Mental Health Therapist - Cancer Services

Overlake Medical Center & Clinics•Bellevue, WA

1d•$44 - $67

About The Position

Welcome to a medical center where you're the center of attention. Overlake Medical Center & Clinics is seeking a passionate Part-time (0.6 FTE) Social Worker or Mental Health Therapist to join the Cancer Services Team. In this role you will provide counseling, therapeutic assessments, and interventions for adult oncology patients in a holistic, culturally sensitive process that promotes the dignity, respect, safety and maximum optimal functioning of the individual. You will provide individual therapy sessions using evidence based treatments and develops individualized treatment plans. As part of integrative psychiatry, you will collaborate with the patient’s integrative psychiatrist, their oncologist and the oncology social workers for short-term management and stabilization of symptoms through therapeutic individual treatment with short term CBT or other applicable therapeutic approaches. You will be an essential part of the Cancer Services Program, coordinating directly with staff psychiatrist, providers and other interdisciplinary team members to effectively meet the behavioral health needs of the patients through individual therapy. Overlake Medical Center is a 349-bed, nonprofit regional medical center offering a full range of advanced medical services to the Puget Sound region. Led by a volunteer board of trustees, we employ nearly 3,000 people and have some 1,000 active and courtesy providers on our medical staff, including more than 200 providers who are employed by the organization. We were the first Level III Trauma Center on the Eastside and we are known for providing award-winning, compassionate and patient-centered care. Our commitment to maintaining the highest standards in medical care is a major reason our patients and their families choose Overlake. It is also the reason why we've received many awards and recognitions both regionally and nationally. Overlake was started by community volunteers, and still depends upon volunteers to support the operations of the hospital. Find out more about volunteer opportunities. To find out how to get to Overlake, view our maps and directions. Overlake has a variety of publications that you can receive in your home for added health and wellness information in addition to our annual report. We also produce a community health needs assessment (CHNA) and Implementation Strategy to help us outline how the hospital will give back to the community in the form of health care and other community health services to address unmet community needs. For questions and comments related to CHNA, please email us. COVID-19 vaccination requirement: After October 18, 2021 all Washington state healthcare employees, contractors and volunteers will be required to provide proof of full COVID-19 immunization as a condition of employment. You must provide this proof before your first day of employment with Overlake. Please remember to bring your COVID-19 immunization card to your pre-hire health screening with our Employee Health team.

Requirements

Master’s degree required.
Candidate must possess one of the following licenses from the state of Washington: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), or Licensed Mariage & Family Therapist (LMFT).
Minimum two (2) years of recent, continuous experience as a psychotherapist required.
Needs a background and/or interest in working with cancer patients.
COVID-19 vaccination requirement: After October 18, 2021 all Washington state healthcare employees, contractors and volunteers will be required to provide proof of full COVID-19 immunization as a condition of employment. You must provide this proof before your first day of employment with Overlake. Please remember to bring your COVID-19 immunization card to your pre-hire health screening with our Employee Health team.

Nice To Haves

Experience in providing psychotherapeutic behavioral health services in an outpatient setting is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

provide counseling, therapeutic assessments, and interventions for adult oncology patients in a holistic, culturally sensitive process that promotes the dignity, respect, safety and maximum optimal functioning of the individual
provide individual therapy sessions using evidence based treatments and develops individualized treatment plans
collaborate with the patient’s integrative psychiatrist, their oncologist and the oncology social workers for short-term management and stabilization of symptoms through therapeutic individual treatment with short term CBT or other applicable therapeutic approaches
coordinating directly with staff psychiatrist, providers and other interdisciplinary team members to effectively meet the behavioral health needs of the patients through individual therapy

Benefits

We're proud to offer benefits that support you in every stage of your career and life.
But it's our inspirational culture that has made us one of America's Top 150 places to work in healthcare for several years in a row.
Local, visible leaders who care about you.
A values-based work environment.
Medical insurance premiums as low as $0 per month.
Many Overlake services covered at 100%.
Tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 per year.
Generous retirement plan matching starting at 5% and increasing to 7% after five years with immediate vesting.
Pre-tax and Roth after tax retirement savings plans.
An expanded Employee Assistance Program.
A caregiver support program to help with everything from childcare to eldercare.
Free parking and Orca transit passes.