Mental Health Therapist - Outpatient

About the role

Full-time Outpatient Therapist, Monday‑Friday normal business hours. Haven Behavioral Hospital of Philadelphia is a 42‑bed acute‑care Joint Commission Accredited psychiatric hospital offering a full continuum of care for older adults with mental health issues. The hospital partners with individuals, families, and communities to improve lives through high‑quality specialty behavioral health services.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical services including assessments, interventions, treatment planning, discharge planning, and individual, family, and/or group therapy.
• Facilitate inpatient support when required.
• Plan and conduct group therapy as assigned by the Director of Intensive Outpatient Program or per physician order.
• Conduct, assess, and interpret Comprehensive Integrated Assessments.
• Review multidisciplinary assessments and compile a Multidisciplinary Treatment Plan under physician supervision.
• Perform case management and discharge planning as assigned.
• Attend multidisciplinary treatment team meetings, provide patient updates, and integrate reports into a treatment‑integration summary.
• Deliver services ethically, respecting patient dignity and satisfaction.
• Assess and interpret patient response to treatment in age/disability/culturally sensitive manner.
• Identify safety, psychosocial, mobility, and equipment needs; communicate appropriately with patients and families.
• Conduct treatment and discharge planning according to age/disability/cultural needs, involving patient support systems as appropriate.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Clinical Social Worker (CSW), LMSW, LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LPC‑A (TX only), or Psychologist.
• 0 to 1 year post‑graduate experience in clinical practice.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to age‑, disability‑, and cultural‑related needs of patients.
• Knowledge of growth and development principles relevant to the patient population.
• Ability to assess and interpret patient data to identify needs and provide appropriate care, including age‑, disability‑, and cultural‑sensitive care for adolescent, chronically mentally ill, adult, geriatric, chemically dependent, and dually diagnosed populations.
• In‑depth knowledge of mental illness, chemical dependency, and accompanying family dynamics.
• Basic knowledge of chronic mental illness and in‑depth knowledge of clinical therapy modalities.
• Excellent communication and group/process skills related to age‑specific patient needs.
• Ability to demonstrate assessment, intervention, treatment, and discharge planning skills.
• Ability to pass the general age/disability post‑test.
• Versatile, flexible, able to perform in stressful situations; good time and organizational skills; capable of coordinating multi‑faceted workload.
• Ability to work with an array of mental/physical disabled persons.
• Successfully complete CPR certification and an Oceans‑approved behavioral de‑escalation program.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage (multiple plan options) – eligible first of the month after 30 days.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with discretionary company match.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Daily Pay.
• Paid Time Off.
• Competitive Market Compensation.
• Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability.
• Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.

Schedule

Full‑time, Monday‑Friday during normal business hours.