Behavioral Health Therapist, Per Diem Day Shift, Inpatient Behavioral Health

Adventist HealthCare•Rockville, MD

9d•Onsite

About The Position

AHC SGMC Behavioral Health If you are a current Adventist HealthCare employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account. Shady Grove Medical Center - Behavioral Health is seeking an experienced Behavioral Health Therapist for our Behavioral Health Department who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. As the Behavioral Health Therapist, you will: • Initiates and implements complete, comprehensive psychosocial assessments • Provides individual, group, and family therapies to clients and their families • Participates in and interdisciplinary treatment team to propose and develop strategies and interventions that would promote excellent therapeutic outcomes • Assesses and intervenes in cases of suspected/disclosed child/adult neglect/abuse issues Documents services provided and disseminates information/reports to community referral sources and agencies, i.e., DJJ, DSS, HHS, APS, CPS, LCC • Coordinates with the interdisciplinary team, referral sources, and community resources aftercare and supportive services to ensure a successful discharge planning process. Promotes positive patient-family-community relations • Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to diffuse psychotic and/or behavioral crises to ensure client, unit, and staff safety and stability • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Master’s degree in social work /counseling or equivalent master’s degree in a recognized health field
1 year experience preferred
Current licensure as LGSW/LMSW/LGPC in the State of Maryland or equivalent licensure

Responsibilities

Initiates and implements complete, comprehensive psychosocial assessments
Provides individual, group, and family therapies to clients and their families
Participates in and interdisciplinary treatment team to propose and develop strategies and interventions that would promote excellent therapeutic outcomes
Assesses and intervenes in cases of suspected/disclosed child/adult neglect/abuse issues Documents services provided and disseminates information/reports to community referral sources and agencies, i.e., DJJ, DSS, HHS, APS, CPS, LCC
Coordinates with the interdisciplinary team, referral sources, and community resources aftercare and supportive services to ensure a successful discharge planning process.
Promotes positive patient-family-community relations
Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to diffuse psychotic and/or behavioral crises to ensure client, unit, and staff safety and stability
Other duties as assigned