Behavioral Health Therapist / Part-Time

CHRISTUS Health • Santa Fe, NM

13d

About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY: Provides behavioral health clinical services for patients across a variety of settings, including the hospital, emergency department, primary care and ambulatory behavioral health offices.

Requirements

• At a minimum, a Master's Degree in Social Work or Counseling is required
• A provisional license in the State of New Mexico as a LMSW or LMHC.
• Completion of prevention and management of aggressive behavior course within 2 months.
• BLS within 6 months.
• Ability to work independently on own accord and initiative, yet as a team member
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Advanced behavioral health assessment and referral skills
• Ability to deal with all types of patients with behavioral health conditions
• Understanding of crisis intervention theory, case management, and referral process
• Knowledge of psychopathology and ICD-10 diagnoses
• Ability to coordinate with multiple departments and community resources to reach interdisciplinary treatment goals.
• Provide evidence based solution focused therapeutic interventions
• Flexibility with job assignments
• Ability to read, write and communicate verbally in English.
• Emotional and physical ability to cope with stress and physical nature of inpatient work with behavioral health patients; possibility of emergency lifting and need for physical interventions.
• Must be able to handle emergency/crisis situations, prolonged, extensive or considerable standing/walking.
• Has knowledge of and uses good body mechanics.
• Frequently lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfers patients or equipment.
• Ability to work in crisis and potentially hazardous situation(s).
• Hearing and visual acuity within normal limits.
• Manual dexterity and fine motor coordination required.
• Is scheduled to be on-call, and expected to work on short notice and on an emergency basis.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience working in a human services agency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Formulates treatment plans in conjunction with rest of treatment team
• Ability to assess clients in an emergency situation and initiate transfer to higher level of care when needed.
• Ability to develop and lead therapeutic groups such as cognitive behavioral, psychoeducational, DBT and supportive therapy sessions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time