Behavioral Health Community Based Therapist 1

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Accurately assesses and documents client presenting problems, history, symptomology, mental status, and diagnosis.
• Prescribes initial interventions in a timely manner.
• Employs strategies of intervention that are consistent with empirically supported treatments and consistent with program expectations.
• Remains current in general knowledge of psychopharmacology in pediatric behavioral healthcare and collaborates consistently with team psychiatrist.
• Collaborates with other service providers and community resources to assure continuity of care.
• Completes clinical charting and other related administrative paperwork in accordance with policy standards.

Education Requirement

A master's degree from an accredited university or professional school of Counseling, Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy, required.

Licensure Requirement

Appropriate Ohio licensure, required. Must remain current in required licensure and clinical or other training as required. Independent license, preferred.

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive relationships with patients, families, peers, and community representatives.
• Experience providing and managing culturally appropriate and trauma-informed behavioral healthcare to children, adolescent and families, required.

Physical Requirements

• OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Loud Noises, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel, Working Outdoors
• FREQUENTLY: Flexing/extending of neck, Sitting, Standing, Walking
• CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near