Early Childhood Mental Health - Family Therapist I

Nationwide Children's Hospital • Columbus, OH

17d

About The Position

Overview: Schedule : 40hrs/week. Monday - Friday 8am-5pm; schedule subject to change as needed From the moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patients and families, you understand why you’re here. And when you speak with anyone on our team, you’ll want to be part of it. We’re looking for individuals who embody our One Team values and are driven to improve the lives of the children we serve. Children who live fuller, healthier lives because of the knowledge, compassion, and dedication we share. Nationwide Children’s Hospital is a recognized leader in behavioral and mental health care, advancing the field through research, innovative interventions, strategic initiatives, and comprehensive treatment options. Nationwide Children’s Hospital — a place to be proud. Job Description Summary: 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.

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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees