Clinical Therapist PRN

Clinical Therapist PRN

Lewis Gale Regional Health System

• Comprehensive medical coverage including prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, telemedicine, and free Air Med medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long‑term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more.
• Fertility and family‑building benefits through Progyny.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing.
• Family support, including adoption assistance, child and elder care resources and consumer discounts.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Retirement readiness and rollover services plus preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence).

• Provides initial and ongoing psychosocial assessments for patients/families with complex psychosocial needs, mental health illness and/or substance abuse needs.
• Possesses a strong knowledge base of regulatory standards and maintains departmental readiness for regulatory surveys.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary treatment team and develops treatment goals and plans interventions that assist the patient and family to resolve psychosocial concerns.
• In consultation with the Clinical Case Manager, applies severity of illness, intensity of service, and discharge indicators consistently in evaluating medical necessity.
• Educates patients and families about post‑discharge needs and informs them of available alternatives.
• Refs patients who require extended care post‑discharge to post‑acute care facilities and, once a bed is located, arranges for transfer.
• Collaborates with community agencies that provide housing, financial, transportation, psychosocial, and educational support for patients/families post‑discharge.
• Provides interdisciplinary and collaborative care, initiates patient/family meetings, and communicates results with the health‑care team to achieve positive outcomes.
• Documents clinical services, assessments, treatment goals, interventions, outcomes, and discharge plans in the patient’s medical record in accordance with departmental policies.
• Provides crisis and supportive counseling to enhance the patient’s and family’s problem‑solving and coping skills; counsels regarding advance medical directives.
• Takes a proactive role in discharge planning; documents after‑care appointments and instructions on the discharge information form in a timely manner.
• Communicates with after‑care providers to ensure continuity and coordination of care.
• Provides ongoing education on ethical, psychosocial, discharge planning issues and other care coordination for the interdisciplinary team.
• Maintains current knowledge of trends related to care coordination issues through continuing education and professional organization participation.
• Attends/participates in departmental and supervision meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Clinical Social Worker – Preferred.

• Master’s Degree in a related field such as social work, psychology, or counseling – REQUIRED.

• One year employment in a health‑care setting – REQUIRED.

• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, to be obtained within 60 days of employment start date.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support, or BCLS Instructor, to be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.

Lewis Gale Hospital Pulaski has provided quality healthcare services since 1915. Located in Pulaski, Virginia, our 140‑plus‑bed hospital is one of the leading acute‑care facilities in Southwest Virginia and the New River Valley. We are a member of the Lewis Gale Regional Health System network and also house the Lewis Gale Regional Cancer Center Pulaski, a pioneering radiation‑therapy facility.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times.

“Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do.” – Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr., HCA Healthcare Co‑Founder.

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Clinical Therapist Behavioral Health PRN opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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We are an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.