Behavioral Health Therapist

Modern Machining Solutions; Gratiot (OH); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Job summary

Not disclosed organization in Gratiot, OH is seeking a Behavioral Health Therapist to join a multidisciplinary team and provide therapy assessments and both group and individual sessions across inpatient, outpatient, and residential settings.

The role requires a relevant license and a bachelor’s degree in mental health, with strong DSM-V knowledge and excellent written and verbal communication skills. A full benefits package is offered along with variable shifts and weekend coverage as needed.

Qualifications

• License, registration, and/or certification appropriate to the field.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in mental health field such as art, recreation, counseling (P.C., P.C.C.), Social Work (LSW, LISW) or music therapy (MTA).
• Knowledge of DSM-V diagnosis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to work with multidisciplinary team members.

Responsibilities

• Conducts therapy assessments and group and individual therapy with inpatient psychiatric adult, child, and adolescent patients.
• Completes documentation accurately, competently, and within specified time frames.
• Cross train as appropriate to credentials, licensure, scope of practice and department need.
• Completes assessments to determine patient strengths and needs.
• Active and competent participation in team meetings, maintaining patient focus.
• Delegates tasks to Mental Health Technicians as necessary.
• Completes daily patient therapy schedule in a timely and competent manner.
• Meets department productivity expectations.
• Works in Outpatient Behavioral Health providing group therapy as needed.
• Conducts group therapies with a broad range of psychiatric diagnoses, ages, and developmental functioning.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary medical model treatment team.
• Provides behavioral health/substance use disorder groups and individual therapies with a multidisciplinary team.
• Opportunities to work with adult, geriatric, and adolescent clients in a growing behavioral health program setting.
• Inpatient, outpatient, and residential behavioral health settings.
• Crisis Prevention Intervention/Aggression Management training.

Skills

DSM-V knowledge

Written and verbal communication

Team collaboration

Patient-focused care

Education

Bachelor's degree in mental health field

Job description

TITLE: Behavioral Health Therapist

Location: Gratiot, OH

Now is your chance to join a Forbes magazine top 100 hospital where career growth and opportunity await you. They are committed to building healthcare teams whose care exceeds the expectations of their patients and community and are looking for quality talent who share the same values. They're nestled in a beautiful rural setting but close enough to the big city to enjoy that too! If that sounds like the change you are looking for, please read on...

What they're looking for:

• License, registration, and/or certification appropriate to the field. Minimum bachelors degree in mental health field such as; art, recreational, counseling (P.C., P.C.C.), Social Work (LSW, LISW) or music therapy (MTA).
• Skills necessary to provide mental health care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria appropriate for the age group served.
• Knowledge of DSM -V diagnosis.
• Must have excellent written and verbal skills to facilitate working with various multidisciplinary team members.

Hours and compensation potential:

• The position is full time. Day shift, evening shift, weekdays, rotating weekends and holidays.
• The range is $27.25hr(56K)-$37.53hr(77K) depends on years of experience.
• Full benefits package being offered.

What you'll be doing:

• Conducts therapy assessments and group and individual therapy with inpatient psychiatric adult, child, and adolescent patients.
• Completes documentation accurately, competently, and within specified time frames.
• Cross train as appropriate to credentials, licensure, scope of practice and department need.
• Completes assessments to determine patient strengths and needs. Completes charges daily.
• Active and competent participation in various team meetings, remaining patient focused. Delegates tasks to the Mental Health Technicians as necessary.
• Completes daily patient therapy schedule in a timely and competent manner.
• Consistently meets established department productivity expectations.
• Works in Outpatient Behavioral Health providing group therapy, as needed
• Conducts group therapies with a broad range of psychiatric diagnoses, ages, and developmental functioning
• Participate in multi-disciplinary medical model treatment team.
• Therapists to provide behavioral health/ substance use disorder groups and individual therapies in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary treatment team.
• Opportunities to work with adult, geriatric, and adolescent clients within an innovative and growing behavioral health program setting.
• Inpatient, outpatient, and residential behavioral health settings.
• Crisis Prevention Intervention/ Aggression Management System training.
• Workplace safety with onsite Public Safety along with our Real Time Locating System (RTLS).
• Full continuum of mental health services provided.
• Autonomy in developing therapeutic interventions to meet patient needs.

Additional info:

• Position will report to the Director and will work with a great team.
• If you're a passionate Behavioral Health Therapist and seeking a rewarding career in a collaborative healthcare setting, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for.
• Join us in east central Ohio, and become part of our exceptional team dedicated to delivering high-quality care to our community.