BH Community Based Therapist I - School Based

Nationwide Children's Hospital•Columbus, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The BH Community Based Therapist I provides clinical assessment, behavioral health treatment, case management, care coordination, and crisis intervention for children, adolescents, and their families across professional and clinical settings. This school-based placement is at South High School, with a Monday–Friday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The therapist assesses and documents client concerns, history, symptoms, mental status, and diagnoses; initiates timely interventions; and helps develop specific, realistic, measurable treatment goals and objectives. The role uses interventions consistent with empirically supported treatments and program expectations, coordinates care with service providers and community resources, and completes clinical documentation and administrative paperwork in accordance with policy standards. The therapist maintains current knowledge of pediatric behavioral health psychopharmacology and collaborates consistently with the team psychiatrist. A master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy and appropriate Ohio licensure are required. Independent licensure is preferred. Organizational interns who have completed their academic program may be hired while awaiting full licensure if they hold a valid Ohio Board Trainee Registration and meet the specified post-graduation or trainee-extension conditions.

Requirements

Master’s degree from an accredited university or professional school in Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
Appropriate Ohio licensure.
Experience providing and managing culturally appropriate and trauma-informed behavioral healthcare to children, adolescents, and families.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive relationships with patients, families, peers, and community representatives.
Valid Ohio driver’s license and proof of auto insurance, as required by hospital policy and position-specific requirements.
Must pass motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications, and required training, and maintain qualification under insurance guidelines.
Must remain current in required licensure and clinical or other training.

Nice To Haves

Independent license.

Responsibilities

Assess and document clients’ presenting problems, history, symptoms, mental status, and diagnoses.
Initiate appropriate interventions in a timely manner.
Assist in developing specific, realistic, and measurable treatment goals and objectives.
Use interventions consistent with empirically supported treatments and program expectations.
Coordinate client care with service providers and community resources to support continuity of care.
Complete clinical charting and related administrative paperwork in accordance with policy standards.
Maintain current general knowledge of psychopharmacology in pediatric behavioral healthcare.
Collaborate consistently with the team psychiatrist.
Maintain required licensure and clinical or other training.
Meet applicable driver, insurance, background-inspection, qualification, and training requirements.