Behavioral Health Therapist II (Hybrid)

UPMC Chautauqua is seeking a Full-Time Behavioral Health Therapist to join our team in our Dunkirk Outpatient Office. This position offers a hybrid schedule with 2-3 days per week remote work and the remaining days onsite.

Schedule

• Monday–Friday, with occasional nights
• Hybrid: 2–3 days remote, 2–3 days onsite

Sign-on Bonus

• $5,000 for a 1-year work commitment
• $7,000 for a 2-year work commitment
• $10,000 for a 3-year work commitment

Responsibilities

• Grow clinical skills by learning and implementing new treatment approaches on a regular basis.
• Assess changing needs of patients per guidelines for outpatient, partial hospitalization, community, and school-based programs; incorporate findings into treatment plans and reviews.
• Utilize relevant, evidence-based treatment approaches appropriate to the program.
• Mentor student interns.
• Conduct assessments of new patients using the identified format for documentation and clinical decisions regarding treatment, interventions, and referrals.
• Implement, improve, and adapt treatment concepts, models, and constructs for application in service delivery.
• Discuss need for additional services with the clinical team to determine appropriateness of recommendations.
• Refer patients to other levels of care, community-based self-help programs, or other community social/human services as needed.
• Review cases and/or groups periodically, as well as serious clinical patient condition changes, with supervisor and other clinical personnel.
• Document all assessments, treatment sessions, contacts, case management, and other work on behalf of patients according to guidelines.
• Independently manage administrative responsibilities associated with patient care with minimal supervision (e.g., caseload management, group census, and other administrative tasks).
• Maintain daily records of clinical productivity as instructed.
• Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement activities of the program.
• Engage in regulatory and licensure preparation activities on an ongoing basis with program leadership.
• Participate in regular treatment team meetings to discuss clinical cases, review and update patient treatment plans, monitor therapeutic progress, and initiate recommendations for referral and continuing care.
• Create treatment plans that include an effective continuum of therapeutic, supportive, and other services for patients with a variety of needs.
• Provide individual and group therapy to patients in home, school, and community settings; engage families in assessment and treatment processes when indicated.
• Provide education to patients on recovery as appropriate.
• Complete clinical documentation on the same day of service delivery and provide clinical information to patient access representatives and insurance providers to ensure authorization for services.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, education in school counseling, or related field required; CASAC also accepted.
• 2 years of clinical experience diagnosing and treating behavioral and psychiatric conditions required.
• Knowledge of psychiatric evaluation and assessment processes, as well as application of the current DSM version, required.
• Experience and willingness to work with children required.

Qualifications

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
• Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT)
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
• Clinical Social Worker (CSW)