Behavioral Health Therapist

About the Role

Join the Sanford Team as a Behavioral Health Therapist with Roger Maris Cancer Center! This unique opportunity allows you to make a meaningful impact by supporting cancer patients and their families throughout their care journey. As part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team, you'll provide integrated behavioral health services in a premier regional cancer center while developing specialized expertise in oncology-focused mental health care. If you're looking for purpose-driven work, strong team support, and the chance to enhance patients' overall well-being, we'd love to connect with you.

Job Summary

The Behavioral Health Therapist requires a broad and thorough understanding of human behavior, theories of counseling, and psychopathology. May work with a wide range of patient populations and presenting issues, requiring a foundation in a variety of treatment modalities. This role has total independence and responsibility for patient well-being.

Responsibilities

• Provides diagnostic assessment, onsite crisis assessment and intervention, and determines need for ongoing care according to level of clinical ability, medical, and psychosocial complexity.
• Develops treatment plans and implements treatment interventions specific to patient needs.
• Continually assesses patient's progress and revises diagnosis(es), treatment plans, and interventions accordingly.
• Documents treatment sessions.
• Provides patient progress updates to interdisciplinary team, as needed.
• May educate patient support members about patient issues and interventions.
• May refer for additional clinical services or to specialists, as needed.
• Must stay current on emerging issues in the profession.

Setting-Specific Duties

The Behavioral Health Therapist may work in a variety of settings, with duties varying by setting:

• In a clinic setting (other than primary care): Conducts scheduled face-to-face therapy sessions designed to assess and improve patient's emotional, mental, and behavioral health.
• In a community setting: Provides treatment for patients with severe and persistent mental illness. This may include community-based interventions aimed at improving daily living skills, social skills, and self-regulation skills. Serves as a consultant for a multi-disciplinary team to ensure treatment interventions are implemented and that the patient is in compliance with treatment.
• In a residential setting: Provides treatment for patients requiring a higher level of care than outpatient therapy; however, do not meet the criteria for psychiatric inpatient treatment. Treatment occurs at the residential treatment facility and includes a broad range of duties: assessment and diagnosis, individual and group therapy, development, implementation, and evaluation of therapy programs, and consultation and coordination with a multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related Behavioral Health Sciences required; graduation from an accredited school preferred.
• License must be in good standing in states of practice.
• In North Dakota, must have one of the following: Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
• In Minnesota, must have one of the following: Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW).
• Credentialing through the Allied Health Staff of the organization where you will be working will be required.

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.

Pay & Schedule

• Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts
• Job Schedule: Full time
• Weekly Hours: 40.00
• Salary Range: $31.00 - $46.50
• Pay Info: Sign-On Bonus Available!

Location: Roger Maris Cancer Ctr, 820 4th St N, Fargo, ND 58102, USA