Behavioral Health Therapist

New Solutions•Zanesville, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing behavioral health and substance use disorder services within a full continuum of mental health care. The therapist will conduct therapy assessments, group, and individual therapy with inpatient psychiatric adult, child, and adolescent patients. Responsibilities include accurate and timely documentation, cross-training as needed, completing patient assessments to identify strengths and needs, and participating actively in team meetings. The position also involves delegating tasks to Mental Health Technicians and meeting department productivity expectations. The therapist will work in Outpatient Behavioral Health providing group therapy as needed, and participate in a multi-disciplinary medical model treatment team.

Requirements

License, registration, and/or certification appropriate to the field.
Minimum bachelors degree in mental health field such as; art, recreational, counseling (P.C., P.C.C.), Social Work (LSW, LISW) or music therapy (MTA).
Skills necessary to provide mental health care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria appropriate for the age group served.
Must have excellent written and verbal skills to facilitate working with various multidisciplinary team members.

Responsibilities

Conducts therapy assessments and group and individual therapy with inpatient psychiatric adult, child, and adolescent patients.
Completes documentation accurately, competently, and within specified time frames.
Cross train as appropriate to credentials, licensure, scope of practice and department need.
Completes assessments to determine patient strengths and needs.
Completes charges daily.
Active and competent participation in various team meetings, remaining patient focused.
Delegates tasks to the Mental Health Technicians as necessary.
Completes daily patient therapy schedule in a timely and competent manner.
Consistently meets established department productivity expectations.
Works in Outpatient Behavioral Health providing group therapy, as needed.
Conducts group therapies with a broad range of psychiatric diagnoses, ages, and developmental functioning.
Participate in multi-disciplinary medical model treatment team.
Provide behavioral health/ substance use disorder groups and individual therapies in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary treatment team.