Rehab Counselor

Full-time

• Work hours:
  
  Full-time, 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday 8:30AM-5:00PM, no weekends and no federal holidays.

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

• Work location:
  
  Texas Health Ft. Worth, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Ft. Worth, TX 76104
• Outpatient Rehab department
• Work hours:
  
  Full-time, 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday 8:30AM-5:00PM, no weekends and no federal holidays.

• Magnet-designated, full-service hospital that has served the Ft. Worth and surrounding community since 1930
• Providing support to the Outpatient Rehab department with counseling and case management

• Master's Degree Counseling or Social Work Required.
• 2 Years of healthcare-related Counseling or Social Work strongly Preferred.
• LPC
  - Licensed Professional Counselor Upon Hire Required Or
• LCSW
  - Licensed Clinical Social Worker Upon Hire Required Or LMSW
  - Licensed Master Social Worker Upon Hire Required And
• BCLS
  - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required
• Fundamental knowledge and skills in psychosocial assessment and intervention as well as alternative levels of care, community resources and healthcare industry.
• Sound interpersonal skills and able to multitask and think critically in a fast-paced environment.
• Independently practices as part of the healthcare team.

• Provides individual, family, and group psychotherapy and counseling utilizing modalities consistent with the facility philosophy.
• Conducts unstructured individual, family, and group therapy as scheduled to address goals identified on patient treatment plan.
• Provides didactic group therapy as scheduled and assigned.
• Adapts treatment to reflect age-specific, developmental and cultural considerations.
• Demonstrates competence with age-related treatment and with cognitive behavioral therapy.
• Knowledge of CBT and other appropriate brief therapies and interventions evident.
• Participates in the assessment of patients. Conducts psychosocial assessments to determine patient’s and family’s level of functioning to implement effective treatment, and to plan appropriate discharge disposition.
• Documentation of psychosocial assessment completed.
• Assessments demonstrate all baseline competency elements completed within required time frame.
• Patient care reflects communication with physicians regarding treatment recommendations and transition planning.
• Knowledge of diagnostic criteria evidenced and appropriate determinations for care, interventions, and referrals made.
• Maintains and enhances social work skills and serves as patient advocate.
• Licensure maintained, with HIPAA, BLS/CPR, and continuing education required for license completed annually.
• Participation as a treatment team member
  - Coordinates patient care with other disciplines.
• Adapts to changes in workload and shift assignments to meet changing needs of the patients or programs.
• Provides discharge planning consistent with patient’s level of functioning and biopsychosocial needs.
• Assists and educates patients and families by identifying appropriate transition plans.
• Assists with the development and documentation of comprehensive treatment plans for each patient.

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flexible spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan repayment program, as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
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