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Job Description​

The Opportunity:

Crittenton Children's Center is the Kansas City area's premier provider of psychiatric care for children, adolescents and their families. It is located on a picturesque, 96 acre campus in south Kansas City (near Longview Lake) providing serenity, beauty and privacy to assist with the healing process.

**Shift:** PRN - Monday – Friday daytime, onsite with no remote work option. Needs vary as far as days but we do have a minimum of 4 shifts worked per month.

For more than 120 years we've cared for the emotional health of Kansas City's children and families. Today we offer one of the area's most comprehensive behavioral health care programs. And we are backed by the complete resources of Saint Luke's Health System.

We are currently seeking a PRN Hospital Therapist whose primary roles include

+ Assists the Intake Director in the planning coordination and evaluation of all the daily activities of the Intake Department which includes triage of emergency and non emergency calls verifying or coordinating the verification of all funding eligibility and benefits and conducting intake assessments.

+ Conducting clinical interview and recommending to patients and family levels of care consistent with the treatment needs

+ Functions as the therapist for patients and families with the psychiatrist as clinical team leader and will provide for additional work functions in the area of Utilization Management.

+ Provides individual group and family therapy as well as case management services.

+ Recommends and implements general therapeutic interventions both for individual clients and for overall program development

+ This position will require the skills necessary to develop communication systems that triage workloads on a daily basis

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?

We believe in creating a collaborative environment, while looking for innovative ways to improve. We offer competitive salaries and benefits packages to all eligible employees:

+ Medical health plans

+ Continuing Education Assistance and Tuition reimbursement

+ Leave of Absence, PTO, Extended Sick Leave, and various Welfare plans

+ Retirement contributions

+ Employee Assistance Program

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

Less than 1 year

Master's Degree - Clinical Mental Health

Job Details

PRN

Swing (United States of America)

_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.