Behavioral Health Therapist

POSITION SUMMARY:

Consult, evaluate, diagnose, and provide primary mental health assessment and treatment using cognitive behavioral, interpersonal, eclectic, play, structural/strategic therapeutic, and/or other research and theoretically supported techniques. The mental Health Therapist may not provide medication management. May assess and determine the disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with medical staff policy regarding emergencies.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES-

• Complete screening, brief and comprehensive assessments, develop differential diagnoses, and formulate and implement treatment plans
• Assists in rendering diagnosis and developing individual treatment/service plans designed to prevent or alleviate personal or environmental problems of patients/clients.
• Provide therapeutic consultation to patients
• Obtain and document social, family, and psychological history
• Complete progress notes and a detailed summary upon completion of treatment for each patient
• Provide personal enhancement/ counseling
• Investigates, evaluates, and monitors individual cases.
• Utilize electronic health record to capture pertinent documentation
• Provide Behavioral Health consultation to primary care, medical, and other health center staff
• Triage and respond to center-based Behavioral Health crisis intervention and management
• Conduct child, youth, and/or adult individual, group, and family psychotherapy
• Provide behavioral management strategies and training for various chronic patient groups (e.g., diabetes compliance)
• Supervise graduate students and unlicensed professionals
• Provides crisis intervention and individual or group counseling to patients/clients and their families.
• Maintains accurate records of patient/client activities.
• Attends and participates in departmental meetings and professional conferences, as necessary.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by Chief Behavioral Health Officer; undertakes special projects and program efforts as requested

OTHER KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES-

• Ability to interact with cultural competence with medically underserved groups and communities
• Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Must be organized and demonstrate initiative, judgement, problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills
• Must possess effective, professional oral and written communication skills
• Must maintain an effective and positive professional working relationship with staff and patients
• Fast-paced inner-city medical office environment
• Occasional extended work hours with evening/week-end work
• Commitment to NSCHC faith-based mission to provide care for all who request it, without judgement.

QUALIFICATIONS (Required for Employment)

• Successful completion of a Master Degree or above from an accredited university in the field of Social Work, Professional Counseling, Marriage Family Therapy, or Psychology.
• Current active applicable professional licensure to practice as a mental Health Therapist in the State of Pennsylvania; LCSW preferred.
• Licensed, Master (LCSW, LPC/counselors) or Doctoral (Psychologists/counselors) level professionals required.
• Minimum two years of experience working with indigent, medically underserved, ethnic minority, and/or international communities. Language expertise preferred, but not required, in one or more languages/dialects served by the health center.
• Experience in addiction, trauma, grief, child and/or adolescent therapeutic services.
• Demonstrated Behavioral Health program coordination, clinical, research, and/or community project management experience.
• Evidence of current ability to perform privileges requested is required of all applicants for renewal of privileges
• Clearances 33,34, 73
• Successful completion of CCNV (Federal insurance credentialing)
• Proof of Covid-19 immunization
• Annual influenza vaccine