Behavioral Health Outpatient Therapist – Children’s Rehab

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Job Title

Behavioral Health Outpatient Therapist – Children’s Rehab

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Childrens Hospital Rehabilitation

Department

Peds-Behavioral Hlth Main-Children's Institute

Job Code

T9991W

Shift

Day/Evening Rotation

Schedule

8:00am-4:00pm/11:00am-7:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

At Cleveland Clinic Children’s, our team brings expertise to each check-up, test and procedure to ensure every child receives the best possible care. When you join this family of caregivers, you will receive endless support and guidance as you find your place at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Behavioral Health Therapist in the Acute Care Center, you will work as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide outpatient assessments, short term therapy, safety planning, and care navigation for children and adolescents at risk for suicide, self-harm, or other mental health crises. This role also supports the Suicide Prevention Program, including Pediatric Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) located at Lutheran Hospital.

You will use specialized clinical knowledge and advanced skills in psychotherapy, clinical counseling, diagnostic interviewing, assessment, and treatment planning for patients ranging from age 5 through adulthood. Responsibilities include providing individual, group, and family therapy, with a clinical focus across a broad spectrum of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.

A caregiver in this position works primarily from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Children's Rehabilitation Hospital and provide coverage, as needed, at Lutheran Hospital which will require flexing hours to accommodate evening appointments.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Utilize specialized clinical knowledge and advanced clinical skills in psychotherapy, clinical counseling, diagnostic interviews, assessments and treatment plans to patients.  

• Provide individual, group, family and crisis counseling.  

• Utilize a clinical focus across the mental health spectrum, from anxiety and depression to bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.  

• Participate in the development and implementation of assessments based on interdisciplinary treatment plans.  

• Consult with team members, statutory/voluntary agencies and relatives to ensure compliance with the patient treatment plan.  

• Act as a liaison between patients, families, community support workers and facilities to obtain information and facilitate discharge planning.  

• Educate and provide resources to patients and families.  

• Supervise and/or train lower-level social workers, students or interns.  

• Process paperwork and complete clinical documentation.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling or a related field 

• Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Social Worker (LSW) with no record of substantiated ethics or patient abuse reports 

• Three years of experience in a behavioral health setting 

• Comprehensive knowledge of current psychotherapeutic techniques, theories and practices sufficient to evaluate, diagnose and counsel patients 

Physical Requirements:

• A high degree of manual dexterity to produce materials on PC; normal or corrected vision; extensive sitting and frequent walking; occasional lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

                       

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