Behavioral Health Therapist I - CCP Cranberry North

UPMC•Cranberry Township, PA

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

The purpose of this job is to be part of a collaborative care team to provide behavioral health assessments and brief treatment in the primary care medical home. This level of service is equivalent to outpatient. The role involves screening and assessing patients for common behavioral health disorders, facilitating patient engagement and follow-up care, and systematically tracking treatment response. The therapist will provide brief evidenced-based interventions to patients and families, complete clinical documentation on the same day of service delivery, and review cases with a psychiatric consultant. The position requires collaboration with pediatricians as part of the collaborative care team and the ability to translate clinical skills to a telemedicine platform. The therapist will also manage and track a registry of patients, discuss the need for additional services with the clinical team, and refer patients to other levels of care if ongoing behavioral health therapy is needed. Additionally, the role involves managing and building relationships with pediatricians in multiple offices.

Requirements

Master's degree in psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Education in school counseling, or related field required. (Successfully completed the educational requirements as defined in practicing state's code)
One year of clinical experience preferred.
Knowledge of psychiatric evaluation and assessment process, as well as application of current version of the DSM preferred.
Experience in diagnosing and treating behavioral and psychiatric conditions preferred.
Passed the examination required by 49.11. relating to licensure examination
Must sign a license agreement and be actively working to obtain the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW), or Licensed Family Marriage Therapist (LMFT) within 30 months of hire.
Act 31, Act 33, Act 34, Act 73.

Nice To Haves

One year of clinical experience
Knowledge of psychiatric evaluation and assessment process, as well as application of current version of the DSM
Experience in diagnosing and treating behavioral and psychiatric conditions

Responsibilities

Screen and assess patients for common behavioral health disorders.
Facilitate patient engagement and follow-up care.
Systemically track treatment response and monitor patients (in person or via telemedicine) for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications.
Provides brief evidenced based intervention (behavioral activation, PMT, MI, Psycho-education, PST) to patients and families in the program and engages families in the assessment and treatment processes when indicated.
Completes clinical documentation on the same day of service delivery. Clinical documentation required for every clinical appointment (face to face or telemed), psychiatric consultation, and telephone contact.
Reviews cases with psychiatric consultant and attends required supervision (individual, group, peer) at least once per week.
Assesses changing needs of patients per guidelines of the collaborative care model, and incorporates these into treatment plan and treatment plan review.
Under direct supervision, conducts assessments of new patients using the identified format for documentation and clinical decisions regarding treatment, interventions and referrals, as instructed.
Implements, improves, and adapts concepts, models, and constructs of treatment for application in service delivery to patients.
Manages and tracks a registry of patients with clinical data and demonstrates an understanding of when patients need additional services.
Discusses need for additional services with the clinical team to determine appropriateness of recommendations.
Refers patients to other levels of care if on-going behavioral health therapy is needed.
Collaborates directly with pediatrician as part of collaborative care team.
Able to translate clinical skills to a telemedicine platform.
Able to manage and build relationships with pediatricians in multiple offices.