Early Childhood Mental Health - Family Therapist I

Nationwide Children's Hospital•Columbus, OH

4d•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. This role involves providing culturally appropriate and trauma-informed behavioral healthcare. The therapist will accurately assess and document client presenting problems, history, symptomology, mental status, and diagnosis, prescribing initial interventions in a timely manner. They will assist in developing specific, realistic, and measurable treatment goals and objectives, employing strategies consistent with empirically supported treatments. Coordination of client care with other service providers and community resources is essential to assure continuity of care. Clinical charting and other administrative paperwork must be completed in accordance with policy standards. The therapist will also remain current in general knowledge of psychopharmacology in pediatric behavioral healthcare and collaborate consistently 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.
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.
Valid Ohio driver’s license and proof of auto insurance is required by hospital policy.
Must pass a motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications and training set forth by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and must maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.

Nice To Haves

Independent license, preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides clinical assessment, behavioral health treatment, case management, care coordination, and crisis intervention for children, adolescents and their families.
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.