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Hospital Therapist

Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
Posted a day ago, valid for 11 days
Location

Kansas City, MO 64188, US

Salary

$32,000 - $38,400 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • Saint Luke's Crittenton Children's Center in South Kansas City, MO is hiring a Hospital Therapist to assist the Intake Director with daily activities in the Intake Department.
  • The role requires less than 1 year of applicable experience and a master's degree in Counseling, along with a valid Missouri license.
  • This full-time position involves conducting clinical interviews, triaging calls, and implementing therapeutic interventions for children and families.
  • The salary is competitive, and the work environment is described as fast-paced yet supportive, with a focus on self-care and team collaboration.
  • Saint Luke's is committed to providing exceptional care and values the contributions of its employees in improving patient outcomes.
Job Description

The Opportunity:

Saint Luke's Crittenton Children's Center in South Kansas City, MO is seeking a Hospital Therapist to join our team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to assist the Intake Director in the planning, coordination, and evaluation of all the daily activities of the Intake Department. Your experience and expertise will allow you to successfully triage emergency and non-emergency calls, verify or coordinate the certification of all funding eligibility and benefits, along with conducting intake assessments. Join the Kansas City region's premier psychiatric care provider for children, adolescents, and their families in being "The best place to get care. The best place to give care."

Shift: This is a full time position, working 10 hour days on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday on-site.

The Work:
  • Conducts clinical interviews and recommends levels of care consistent with the treatment needs to patients and their families
  • Recommends and implements general therapeutic interventions both for individual clients and for overall program development
  • Functions as the therapist for patients and families with the psychiatrist as clinical team leader
We are seeking a Hospital Therapist with experience working with children. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of the system and processes of mental health care. This position will require the skills necessary to develop communication systems that triage workloads on a daily basis. We are looking for someone with great communication and written skills with a warm, caring attitude. To be successful in this role, you must be detail oriented, efficient, adaptable, and capable of multitasking. This position requires you to work in a team atmosphere as well as autonomously.

If you are looking for a fast paced work environment that is rewarding as well as supportive, offering a room for self-care and tools to tackle challenges, this is the position for you.

Must have a master's degree and applicable MO license (LMSW, LPC, PLPC, LCSW).

Why Saint Luke's?
  • Our leadership supports nurse engagement and allows their voices to be heard.
  • We value our nurses' knowledge, experience, and expertise to improve patient outcomes and quality care.
  • The opportunity to make an impact on their unit, hospital, health system, and the healthcare industry.
  • Saint Luke's offers competitive salaries and benefits packages to all of their employees, click here to find out more.
Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:
Less than 1 year

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Cert First Aid - Various, Mandt Certified - Various, Provisional License - Various

Master's Degree - Counseling

Job Details
Full Time

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The best place to get care. The best place to give care . Saint Luke's 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke's means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.

Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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By applying, a Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City account will be created for you. Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City's will apply.