Clinical Therapist, Behavioral Health Clinic

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois; Crystal Lake (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health organization as a Clinical Therapist in Crystal Lake, Illinois. This full-time position involves providing direct patient services within a Behavioral Health Program. You'll play a vital role in supporting patients' mental health journeys and collaborating closely with medical professionals within a flexible work schedule. Our team is committed to delivering a high-quality care environment and offers extensive benefits including a comprehensive rewards package.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Competitive Compensation

Paid Time Off

Career Advancement Opportunities

Employee Wellbeing Programs

Qualifications

• Master's degree required in a relevant field.
• Must hold APSW, LPC-IT or LMFT-IT licenses.
• Experience in a behavioral health setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Investigates patient cases and collaborates with the psychiatrist.
• Helps patients adjust to treatment and manage discharge.
• Links patients with community resources.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Analytical Skills

Education

Master's degree in Behavioral Health

Job description

Clinical Therapist, Behavioral Health Clinic

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• Full-time, Schedule is flexible Monday-Friday based on clinic needs
  
  
  

Overview

• Crystal Lake, Illinois
• Full-time, Schedule is flexible Monday-Friday based on clinic needs
  
  
  

The Clinical Therapist position provides direct service to patients in a Behavioral Health Program area.

Responsibilities

• Investigates case situations and presents information to Psychiatrist and other members of health team, on patient's family and social background pertinent to diagnosis and treatment.
• Helps patients to respond constructively to treatment and assist in adjusting leading to and following discharge. Interprets psychiatric treatment to patient's family and helps to reduce fear and other attitudes obstructing acceptance of psychiatric care and continuation of treatment.
• Serves as link between patient, psychiatric agency, and community.
• Works directly in treatment relationship with patients, individually or in groups, in consultation with Psychiatrist and program coordinator. Refers patient or patient's family to other community resources
  
  
  

Culture of Excellence Behavior Expectations

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following behavior expectations:

Quality - Follows policies and procedures; adapts to and manages changes in the environment; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness giving attention to details; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Manages time and prioritizes effectively to achieve organizational goals.

Service - Responds promptly to requests for service and assistance; Follows the Mercyhealth Critical Moments of service; Meets commitments; Abides by MH confidentiality and security agreement; Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; and effectively communicates information to partners; Thinks system wide regarding processes and functions.

Partnering - Shows commitment to the Mission of Mercyhealth and Culture of Excellence through all words and actions; Exhibits objectivity and openness to other's views; Demonstrates a high level of participation and engagement in day-to-day work; Gives and welcomes feedback; Generates suggestions for improving work: Embraces teamwork, supports and encourages positive change while giving value to individuals.

Cost - Conserves organization resources; Understands fiscal responsibility; Works within approved budget; Develops and implements cost saving measures; contributes to profits and revenue.

Education And Experience

Master's degree in Behavioral Health field and appropriate level of field experience and coursework.

Certification/Licensure

APSW, LPC-IT, or LMFT-IT

TACT Level 2

CPR/BLS preferred

Benefits

Mercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to:

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options.
• Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.
• Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance.
• Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth.
• Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey.
• Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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