Mental Health Therapist II

Mental Health Therapist II

This requisition covers roles in both our Inpatient (Acute) and Partial Hospitalization Departments.

The CHKD Inpatient department provides round the clock mental health care. Patients stay overnight, for a specific period of time, often during a crisis or severe episode.

The CHKD Partial Hospitalization Program provides mental health support without the need for overnight stays. This allows our patients to receive intensive care, while maintaining some normalcy in their lives.

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Mental Health Therapist II (LCSW or LPC) is responsible for conducting mental health assessments and providing mental health therapy to patients and their families. They assist in the coordination and direction of work flow for a designated mental health service line (MHSL) staff to facilitate safe and efficient work flow and practices. May function in an on-call capacity as necessary to meet the needs of the organization. Reports to the Mental Health Therapy Manager.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provision of Clinical Care

• Conducts clinical psychiatric evaluation to include eliciting for mental health symptoms, chronic illness, trauma, disability, as well as the primary support group, educational system, social environment, legal system, and other psychosocial and environmental problems.
• Evaluates children and adolescents to risk for harm to self or others and triggers to such.
• Develops a clinical treatment plan to address diagnoses and symptoms identified.
• Provides evidenced based therapies to children with mental health diagnoses and, potentially, co-occurring acute or chronic illness, trauma, or disability using individual, family, and group modalities.
• Submits psychiatric evaluation, progress notes and treatment plan based on established guidelines to meet regulatory and reimbursement requirements.
• Provides tele-health therapy services when requested by the patient / family.

Integration of Clinical Care

Supervisory Responsibility

Other

LICENSES AND / OR CERTIFICATIONS

Current Virginia Clinical license.

Certification in any of the below evidenced-based modalities preferred, advanced training in modalities also considered : Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Based Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

Supervisory Certification from the Virginia Board of Counseling or obtained within 6 months.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Graduate of an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Mental Health or related field.

At minimum, five to seven years post-license experience with children and adolescents

Experience with implementing evidence-based treatments with children and families.

Exceptional interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills necessary.

Ability to work as a multidisciplinary team member.

Increased Security Clearance may be Required : FBI fingerprinting, criminal background check, and Child Protective Services registry search.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature and the like. Frequent exposure to communicable disease and moderately adverse working conditions due to performance of certain patient care activities.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

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