BH Community Based Therapist I - School Based

Nationwide Children's Hospital•Columbus, OH

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Provides clinical assessment, behavioral health treatment, case management, care coordination, and crisis intervention for children, adolescents and their families across all professional and clinical settings. The role involves accurate assessment and documentation of client issues, development of treatment goals, and implementation of evidence-based interventions. Coordination with other service providers and completion of clinical charting are key responsibilities. The position also requires staying current with psychopharmacology knowledge and collaborating with the team psychiatrist.

Requirements

Master's Degree from an accredited university or professional school of Counseling, Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy, required.
Appropriate Ohio licensure, required.
Must remain current in required licensure and clinical or other training as required.
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 training set forth by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.
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, adolescent and families, required.

Nice To Haves

Independent license, preferred.

Responsibilities

Accurately assesses and documents client presenting problems, history, symptomology, mental status, and diagnosis.
Prescribes initial interventions in a timely manner.
Assists in developing specific, realistic, and measurable treatment goals and objectives.
Employs strategies of intervention that are consistent with empirically supported treatments and consistent with program expectations.
Coordinates client care with other service providers and community resources to assure continuity of care.
Completes clinical charting and other related administrative paperwork in accordance with policy standards.
Remains current in general knowledge of psychopharmacology in pediatric behavioral healthcare and collaborates consistently with team psychiatrist.