to-day tactical processes.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and provide coaching and leadership on complex projects.
- Must be able to lead and/or facilitate process improvement.
- Must be currently working towards the fulfillment of internship hours under the supervision of an accredited program for a masters degree in a mental health clinical field
- Three to five years of experience working with diagnosing and treating the SPMI/SMI or SED populations.
- Understand integrating care with other providers.
- Three to five years of experience working with diverse client population including high-risk populations.
- All necessary trainings for delivering specialized care, including all applicable trainings for being a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP).
- Must pass all background checks
- Valid Driver's License
- Substance Use Disorder licensure.