Intern Behavioral Health Therapist, Varied Shifts, Behaviorial Health (Evergreen)

Adventist HealthCare • Rockville, MD

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About The Position

Shady Grove Medical Center’s Behavioral Health department seeks an experienced Behavioral Health Therapist who will support Adventist HealthCare’s mission to extend God’s care through physical, mental, and spiritual healing. The therapist conducts comprehensive psychosocial assessments; provides individual, group, and family therapy; and collaborates with the interdisciplinary treatment team to develop strategies and interventions that promote therapeutic outcomes. The position also involves addressing suspected or disclosed abuse or neglect, documenting and sharing information with community referral sources, coordinating aftercare and discharge planning, promoting positive patient-family-community relations, and responding to psychotic or behavioral crises to help maintain safety and stability.

This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position with a typical Monday–Friday schedule of 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. It has a weekend rotation requirement and requires work on two major and two minor holidays per year. The role is shift-differential eligible and classified as non-exempt under the FLSA. The listed pay range is $30.00–$47.00.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or an equivalent master’s degree in a recognized health field.
• LGSW, LMSW, or LGPC licensure in the State of Maryland, or equivalent licensure.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and implement complete, comprehensive psychosocial assessments.
• Provide individual, group, and family therapies to clients and their families.
• Participate in the interdisciplinary treatment team and help propose and develop strategies and interventions that promote excellent therapeutic outcomes.
• Assess and intervene in cases of suspected or disclosed child or adult neglect or abuse.
• Document services provided and disseminate information and reports to community referral sources and agencies, including DJJ, DSS, HHS, APS, CPS, and LCC.
• Coordinate aftercare and supportive services with the interdisciplinary team, referral sources, and community resources to support successful discharge planning.
• Promote positive patient-family-community relations.
• Use knowledge and skills to diffuse psychotic and/or behavioral crises to ensure client, unit, and staff safety and stability.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Work-life balance through nonrotating shifts
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Free employee parking
• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents effective on date of hire
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability
• Basic life insurance and AD&D
• Paid time off
• Employer retirement contribution and matching after one year of eligible employment, with a three-year vesting period
• Voluntary flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary legal plans
• Voluntary life, pet, auto, home, long-term care, and critical illness and accident insurance
• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program support

What This Job Offers

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