Behavioral Health Therapist
Sentara Health•Virginia Beach, VA
•$55,120 - $88,650•Onsite
About The Position
The Behavioral Health Therapist assesses each assigned patient's social, psychological, cultural, environmental, and financial situation, along with disposition needs. The therapist collaborates with patients, families, healthcare team members, and community agencies to develop and implement plans addressing identified needs, evaluates the effectiveness of those plans, and initiates changes as needed. The anticipated schedule is 4 hours per week.
Requirements
- Master’s-level degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or a related field.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days of hire.
Nice To Haves
- For candidates with a master’s degree in Counseling, eligibility to register with the State as a resident in counseling is preferred.
- Certification in Addiction, Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), or Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is preferred.
- Prior related experience is preferred.
- Prior acute psychiatric, hospital, or inpatient psychiatric experience is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assess assigned patients’ social, psychological, cultural, environmental, and financial situations and disposition needs.
- Collaborate with patients, families, healthcare team members, and community agencies to develop and implement plans addressing identified needs.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of plans and initiate changes as needed.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid time off and sick leave
- Paid parental and family caregiver leave
- Emergency backup care
- Long-term and short-term disability and critical illness plans
- Life insurance
- 401(k)/403(b) with employer match
- Tuition assistance of $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student debt paydown up to $10,000
- Pet insurance
- Legal resources plan
- Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria are met
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Job Type
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