Clinician (Licensed or Provisionally Licensed)

Diversified Treatment Alternative Centers • Columbus, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Clinician to join our residential behavioral health team serving adolescents with complex emotional, behavioral, psychiatric, and trauma-related needs. In this role, you will provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment, crisis intervention, and clinical leadership while working alongside a multidisciplinary team dedicated to helping youth heal, grow, and achieve lasting success. This is an opportunity to utilize advanced clinical skills, evidence-based practices, and independent professional judgment in a highly collaborative and mission-driven environment. If you are passionate about working with adolescents, supporting families, and helping young people overcome significant behavioral health challenges, we encourage you to apply.

Requirements

• Master's degree or higher in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, or Related Behavioral Health field.
• Active or provisional clinical licensure, including LPC-A, LSW, MFT-T, or State equivalent credentials.
• Or independent licensure, including LPC, LMHC, LCSW/LISW, LMFT, or State equivalent credentials.

Nice To Haves

• Independent clinical licensure.
• Certification or advanced training in TF-CBT, EMDR, DBT, or other evidence-based treatment modalities.
• Experience working in residential treatment, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF), inpatient behavioral health, intensive community-based services, or child welfare settings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial, diagnostic, trauma, behavioral health, family systems, and risk assessments.
• Evaluate adolescents presenting with complex psychiatric, behavioral, developmental, substance use, and trauma-related concerns.
• Develop diagnostic impressions consistent with DSM-5 standards.
• Identify clinical needs and recommend evidence-based interventions and treatment approaches.
• Provide individual, family, and group psychotherapy using evidence-based treatment modalities, including: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)-informed interventions, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Solution-Focused Therapy, Family Systems approaches.
• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment plans addressing psychiatric symptoms, behavioral concerns, trauma experiences, family functioning, and treatment goals and progress.
• Serve as a clinical leader during behavioral health crises and high-risk situations involving suicidal ideation, self-injurious behaviors, homicidal ideation, aggression, elopement risk, psychosis, and significant emotional dysregulation.
• Develop and oversee safety plans, crisis response strategies, and stabilization interventions.
• Provide consultation and clinical guidance to residential and direct-care staff regarding crisis management and behavioral interventions.
• Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation in accordance with organizational policies, payer requirements, state regulations, accreditation standards, and professional ethical guidelines.
• Maintain assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, risk assessments, discharge summaries, and clinical correspondence.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, Medicaid requirements, licensing regulations, and professional ethics standards.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary treatment team members to ensure coordinated care.
• Support continuity of care and discharge planning to promote successful community reintegration.
• Partner with families and guardians, child welfare agencies, juvenile justice representatives, schools, healthcare providers, and community partners and referral sources.
• Facilitate family therapy and caregiver involvement throughout treatment.
• Provide psychoeducation related to diagnoses, treatment interventions, behavioral strategies, and developmental needs.
• Support family engagement to improve treatment participation and outcomes.
• Mentor pre-licensed clinicians and interns as appropriate.
• Maintain active licensure and professional competency through continuing education and professional development.
• Participate in supervision, peer consultation, trainings, and organizational initiatives.
• Adhere to all professional codes of ethics, regulatory standards, and scope-of-practice requirements.

Benefits

• Make a direct impact on the lives of adolescents and families.
• Work alongside experienced behavioral health professionals in a collaborative environment.
• Utilize evidence-based and trauma-responsive treatment approaches.
• Grow professionally through ongoing supervision, training, and development opportunities.
• Help create positive, lasting change for youth facing significant behavioral health challenges.

What This Job Offers

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