Senior Behavioral Health Therapist, Day Shift, Outpatient Wellness Clinic

AHC SGMC Behavioral Health If you are a current Adventist HealthCare employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account. Adventist HealthCare seeks to hire an experienced Senior Behavioral Health Therapist who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. Responsibilities Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide quality therapeutic care that is appropriate to the age, diagnoses, developmental state, and mental status of the clients that are assigned to their specific unit/department. Initiates and implements complete, comprehensive psychosocial assessments. Provides individual, group, and family therapies to clients and their families. Participates in an interdisciplinary treatment team to propose and develop strategies and interventions that would promote excellent therapeutic outcomes. Assists clients in their development of self‑respect, dignity, integrity, and self‑actualization through a multitude of traditional and adjunctive therapeutic services. Documents services provided and disseminates information/reports to community referral sources and agencies, i.e., DJS, DSS, HHS, APS, CPS, LCC, etc. Co‑ordinates with the interdisciplinary team, referral sources, and community resources aftercare and supportive services to ensure a successful discharge planning process. Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to diffuse psychotic and/or behavioral crises to ensure client, unit, and staff safety and stability. Assesses and intervenes in cases of suspected/disclosed child/adult neglect/abuse issues. Promotes positive patient‑family‑community relations. Supervises interns’ psychotherapeutic treatment of patients and their families including individual therapy, parent collateral work, family therapy, couples therapy, and group therapy. Monitors progress of patients in treatment and formally reviews treatment plan and goals regularly. Supervises interns’ consultation with other professionals working with the client to assure coordinated and comprehensive service delivery. Supervises interns’ documentation, including maintenance of charts in a complete, timely and legible form, including parent information forms, consent forms, data collection forms, progress notes, and treatment plans and goals as required by state DHMH. Qualifications Excellent written and verbal skills. Excellent skills in maintaining information as highly confidential. Excellent capabilities in supporting and overseeing interns’ clinical decisions regarding diagnosis and treatment. Skilled in clinical documentation review and quality assurance measures. Multidisciplinary consultation and teaming is essential. Knowledge of psychological disorders & abnormal psychology related to adolescents and adults. Exceptional conflict resolution, crisis management, and time management skills. Excellent interpersonal relationship skills. Excellent problem‑solving, critical thinking, and creativity skills. Excellent public relations and customer service skills. Ability to concentrate on work amid distractions such as noise, conversations, and foot traffic. Flexibility in work hours to meet patient and organization operating needs. Ability to consistently meet deadlines regardless of caseload. Ability to maintain self‑control in volatile/hostile situations, e.g., when being verbally and/or physically confronted by a client or family member. Ability to set therapeutic limits and maintain therapeutic distance with clients. Ability to maintain therapeutic boundaries with clients during treatment and following discharge. Ability to address and prioritize multiple task demands within established time frames. Ability to use PC (Windows, E‑Mail, Internet), telephone, Xerox machine, television, and VCR. Requires full licensure, e.g., LCSW‑C, LCPC, LCMFT or equivalent. Work Schedule Outpatient Wellness Clinic Hours of Operation: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Monday – Thursday 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Friday Pay Range $66,913.60 – 100,360.00 Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as United States of America (Exempt). Benefits Work‑life balance through non‑rotating shifts. Recognition and rewards for professional expertise. Free employee parking. Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on date of hire. Employer‑paid short‑ and long‑term disability, basic life insurance and AD&D, (short‑term disability buy‑up available). Paid time off. Employer retirement contribution and match after 1‑year of eligible employment with a 3‑year vesting period. Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long‑term care, and critical illness & accident insurance. Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers. Tuition reimbursement. Employee assistance program (EAP) support. COVID‑19 Vaccination Adventist HealthCare strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID‑19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination. Tobacco and Drug Statement Tobacco use is a well‑recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use. While some jurisdictions, including Maryland, permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes, marijuana continues to be classified as an illegal drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. As a result, medical marijuana use will not be accepted as a valid explanation for a positive drug test result. Adventist HealthCare will withdraw offers of employment to applicants who test positive for cotinine (nicotine) and marijuana. Those testing positive are given the opportunity to re‑apply in 90 days, if they can truthfully attest that they have not used any nicotine products in the past ninety (90) days and successfully pass follow‑up testing. Equal Employment Opportunity Adventist HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to attracting, engaging, and developing the best people to cultivate our mission‑centric culture. Our goal is to have a welcoming, equitable, and safe place to work and grow for all employees, no matter their background. AHC does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Adventist HealthCare will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Adventist HealthCare is a religious organization as defined under applicable law; however, it will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants’ religious beliefs. Applicants who wish to request accommodations for disabilities or religious belief should contact the Support Center HR Office. #J-18808-Ljbffr Dormont Manufacturing Co