Urgent Care Therapist On-Site

Job Description

Job Description

About the Role:

Arundel Lodge, Inc. is a dedicated behavioral health agency committed to improving the lives of children, adults, and families affected by mental health and substance use disorders. Our Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center, located on the campus of Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, provides short-term urgent care for individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges. We are thrilled to introduce the state-funded Rapid Access for Youth (RAY) Team, which focuses on connecting local students and their families to appropriate behavioral health services.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or a related field.
• Current Maryland licensure LCPC or LCSW-C preferred. LGPC or LMSW welcome to apply
• Experience in a clinical setting, particularly in urgent care or crisis intervention.
• Work with diverse populations, providing collaborative care across various demographics and age groups.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work with diverse populations, providing collaborative care across various demographics and age groups.
• Provide crisis intervention and de-escalation services.
• Deliver psychotherapy and care coordination services.
• Independently assess and treat clients in crisis with a person-centered and compassionate approach.
• The individual should be flexible to work morning shifts (9a-5p) and evening shifts (1p-9m). 
• We are potentially looking to provide weekend hours in the near future (9a-1p). So some future flexibility will be needed.

 

Communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders, adapting to changing circumstances and crisis environments.

Assess and treat clients and families with a range of behavioral health conditions and needs.

Provide individual, family, and group therapy as required.

Collect and analyze data, notifying the treatment team of any potential risk issues.

Complete accurate and timely utilization reviews and documentation for authorizations.

Monitor after-hours cell phone coverage on a rotating basis (one week every 12-14 weeks).

Master's Degree in Social Work or Counseling and Maryland licensure 

( LCSW-C or LCPC ).

 

• A minimum of two years of experience in a behavioral health treatment setting, implementing psychotherapeutic and crisis intervention services is required.

 

Care coordination experience is preferred.