Behavioral Health Therapist, PT Day Shift, Inpatient Behavioral Health

Adventist HealthCare • Rockville, MD

5d • $32 - $48 • Onsite

About The Position

AHC SGMC Behavioral Health is seeking a Behavioral Health Therapist to join their team. This role is responsible for initiating and implementing comprehensive psychosocial assessments, providing individual, group, and family therapies, and participating in interdisciplinary treatment teams. The therapist will also assess and intervene in cases of suspected child/adult neglect/abuse, coordinate discharge planning, and manage psychotic and behavioral crises to ensure safety. This is a part-time position with a day shift schedule.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work /Counseling or equivalent Master’s Degree in a recognized health field
• 1 year experience preferred
• LGSW/LMSW/LGPC in the State of Maryland or equivalent licensure

Responsibilities

• Initiates and implements complete, comprehensive psychosocial assessments
• Provides individual, group, and family therapies to clients and their families
• Participates in and interdisciplinary treatment team to propose and develop strategies and interventions that would promote excellent therapeutic outcomes
• Assesses and intervenes in cases of suspected/disclosed child/adult neglect/abuse issues
• Documents services provided and disseminates information/reports to community referral sources and agencies, i.e., DJJ, DSS, HHS, APS, CPS, LCC
• Coordinates with the interdisciplinary team, referral sources, and community resources aftercare and supportive services to ensure a successful discharge planning process
• Promotes positive patient-family-community relations
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to diffuse psychotic and/or behavioral crises to ensure client, unit, and staff safety and stability
• 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 their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
• Paid Time Off
• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

What This Job Offers

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