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Posted: 18-Sep-23
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 233602
Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University Hospital has 1,048 licensed inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 65 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; a separate hospital outpatient surgical department with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. For 2021-2022, U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke University Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties: cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology & neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology. Duke University Hospital is also ranked first in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area.
In addition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and outpatient surgery centers.
Position Summary
The Duke Cancer Patient Support Program offers medical family therapy to individuals, couples and families to help them manage the emotional impact of the cancer on their lives and relationships. This Medical Family Therapist role will support adult cancer patients and their loved ones who are receiving cancer care. This role will also lead 1-2 virtual Cancer Support groups for patients and caregivers that are held monthly in the evenings. This position will be based at the Duke Cancer Center in Durham, NC. This position is a hybrid role, working ~2-3 days per week onsite and ~2 days per week remote.
Work Performed
Provide professional medical family therapy services, inpatient and/or outpatient, to patients and their families that are enrolled in care with a medical provider and/or medical team.
Formulate, develop, and implement treatment plans that comprise mental health, behavioral health, and physical health in combination. Provide one-on-one, couple, family, and group therapy
Develop individualized treatment plans for each patient and family.
Provide in-patient consultations to patients with acute psychological, behavioral, or medical concerns.
Meet individually with group patients who appear to have acute needs. Assess patients identified to have potential psychological or behavioral emergencies.
Consult with colleagues and/or Risk Management, as necessary for acute or emergency cases.
Possess knowledge of psychopharmacology and pharmacology relevant to the target clinical population and the biopsychosocial effects of these medications and adjusts care accordingly or provides consultation to medical team.
Understands common biological and mental/behavioral comorbidities of various health conditions with consideration of cultural and spiritual beliefs and practices, and adjusts care accordingly or provides consultation to medical team.
Provide consultative services to health care team members on behavioral health.
Supervises medical family therapy interns (graduate students) in their clinical practice and development of their clinical knowledge and skills.
Provide guidance and coaching to staff members working with clients as needed.
Facilitate problem solving between providers, staff, and/or clients.
Design, implement, and deliver medical family therapy-based group therapy sessions for patients and families.
Provide education to patients and families related to biopsychosocial issues that impact medical care.
Contributes to knowledge base regarding current empirical trends and current policies relevant to interdisciplinary collaboration and behavioral health care.
Conduct lectures and participates in community outreach activities.
Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
Maintain detailed medical records for every patient/family contact, session, or clinical phone call.
Provide appropriate referrals to outside mental health services, as indicated or requested.
Provide patients with information about support groups and/or additional educational resources, as indicated or requested.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Work requires a Master's degree in Psychology, Counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy.
Experience
None required beyond education/training requirement.
Degrees, Licensures, Certifications
Licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) by the NC Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Board. Or Licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (LMFTA) by the NC Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Board.
Preferred qualifications - AAMFT Approved Supervisor Designation
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