Behavioral Health Clinician IOP - LCSW, LPC or LMFT

Texas Children's Hospital • Bellaire, TX

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About The Position

Texas Children’s is seeking a Behavioral Health Clinician for its Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), which serves adolescents ages 12–17 of all genders. The clinician will work with a collaborative, multidisciplinary team to provide patient-centered care, including group, individual, and family therapy, and support treatment planning and progress. The role develops, plans, and delivers evidence-based assessment and therapy services to youth and families, and provides social work services to help patients and families identify and make effective use of health care and community resources.

The clinician conducts developmentally appropriate assessments and counseling, develops individualized treatment plans, monitors symptoms and functioning, and coordinates care with other providers. The position also involves documenting services, protecting confidentiality, participating in provider conferences, responding to changes in patient and family needs, and pursuing professional development.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work or a related field.
• Current Texas licensure as an LCSW, LPC, or LMFT through the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (TBHEC).
• Two years of licensed social work, professional counseling, or marriage and family therapist experience.

Nice To Haves

• Previous employment in health care, a health care specialization in schooling, or a health care fieldwork practicum.
• Experience with groups and family sessions.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based, developmentally appropriate screenings, assessments, and focused patient and family counseling or therapy while respecting self-determination and confidentiality.
• Conduct psychosocial screenings and assessments through interviews with patients and/or families regarding social, emotional, developmental, educational, vocational, environmental, financial, and health circumstances, as required for care and treatment or transition planning.
• Provide evidence-based individual, family, parent, and group psychotherapy to reduce mental illness symptoms and improve functioning across environments.
• Establish achievable treatment goals with patients.
• Track patient progress through ongoing symptom and functional assessments, use reliable and valid measures when available, and adjust treatment plans based on findings.
• Create and manage individualized and/or family treatment plans addressing patients’ mental health needs.
• Complete therapy notes for individual and family sessions and service summaries when needed.
• Help maintain the privacy and confidentiality of therapy records.
• Comply with licensing board and Texas Children’s compliance and risk management expectations concerning informed consent, confidentiality, and documentation.
• Coordinate care with other mental health providers to ensure selected treatments fit patients’ diagnoses, symptoms, developmental levels, and functioning across environments.
• Participate in provider conferences to identify and respond to psychosocial needs and provide information relevant to Plans of Care.
• Assess and follow up on provider recommendations concerning changes in patient or family status and needs, as appropriate.
• Develop, implement, and/or update comprehensive pediatric or adult women’s social work care plans.
• Facilitate patient and family use of community resources.
• Pursue professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level