BH Outpatient Therapist- BHP

Nationwide Children's Hospital; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Children’s Hospital is seeking a pediatric behavioral health clinician to provide clinical assessment, treatment, case management, and crisis intervention across settings. The role emphasizes collaboration with families and multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care.

The position requires a Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, or MFT and Ohio licensure, with preference for independent licensure.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy is required.
• Appropriate Ohio licensure is required, independent license preferred.
• Experience providing pediatric behavioral healthcare is required.

Responsibilities

• Accurately assesses and documents client problems, history, symptoms, and diagnosis.
• Develops specific, measurable treatment goals and objectives.
• Implements empirically supported interventions aligned with program expectations.
• Coordinates client care with other providers and community resources.
• Completes clinical charting and related paperwork per policy.
• Keeps knowledge current in pediatric psychopharmacology and collaborates with the team psychiatrist.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

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

Job description

Job Description Summary: Provides clinical assessment, behavioral health treatment, case management, care coordination, and crisis intervention for children, adolescents and their families across all professional and clinical settings.

Overview

Job Description Summary: Provides clinical assessment, behavioral health treatment, case management, care coordination, and crisis intervention for children, adolescents and their families across all professional and clinical settings.

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Accurately assesses and documents client presenting problems, history, symptomology, mental status, and diagnosis. Prescribes initial interventions in a timely manner.
• Assists in developing specific, realistic, and measurable treatment goals and objectives.
• Employs strategies of intervention that are consistent with empirically supported treatments and consistent with program expectations.
• Coordinates client care with other service providers and community resources to assure continuity of care.
• Completes clinical charting and other related administrative paperwork in accordance with policy standards.
• Remains current in general knowledge of psychopharmacology in pediatric behavioral healthcare and collaborates consistently with team psychiatrist.

Education Requirement

Master's Degree from an accredited university or professional school of Counseling, Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy, required.

Licensure Requirement

• Appropriate Ohio licensure, required. Must remain current in required licensure and clinical or other training as required.
• Independent license, preferred.
• Intern-to-Hire Provision: Internal or organizational interns who have completed their academic program may be hired while awaiting full licensure, provided they hold a valid Ohio Board Trainee Registration. Candidates must be operating within the initial 60-day post‑graduation window or an approved trainee extension (up to 6 months maximum).

Certifications

(not specified)

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive relationships with patients, families, peers, and community representatives.

Experience

Experience providing and managing culturally appropriate and trauma-informed behavioral healthcare to children, adolescent and families, required.

Physical Requirements

OCCASIONALLY: Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Loud Noises, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Working Outdoors
FREQUENTLY: Flexing/extending of neck, Sitting, Standing, Walking
CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing - Far/near

Additional Physical Requirements Performed But Not Listed Above

Talking on phone/in person Constantly (67-100%)

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"