BH Community Based Therapist I - School Based

Nationwide Children's Hospital • Columbus, OH

1d • 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 position is placed at South High School and is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The therapist assesses and documents client concerns, history, symptoms, mental status, and diagnosis, and prescribes initial interventions in a timely manner. The role also supports the development of specific, realistic, measurable treatment goals and objectives; uses interventions consistent with empirically supported treatments and program expectations; coordinates care with service providers and community resources; completes clinical charting and related administrative paperwork according to policy; and stays current in pediatric behavioral health psychopharmacology while collaborating with the team psychiatrist.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• Independent license.

Responsibilities

• Assess and document client presenting problems, history, symptomology, mental status, and diagnosis.
• Prescribe initial interventions in a timely manner.
• Assist in developing specific, realistic, and measurable treatment goals and objectives.
• Use intervention strategies consistent with empirically supported treatments and program expectations.
• Coordinate client care with other service providers and community resources to assure continuity of care.
• Complete clinical charting and related administrative paperwork in accordance with policy standards.
• Remain current in general knowledge of psychopharmacology in pediatric behavioral healthcare and collaborate consistently with the team psychiatrist.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time