Clinical Therapist

Wheeling Hospital; Wheeling (WV); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Wheeling, West Virginia, is seeking a Clinical Therapist for full-time employment. The role involves providing social services to patients, collaborating in a treatment team setting, and delivering one-on-one psychotherapy. Candidates must possess a Master’s degree and relevant licensure, ideally with experience in behavioral health. This position offers a dynamic working environment and a commitment to high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Must have a Master’s Degree in a related field.
• Licensure in a mental health field is essential.
• Experience in behavioral health preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participates as an integral member of the treatment team.
• Provides direct psychotherapy services as needed.
• Assesses patient psychosocial needs and develops treatment plans.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Clinical practice

Critical thinking

Flexibility under stress

Education

Master’s Degree in a related field

Licensure (LCSW, LICSW, LPC, etc.)

Job description

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Provides Social Services to all patients and families. As a member of the treatment team(s) and the unit, is responsible for providing a broad range of treatment and rehabilitation activities for the population served.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a related field.
• Licensure in a related field:
  • LCSW or LICSW
  • LPC
  • Supervised-Psychologist or Licensed Psychologist
• West Virginia state criminal background check, and federal background check if applicable for DHHR regulated area.
• AVADE training required within 90 days of hire (level dependent on location).

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced certification preferred when applicable.

Experience

• Prior experience in behavioral health.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Participates as an integral professional member of an interdisciplinary treatment team led by a physician.
• Participates as clinical personnel in a treatment area and facilitates therapeutic milieu on the treatment unit, when applicable.
• Provides direct one‑on‑one age‑specific psychotherapy services to patients when requested via specific program requirements.
• Assists medical staff in determining appropriateness of services and receives referrals for intervention.
• Determines the developmental age and assists the treatment team in developing and implementing a treatment plan tailored to developmental needs and/or required intervention.
• Assesses psychosocial needs, including assessment for high‑risk indicators, and documents the acquisition of psychosocial history and assessment.
• Correlates all assembled data on the psychosocial history in a manner that is clinically pertinent to the individual patient.
• Performs continued‑care planning as developed with the treatment team from the first day of services.
• Provides group therapy as deemed appropriate.
• Acts as liaison for patients and their families to various community agencies, consultants, and services.
• Records and charts all patient contacts as required.
• Provides direct family therapy to patients and their families as directed by treatment planning and program requirements.
• Maintains appropriate certification, licensure and competency through supervision and/or training and successful completion of annual performance evaluations.
• Attends continuing education seminars and in‑services as necessary to maintain licensure, competency, and to meet hospital required educational standards.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit for long periods of time.

Working Environment

• Able to work in a variety of settings and possibly noisy environments.
• Work with difficult or challenging clients of various ages and demographics.

Skills and Abilities

• Possesses the interpersonal skills to positively and effectively communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
• Uses competent clinical practice and critical thinking skills to efficiently deliver patient care with all health care providers while maximizing efficient use of resources.
• Ability to be flexible in response to changes in work volume, staff and scheduling changes.
• Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.

Additional Job Description

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Shift: United States of America (Exempt)
• Company: WH Wheeling Hospital Inc.
• Cost Center: 326 WH Pediatrics Outpatient Psych
• Address: 58 16th, Wheeling, West Virginia

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Health Care Provider

Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

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