Behavioral Health Therapist/Counselor (Outpatient)

Purpose of the Position

The purpose of the Outpatient Behavioral Health Therapist/Counselor is to provide a range of psychological assessment, diagnostic, therapeutic, and/or case management services for individuals, couples, groups, and/or families, as appropriate to the specific expectations of the position.

Duty 1: Diagnose and Treat Mental Health Disorders

• Diagnoses and treats mental health disorders
• Prepares treatment plans, discharge plans, and follow-up care programs
• Provides therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency services as required

Duty 2: Provides Counseling, Therapy, and/or Psychotherapy

• Counsels, therapies, and/or psychotherapies to individuals and families as appropriate to the position
• Provides and/or arranges for therapeutic interventions as appropriate for patients or clients in a crisis condition and for those with serious disturbance problems

Duty 3: Collects Information and Evaluates Information

• Collects information about patients through interview, case history, psychological tests, and/or observational techniques
• Evaluates information to identify causes of problems and to determine proper therapeutic approach or referral to other specialists

Duty 4: Ongoing Assessment and Recommendations

• Conducts ongoing assessment of individual’s progress to determine reliability and validity of treatment used
• Makes recommendations regarding modification to services and service delivery as appropriate

Duty 5: Consultation and Referral

• Consults with other therapists and related professional and paraprofessional staff, as appropriate, in the performance of therapeutic and/or casework
• Refers clients to appropriate service agencies as required

Duty 6: Participation in Clinical Issues and Policies

• Participates in the review of clinical issues and program policies and procedures
• Participates, leads, and/or coordinates training sessions and workshops to enhance treatment skills

Duty 7: Compliance with Safety Protocols and Confidentiality

• Follows all safety protocols
• Maintains client confidentiality

Required Qualifications

• Current license in the State of Ohio as LISW, LPCC or LMFT
• Ability to work remotely
• Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills required
• Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on his/her assigned unit/department/BVMP location
• Knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and ability to assess data reflective of the patient status
• Ability to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to their age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the area’s policies and procedures
• Ability to manage time and prioritize tasks
• Ability to use the computer for documentation in the electronic medical record and demonstrate the ability to document in a timely manner

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years working in behavioral health setting or position working with behavioral health needs

Physical Demands

• Requires a full range of body motion with intermittent walking, lifting, bending, squatting, kneeling, twisting and standing
• Individual must be able to lift twenty to fifty pounds and reach work above the shoulders
• Individual must have good eye-hand coordination and fine finger dexterity for simple grasping tasks
• Individual must have excellent verbal communication skills to perform daily tasks
• Individual must have corrected vision and hearing in the normal range
• Individual must be able to operate a motor vehicle for business travel and community involvement
• This position is classified “at risk” for possible occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.)