Behavioral Health Therapist

The University of Kansas Health System; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas Health System in Overland Park, KS seeks a Behavioral Health Therapist to provide individual, group, and family therapies. You will gather biopsychosocial histories and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop and monitor treatment plans.

The role includes documenting in the electronic health record, maintaining licensure, and supervising interns while advancing program goals.

Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited university in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
• 1 or more years of related experience.
• High School Graduate

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' problems by collecting and evaluating a detailed biopsychosocial history and consulting with the multidisciplinary team and patient/family throughout the hospitalization.
• Develop patient treatment plan by establishing treatment goals with patient/family and through consultation with the treatment team.
• Facilitates the implementation of the treatment plan using appropriate treatment methodologies.
• Schedule and completes individual, group, and/or family therapy daily and monitor progress toward goals.
• Ensure confidential documentation of events and clinical interactions in the electronic health record.
• Maintain relationships with sponsoring, advisory, and related service agencies.
• Provide clinical experience for interns by supervising and teaching, and evaluating progress.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Client engagement

Computer literacy

Education

Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy

High School Diploma

Job description

Position Summary / Career Interest

The Behavioral Health Therapist provides professional therapy services, including individual, group, and family therapies. This position collects and evaluates a patient's biopsychosocial history and consults with the multidisciplinary team and patient/family throughout the hospitalization. The Behavioral Health Therapist develops treatment plans and monitors patient's progress toward treatment goals.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Assesses patient’s problems by collecting and evaluating a detailed biopsychosocial history and consulting with the multidisciplinary team and patient/family throughout the hospitalization.
• Develops patient treatment plan by establishing treatment goals and objectives with the patent/family and through consultation with the multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Facilitates the implementation of the treatment plan utilizing appropriate treatment methodologies.
• Schedules and completes individual, group, and/or family therapy daily. Monitors the patient’s progress toward treatment goals.
• Assures quality service for patients by enforcing rules, regulations, and legal requirements with patients including timely, confidential documentation of significant events and clinical interactions in the electronic health record.
• Maintains health system credibility by establishing working relationships with sponsoring, advisory, and related service agencies.
• Promotes the health system by ensuring an understanding of program services available for patients; publicizes activities and accomplishments.
• Provides a clinical experience for interns by negotiating learning objectives; supervises practice and caseload management, teaching theory and its application; evaluates skills and personal and professional growth, ensuring identification with the profession.
• Maintains current licensure and practices within the scope of licensure.
• Acquires and maintains knowledge and competence related to the expectations of their position by participating in workshops, reviewing professional publications, and establishing personal networks.
• Accepts responsibility and accountability for achievement of optimal outcomes within their scope of practice.
• Follows policies, procedures and standards; adheres to a professional code of ethics. Assumes responsibility for the risk and safety issues associated with the position.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate
• Master's Degree Master's Degree from an accredited university in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy
• 1 or more years of related experience

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Psychologist (LP) - State Board of Behavioral Sciences
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist(LMFT) - State Board of Behavioral Sciences
• Licensed Masters Social Worker(LMSW) - State Board of Behavioral Sciences
• Licensed Professional Counselor(LPC) - State Board of Behavioral Sciences
• Master's level licensure with the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board as one of the following:
  Licensed Professional Counsel (LPC)
  Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
  Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
  Licensed Master's Level Psychologist (LMLP)

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Master's level Addiction licensure with the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
  Licensed Master's Addiction Counselor or Licensed Clinical Addiction Counsel (LMAC or LCAC)
• Clinical Licensure (LCPC, LSCSW, LCMFT, or LCP)

Required Language Skills

• Fluent English - Read, write and speak.

Knowledge Requirements

• Strong verbal and writing skills.
• Computer literate and high knowledge of various computer software programs.
• Ability to engage clients and families.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.

Location

Behavioral Health Services, Overland Park, Kansas, United States