Coordinator of the Individual Therapy Program

State of Maryland•Howard, MD

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position plans, administers and advises on Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center’s Individual Therapy Program. This position supports the overall mission of the hospital to ensure every patient has access to and is engaged in Individual Therapy. This position serves as the primary point of contact for day-to-day administration of Individual Therapy Programming to include but not limited to coordinating all therapy services, monitoring and reporting on the quality of services, recommending and creating processes from referral, assignment and discharge from the program. This position works in tandem with identified individual therapy providers to provide clinical and non-clinical supervision/support to ensure the provision of effective clinical services and the use of evidenced based practices when providing individual therapy. This position may serve as the tertiary departmental contact in the absence of the Director and Assistant Director and is a part of a unit(s) treatment team.

Requirements

Determined by the Maryland State Board of Social Work Examiners under the licensing requirements for Social Workers.
Six years experience rendering clinical social work services in a health care or treatment setting subsequent to the receipt of an approved Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university.
At least two years of the experience must have involved directing a clinical services program or unit or supervising Social Workers with Master degrees.
Candidates must be licensed as a Certified Social Worker-Clinical by the Maryland State Board of Social Work Examiners prior to appointment to a position in State service.
Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess an appropriate operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the provision of clinical supervision in the areas of the provision of Dialectial Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and the use of person-centered treatment modalities
Experience with the provision of therapy for the seriously mentally ill and forensic population
Experience administering therapy programming for hospital systems and/or outpatient clinics

Responsibilities

Plans, administers and advises on the Individual Therapy Program.
Supports the overall mission of the hospital to ensure every patient has access to and is engaged in Individual Therapy.
Serves as the primary point of contact for day-to-day administration of Individual Therapy Programming.
Coordinates all therapy services.
Monitors and reports on the quality of services.
Recommends and creates processes from referral, assignment and discharge from the program.
Works in tandem with identified individual therapy providers to provide clinical and non-clinical supervision/support.
Ensures the provision of effective clinical services and the use of evidenced based practices when providing individual therapy.
May serve as the tertiary departmental contact in the absence of the Director and Assistant Director.
Is part of a unit(s) treatment team.