Mental Health Professional Licensed PRN

Join Grand Strand Medical Center, part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare. We are looking for a Mental Health Professional Licensed PRN who values positive patient interactions. If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity.

Our teams are a committed, caring group of colleagues. We want your knowledge and expertise!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Provides clinical services in accordance with their scope of practice to patients and their families including but not limited to assessments, psycho-education, treatment planning, discharge planning and therapeutic counseling support through evidenced based interventions in individual, family and group therapy.

Major Responsibilities:

• Conducts individual, group and family psychoeducational and process groups in accordance with state regulations.
• Identifies cultural considerations, gender identity and preferred language for patients and family.
• Completes assessments, group notes and all other documentation timely and in compliance with requirements.
• Continuously assesses environment and patient's safety status and reports/responds to actual and potential safety issues or changes in the patient's condition.
• Identifies risk factors, screening criteria and interventions for patients with special precautions.
• Recognizes and acts upon unexpected assessment findings.
• Develops treatment plans and attends treatment planning meetings and reviews on an ongoing basis.
• Contributes to ensuring a safe structured milieu with evidence based treatment modalities/resources.
• Maintains active and timely communication with patients, families, multidisciplinary team and continuum of care providers.
• Understands state commitment processes, abuse reporting requirements, duty to warn and guardianship processes.
• Assists with documentation as required.
• Assesses, collaborates, and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs and readiness for discharge with the multidisciplinary team.
• Evaluates re-admissions for gaps in discharge planning processes, formulates a plan and implements new strategies.
• Develops and maintains a community resource guide including access to public assistance/alternatives.
• Facilitates and participates in Community Education, Activities and Support Groups.
• Conducts post-discharge follow-up if indicated.
• Assists with Process and Quality Improvement initiatives.
• Delivers patient care based on accepted standards of care.
• Demonstrates appropriate application of age/developmental stage specific standards, policies and procedures, and guidelines in assessing and treating patients to ensure patient safety.
• Maintains professionalism and uses good communication skills in interacting with peers, staff, patients, families and in resolving conflicts.
• Demonstrates understanding of and ability to maintain clear professional boundaries with peers, patients and families.
• Serves as an educational resource to patients, families, interdisciplinary team members, payer representatives, and other parties as appropriate regarding behavioral services.
• Performs utilization review as assigned.
• Participates in developing department goals/objectives and clinical programming.
• Reviews, coaches and assists with training of new staff/interns as assigned within approved practice and program guidelines.
• Demonstrates knowledge and role in hospital codes.
• Follows all hospital policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Practices and adheres to the "Code of Conduct" and "Mission and Value Statement."

Education & Experience:

• Masters in Social Work (or related field) Required
• Experience in mental health or related field Preferred
• License Master's Social Work (LMSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate (LPC-A) Preferred

Grand Strand Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1978, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than 40 years of pioneering healthcare, our 300+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities. We offer a range of services for our patients - including the only cardiac surgery program, neurosurgery program, pediatric intensive care unit, Level I trauma center with two free-standing emergency departments, advanced wound care center, breast cancer center and Carolina Forest Imaging Center. We are recognized for the chest pain, knee and hip replacement, sepsis and stroke by the Joint Commission.

At Grand Strand Health, you'll find that caring extends to our patients, our people and our South Carolina community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Mental Health Professional Licensed PRN opening.