What are the responsibilities and job description for the INTERN position at UHS?
The McDowell Center for Children is seeking talented and dynamic students for our Therapy Internship!
The therapy interns will work under the supervision of current professionals to gain hands-on expierence in real-life senarios. Each student is paired with an Therapist who will teach and advise them throughout the student's time at The McDowell Center for Children.
All McDowell Center for Children internships are unpaid at this time.
Therapy Interns may assist with the following essential job duties:
- The Therapist evaluates patients for behavioral health history and uses this information to document signs; symptoms; physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual implications; and treatment recommendations. The therapist may be asked to speak with other providers and insurance companies to share their observations and recommendations; as well as re-evaluate patients to determine progress at each level of care.
- The Therapist develops a plan of treatment; shares the recommendations with members of a multi-disciplinary team for feedback; implements feedback and then implements the treatment plan within the established time frame. The Therapist monitors the patient’s adherence to the plan and determines if short term goals are being met.
- The Therapist provides group therapy based on accomplishment of objectives identified in treatment plan. This may include individual and family therapy if ordered.
- The Therapist is responsible for coordinating care with referral sources and other providers, as well as treatment and discharge planning. Thorough documentation of assessments, evaluations, therapy notes, contacts made must be made accurately and timely.
- The Therapist has a professional duty to warn in cases of child and vulnerable adult protection.
- Students must currently be in their senior year of a master's program.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills; able to react quickly and calmly as part of a team to handle volatile and potentially emergency situations; make effective decisions while in stressful situations and circumstances; and after training, be able to manage disruptive and explosive patients; smoothly and rapidly shift between dissimilar tasks
- Communicate thoroughly and accurately in a professional manner both verbally and in writing. Exceptional interpersonal communication skills are expected.
- Successful interns demonstrate a pleasant, upbeat demeanor and a positive attitude.
- Able to use Microsoft Office products
Qualifications
Universal Health Services (UHS)
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $10.77 billion in 2018. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 87,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 327 behavioral health facilities, 40 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
McDowell Center for Children (a UHS facility):
McDowell Center is a 28-bed residential treatment facility located in Dyersburg, Tennessee, for adolescent males experiencing mental health, behavioral, and/or substance abuse issues. Our staff is made up of licensed therapists, psychiatrists, nurses, and technicians who offer 24-hour support for our patients. We provide young men with the skills they need to improve their thinking patterns, make healthier choices, and create new futures with improved outlooks and outcomes.
McDowell Center for Children also has an outpatient facility with a population of males and females ages 12-17.
https://mcdowellcenterforchildren.com/
