TOPS Clinician: Youth Therapy & Growth Specialist

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources; Gulfport (MS); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources in Gulfport, MS seeks a Clinician to deliver therapy to youth through the Transitional Outreach Program (TOPS). The role emphasizes building rapport, assessing and treating serious emotional disturbances and coordinating care within an integrated team.

Requirements include a master's degree in behavioral health and licensure or ability to obtain DMH certification within 60 days; driver’s license within 60 days; internship and experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in behavioral health required.
• Professional clinical licensure preferred or must be able to obtain DMH therapist certification within 60 days of hire.
• Must obtain a Class D commercial driver's license within 60 days of hire.
• Behavioral health internship required.
• Behavioral health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conducts universal screenings and ongoing therapy as well as making referrals based on screenings within integrated primary care, CPS, juvenile justice, and/or child advocacy settings.
• Develops treatment plans for each consumer and is able to make referrals to other programs as needed.
• Participates in team staffings and functions as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Provides clinical therapy services and emergency services to consumers and their families.
• Uses information obtained in clinical observations to suggest diagnosis and estimates severity of condition.

Skills

Therapy

Rapport building

Clinical assessment

Education

Master's degree in behavioral health

Job description

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources in Gulfport, MS seeks a Clinician to deliver therapy to youth through the Transitional Outreach Program (TOPS). The role emphasizes building rapport, assessing and treating serious emotional disturbances and coordinating care within an integrated team.

Requirements include a master's degree in behavioral health and licensure or ability to obtain DMH certification within 60 days; driver’s license within 60 days; internship and experience preferred.