Behavioral Health Therapist Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Behavioral Health Therapist to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Provide referrals to other services, both professional and non-professional, in the community when needed;
- Provides in the moment consultation with health center staff and other treatment team members on behavioral health needs of patients;
- Encourages and facilitates same day visits as referred by medical providers or other members of the healthcare team;
- Communicates with clinicians through charting and brief verbal consultations, when necessary;
- Provides formal and informal education and training for health center staff on behavioral health conditions and their impact on whole health;
- Completes timely documentation in accordance with all applicable legal and ethical guidelines, and consistent with PPNCSNJ protocols;
- Participates with Telehealth services;
- Evaluates charts/histories to determine if intervention is necessary, and evaluate clients upon clinician request;
- Provides trauma-informed evidenced based intervention/therapies;
- Provides crisis intervention for behavioral health difficulties when necessary;
- Performs other duties as assigned;
- Performs discharge planning;
- Performs comprehensive diagnostic assessments of patient’s needs and psychosocial status;
- Provides direct clinical supervision to interns and assigned staff;
- Develops a comprehensive, individualized treatment plan and goals for the patient and provides psychotherapy, group, and family therapy if applicable.
Requirements:
- Master’s degree (MFT or MSW) or PhD. as a Clinical Psychologist required;
- Travel throughout the Affiliate’s service area as needed;
- Valid driver’s license. Reliable transportation to travel throughout the service area;
- Licensure (LCSW, LMFT, Licensed Psychologist) to practice in New Jersey;
- Course work or training in sexuality, women’s health and trauma;
- Fluency in Spanish strongly preferred;
- 2 years of experience working with patients with behavioral health needs. Counseling experience in a community based setting;
- Case Management experience required;
- Case Management Experience.