Behavioral Health Therapist - Chartiers Valley Primary School - Full Time

Allegheny Health Network; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Behavioral Health Therapist to provide essential counseling services in a dynamic school environment. This full-time role involves working with diverse age groups, ensuring effective triage and referrals, and maintaining comprehensive clinical records. The ideal candidate will possess a master's degree in a relevant field and a passion for improving mental health outcomes. Join a team committed to making a difference in the community, where your expertise will be valued and impactful.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree and 3-5 years of experience in related field required.
• PA State LCSW, LPC, or Psychologist licensure is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Provides counseling services to children, adolescents, adults, and elderly clients.
• Coordinates referrals and maintains clinical records for client management.

Skills

Counseling

Triage

Referral Services

Clinical Record Keeping

Psychiatric Assessment

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or related field

Ph.D. in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or related field

Job description

Behavioral Health Therapist - Chartiers Valley Primary School - Full Time

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Company

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Job Description

GENERAL OVERVIEW

Provides triage, referral, and counseling services for clients according to legal and administrative policies and procedures with documentation of service goals and client response. Contributes to Counseling Center policies and procedures and marketing and planning strategies. Works independently with minimum supervision. Provides counseling and consultation to inpatients at Jefferson Regional Medical Center Psychiatric and Medical Services.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provides counseling services in individual, marital and family modalities to improve or maintain ability to function effectively in necessary family, vocational and community roles. Services are provided to children, adolescents, adults, and elderly clients by staff appropriately trained to provide services to the specific age groups. Based on program needs these services could be provided at the outpatient or inpatient units. Outpatient services could be provided at counseling center locations including the IOP.
• Provides triage for outpatient clients to recommend appropriate treatment setting. Expedites referral to appropriate inpatient, rehabilitation, intensive outpatient or community agencies, or resources to provide/establish appropriate care.
• Initiates and maintains current clinical records to document service and client response or non-compliance. Prepares reports of service for insurance and referral agencies for service approval. Develops written treatment plan to identify treatment goals.
• Coordinates/recommends referrals to treatment Team for psychiatric and psychological assessment to ensure necessary service components.
• Provides on call contact with clients as assigned to assess urgency of client need and recommend appropriate management. Provides on call coverage to caseload and for staff coverage to assess need as contacted.
• Provides input for development of Counseling Center programs, policies, and procedures to ensure currency and appropriateness of same.
• Acts as inter and intra system liaison and resource person to provide continuity of care and educational assistance as required. Participates in planning/marketing strategy to ensure referral sources.
• Participates in peer utilization and/or review and assists in coordination of related quality assurance efforts to improve provision of service. Updates clinical expertise to ensure treatment skills are current.
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or related field.
• 3 to 5 years of prior job-related work experience
• PA State LCSW, LPC, or Psychologist licensure
• CPR – American Heart Association
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
  
  

Preferred

• Ph.D. in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or related field.
  
  

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

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