Behavioral Health Therapist

Genesis Healthcare System • University Heights, OH

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About The Position

GENESIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM In order to fill our Mission of serving our community by helping each person achieve optimal health and well-being by providing compassionate, exceptional, and affordable healthcare services, all employees of Genesis HealthCare System must be committed to living the Genesis Mission and Genesis values of Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Team, and Innovation. All employees must regard themselves as an ‘owner’ of Genesis and keep our patients at the center of everything we do - always. Genesis Behavioral Health offers: Therapists to provide behavioral health/ substance use disorder groups and individual therapies in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary treatment team. Opportunities to work with adult, geriatric, and adolescent clients within an innovative and growing behavioral health program setting. Inpatient, outpatient, and residential behavioral health settings. Crisis Prevention Intervention/ Aggression Management System training. Workplace safety with onsite Public Safety along with our Real Time Locating System (RTLS). Full continuum of mental health services provided. Autonomy in developing therapeutic interventions to meet patient needs. Day shift, evening shift, weekdays, rotating weekends and holidays. Full-time 40-hour positions. , Overview of the position: Conducts therapy assessments and group and individual therapy with inpatient psychiatric adult, child, and adolescent patients.

Requirements

• Skills necessary to provide mental health care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria appropriate for the age group served.
• Knowledge of DSM –V diagnosis.
• Must have excellent written and verbal skills to facilitate working with various multidisciplinary team members.
• 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).

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Performs other functions as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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