Mental Health Provider (Full Time with Benefits including Flex Time) Leonardtown, MD

Marathon Health•Leonardtown, MD

About The Position

The Mental Health Provider delivers patient-centered, outcomes-based, evidence-based psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and families age 12 and older. The role includes treatment planning, assessments, clinical documentation, and evidence-based therapy interventions. Providers may lead support or psychoeducation groups and create and deliver mental health webinars and workshops. They collaborate with behavioral health and medical clinicians to support integrated continuity of care and help patients reach optimal health. Administrative work includes timely electronic medical record documentation, use of computer applications, and addressing patients’ social needs through appropriate internal or external referrals for specialty care, hospitalization, or advanced psychiatric assessment and treatment. The position requires critical thinking, sound judgment, minimal supervision, adaptability in a fast-paced environment, and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

Master’s-level, licensed mental health clinician, including applicable psychologists, counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists (such as LPC, LPCC, LISW, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, PsyD, and/or PhD).
If pursuing independent licensure, obtain that license within two years of hire.
Hold Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or become certified upon hire.
Experience providing counseling and mental health services, which may include evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness and other psychological issues.
Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
Ability to work with minimal supervision and take appropriate action in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years’ experience operating as an independently licensed behavioral health clinician.
Experience using evidence-based treatment to treat multiple behavioral health disorders, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD.
Experience with behavioral interventions, critical incident event management, and case management.

Responsibilities

Provide patient-centered, outcomes-based, evidence-based psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and families age 12 and older.
Conduct assessments and develop treatment plans.
Document clinical progress promptly in the electronic medical record.
Lead support groups and/or psychoeducation groups as appropriate.
Create and deliver psychoeducational webinars and workshops on mental health topics.
Collaborate with behavioral health and medical clinicians to ensure integrated continuity of care.
Address patients’ other social needs and use appropriate internal or external referrals for specialty care, hospitalization, or advanced psychiatric assessments and treatments.
Use computer applications, preferably the Microsoft Office suite.