Behavioral Health Therapist
HEART OF OHIO FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS•Whitehall, OH
•$57,500 - $72,000•Onsite
About The Position
This position supports the Organization in the following manner: The behavioral health therapist provides comprehensive behavioral health treatment to Heart of Ohio Family Health’s patients by conducting psychosocial assessments and screeners, providing psychotherapy, and crisis intervention services.
Requirements
- Must be Social Work Licensed in the State of Ohio (LSW/LISW)
- EMR/EHR experience required
- Competency in working sensitively and respectfully with people of various cultures and social status
- Skills to expertly deliver exceptional health care to the public
Nice To Haves
- Counseling or internship in mental health counseling.
- Master’s degree strongly preferred
- Experience with integrated behavioral health preferred.
- Multi-lingual (Spanish or Haitian Creole) and/or experience in working with interpreters/diverse patient populations is preferred.
- Ability to successfully guide others to create an efficient, harmonious work environment
- Knowledge of federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to Social Work Licenses
Responsibilities
- Conduct psychosocial assessments and behavioral health screeners.
- Provides behavioral health counseling to patients with mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders.
- Assist with initiating appropriate referrals for patients with substance use disorders who need a higher level of care.
- Completes screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment.
- Assist other providers as needed by administering the highest quality patient care in a sensitive and respectful manner
- Accurately documentation in appropriate medical record
- Assist with triaging patients referred to behavioral health services or in need of crisis intervention services.
- Perform the tasks of an LSW/LISW
- Follows all policies, procedures and work rules
- If licensure includes -S, may be required to signs off on or support non-independent licensed social workers providing counseling services.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
