Mental Health Therapist (Per Diem, Flexible Schedule)

Miami Children’s Hospital; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Miami Children’s Hospital seeks an experienced licensed mental health professional to provide behavioral therapy within the outpatient clinic. The role involves working with children, adolescents and families, offering evidence-based interventions and contributing to care continuity with external agencies.

The candidate will perform psychosocial evaluations, develop treatment plans, document progress notes, and participate in billing and records management.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in mental health field required.
• State of Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - active and in good standing.
• AHA BLS certification within 90 days of hire and CPI within 180 days of hire.
• 2–3 years of experience in individual, group and family therapy.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and provides behavioral therapy and healthcare services in outpatient clinic.
• Acts as liaison with outside agencies for continuity of care.
• Completes initial psychosocial evaluation including DSM-V diagnosis and treatment plan.
• Completes billing, documentation, and progress notes after each visit; ensures alignment with treatment goals.

Skills

Therapy experience

Pediatric focus

Education

Master’s degree in mental health field

Florida LMHC or LMFT license

Job description

Job Description

Description

*** Position requires flexible schedule: days and evenings, weekdays and/or weekends as needed to support ***

Job Summary

Oversees and provides behavioral individual and/or family therapy and healthcare services through the outpatient clinic.

Job Specific Duties

• Acts as liaison and maintains contacts with other outside agencies for continuity of care.
• Completes an initial psychosocial evaluation including a DSM-V diagnosis, clinical observations and recommendations in the form of a treatment plan.
• Completes billing, documentation, and progress notes immediately /after each visit. Ensures documentation is reflective of the patients' treatment goals and patients' response to therapy.
• Informs Chief Psychologist of patient care concerns.
• Provides evidence based psychological intervention and assessment to patient and families.
• Submits required information for billing immediately after service provided and maintains organized records easily accessed in case of discrepancies.
• Provides continuous supervision, observation of behavioral health patients, and adheres to non-violent crisis intervention strategies (CPI).

Qualifications

• Master's degree mental health field required.
• State of Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment.
• American Heart Association (AHA) BLS required within 90 days of hire- maintain active and in good standing throughout employment.
• CPI (Crisis Intervention Training) required within 180 days of hire – maintain active and in good standing throughout employment.
• At least 2-3 years of experience in individual, group and family therapy.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Master's degree in mental health field required.
• At least 1 year experience in individual, group and family therapy with a pediatric population preferred.
• Able to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients, families and co-workers.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Ability to interpret, adapt and react calmly under stressful conditions.
• Ability to problem solve to formulate a plan for treatment, education or nutrition and to evaluate patient’s response to the implementation of the plan.

Job

Primary Location

Department

INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM-2100-631000