UnitedHealth Group - East Providence, RI
posted 5 months ago
About the position
Refresh Center, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Licensed Behavioral Clinician/Therapist to join our team in East Providence, RI. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live. As a member of the Optum Behavioral Care Team, you'll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone. In this role, you will treat a wide variety of mental health conditions that reflect the needs of our diverse patient population. You will provide patients with behavioral and mental health treatments, including individual and group therapy, medication management, and intensive outpatient programs. Your primary responsibilities will include maintaining accurate and up-to-date electronic medical records (Athena) and clinical documentation, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements. You will form excellent provider-patient alliances and coordinate care with external providers. Conducting outpatient psychiatric evaluations and providing ongoing medication management will also be key aspects of your role. Additionally, you will participate in enriching the training experience of our graduate students, screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance abuse disorders, and provide treatment for a variety of mental health conditions using treatment approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and other evidence-based methods. You will systematically track treatment response and monitor patients for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications. If desired, you can provide CBT-oriented counseling and psychotherapy as part of appointments. There may also be opportunities to represent the practice in community presentations and lectures. You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date electronic medical records (Athena) and clinical documentation, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements
- Form excellent provider-patient alliances and coordinate care with external providers
- Conduct outpatient psychiatric evaluations and provide ongoing medication management
- Participate in enriching the training experience of our graduate students
- Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance abuse disorders
- Provide treatment for a variety of mental health conditions using treatment approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and other evidence-based methods
- Systematically track treatment response and monitor patients for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications
- Provide CBT-oriented counseling and psychotherapy as part of appointments, if desired
- Represent the practice in community presentations and lectures, if desired
Requirements
- Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or a related counseling field
- Clear, active and unrestricted license (LICSW, LMFT, LMHC, or LPC) in the state of practice
Nice-to-haves
- 2+ years professional social work/clinical experience post Master's degree
- Experience providing direct psychotherapy services to individuals and families
- Experience working with computers for professional communication and medical documentation - Excel, Outlook, Athena RMS (or other EMRs)
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with equal effectiveness
