Behavioral Health Clinician IOP - LCSW, LPC or LMFT

Position: Behavioral Health Clinician IOP - LCSW, LPC or LMFT Talent Area: Category TBD Full/Part Time: Full time Department: Behavioral And Develop Science Shift: 8am-5pm Job ID: 424503 We’re searching for a Behavioral Health Clinician, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will develop, plan and deliver evidence-based assessment and therapy services to youth and families. Engages in social work services to assist patients and families in identifying and utilizing health care and community resources optimally. Think you’ve got what it takes? We are an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) supported by a collaborative, multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing high-quality, patient-centered care. We serve adolescents ages 12–17 of all genders. This role includes facilitating group therapy, providing individual and family therapy, and working closely with team members to support treatment planning and progress. Job Duties & Responsibilities Provides evidence-based and developmentally appropriate screenings/assessment, and focused patient/family counseling/therapy in accordance with the patients/families right to self-determination and principles of confidentiality. Provides psychosocial screenings/assessments by interviewing patients and/or their families for information about the patients’ social, emotional/psychological, developmental/educational/vocational, environmental, financial and health situations, within authorization periods, as required for patient care and/or treatment/transitional planning. Provides evidence based psychotherapy for individual, family, parent and groups to help patients/families reduce symptoms of mental illness and improve functioning across environments. Establishes achievable treatment goals with patients. Tracks patient progress via ongoing symptom and functional assessment, using reliable and valid measures where available, and adjusts treatment plan in accordance with findings. Creates and manages individualized and/or family treatment plans to address mental health needs of patient. Completes therapy notes for each individual/family therapy session(s) and/or summaries regarding services when needed. Assists in maintaining privacy and confidentiality of therapy records. Complies with all expectations set by licensing board and by TCH compliance/risk management regarding informed consent, confidentiality, and documentation of services provided. Coordinates care with other mental health providers to insure selected treatments match the patient’s current diagnosis, symptoms, developmental level, and functioning across environments. Actively participates in provider's conferences to identify and respond to the psychosocial needs of the patients/families and to provide psychosocial information pertinent to formulating Plans of Care. Assesses and follows up with provider's recommendations of changes in the patient/family status and/or needs, as appropriate. Develops, implements and/or updates comprehensive pediatric or adult women's social work care plans. Facilitates patient/family use of community resources. Pursues Professional Development. Skills & Requirements Master's Degree Social Work or related field required LCSW - Lic Clinical Social Worker by the Texas Behavioral Health Ex Council (TBHEC) Or LPC - Licensed Prof Counselor by the Texas Behavioral Health Ex Council (TBHEC) Or LMFT - Lic Marriage & Family Therapist by the Texas Behavioral Health Ex Council (TBHEC) required 2 years licensed social work, professional counseling or marriage/family therapist experience required Previous employment in health care, a health care specialization in schooling or a field work practicum in health care preferred Experience with groups and family sessions preferred. Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children’s without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved. #J-18808-Ljbffr Texas Children's Hospital