Senior Behavioral Health Therapist, Day Shift, Outpatient Wellness Clinic

Adventist HealthCare•Rockville, MD

19h•Onsite

About The Position

AHC SGMC Behavioral Health If you are a current Adventist HealthCare employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account. Adventist HealthCare seeks to hire an experienced Senior Behavioral Health Therapist who will embrace our mission to extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. As a Senior Behavioral Health Therapist you will: • Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide quality therapeutic care that is appropriate to the age, diagnoses, developmental state, and mental status of the clients that are assigned to their specific unit/department • Initiates and implements complete, comprehensive psychosocial assessments • Provides individual, group, and family therapies to clients and their families • Participates in and interdisciplinary treatment team to propose and develop strategies and interventions that would promote excellent therapeutic outcomes • Assists clients in their development of self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-actualization through a multitude of traditional and adjunctive therapeutic services • Documents services provided and disseminates information/reports to community referral sources and agencies, i.e., DJS, DSS, HHS, APS, CPS, LCC, etc. • Co-Ordinates with the interdisciplinary team, referral sources, and community resources aftercare and supportive services to ensure a successful discharge planning process • Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to diffuse psychotic and/or behavioral crises to ensure client, unit, and staff safety an stability B • Assesses and intervenes in cases of suspected/disclosed child/adult neglect/abuse issues • Promotes positive patient-family-community relations • Supervise interns psychotherapeutic treatment of patients and their families including individual therapy, parent collateral work, family therapy, couples therapy, and group therapy. Monitors progress of patients in treatment and formally reviews treatment plan and goals regularly. Supervises interns consultation with other professionals working with the client to assure coordinated and comprehensive service delivery. • Supervises interns documentation, including maintenance of charts in a complete, timely and legible form, including parent information forms, consent forms, data collection forms, progress notes, and treatment plans and goals as required by state DHMH

Requirements

Excellent Written and Verbal Skills Required
Excellent Skills in Maintaining Information as Highly Confidential Required
Excellent capabilities in supporting and overseeing interns clinical decisions regarding diagnosis and treatment.
Skilled in clinical documentation review and quality assurance measures. Multidisciplinary consultation and teaming is essential.
Knowledge of Psychological Disorders & Abnormal Psychology Related to Adolescents and Adults Required
Exceptional Conflict Resolution, Crisis Management, and Time Management Skills Required
Excellent Interpersonal Relationship Skills Required
Excellent Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Creativity Skills Required
Excellent Public Relations and Customer Service Skills Required
Ability to Concentrate on Work Amid Distractions such as Noise, Conversations, and Foot Traffic Required Flexibility in Work Hours in Order to Meet patient and Organization Operating Needs Required
Ability to Consistently Meet Deadlines Regardless of Caseload Required
Ability to Maintain Self-Control in Volatile/Hostile Situations, e.g., When Being Verbally and/or Physically Confronted by a Client or Family Member Required
Ability to Set Therapeutic Limits and Maintain Therapeutic Distance with Clients Required
Ability to Maintain Therapeutic Boundaries with Clients during Treatment and Following Discharge Required
Ability to Address an Prioritize Multiple Task Demands Within Established Time Frames Required
Ability to Use PC (Windows, E-Mail, Internet), Telephone, Xerox Machine, Television, and VCR Required
Requires full licensure, e.g., LCSW-C, LCPC, LCMFT or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide quality therapeutic care that is appropriate to the age, diagnoses, developmental state, and mental status of the clients that are assigned to their specific unit/department
Initiates and implements complete, comprehensive psychosocial assessments
Provides individual, group, and family therapies to clients and their families
Participates in and interdisciplinary treatment team to propose and develop strategies and interventions that would promote excellent therapeutic outcomes
Assists clients in their development of self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-actualization through a multitude of traditional and adjunctive therapeutic services
Documents services provided and disseminates information/reports to community referral sources and agencies, i.e., DJS, DSS, HHS, APS, CPS, LCC, etc.
Co-Ordinates with the interdisciplinary team, referral sources, and community resources aftercare and supportive services to ensure a successful discharge planning process
Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to diffuse psychotic and/or behavioral crises to ensure client, unit, and staff safety an stability B
Assesses and intervenes in cases of suspected/disclosed child/adult neglect/abuse issues
Promotes positive patient-family-community relations
Supervise interns psychotherapeutic treatment of patients and their families including individual therapy, parent collateral work, family therapy, couples therapy, and group therapy.
Monitors progress of patients in treatment and formally reviews treatment plan and goals regularly.
Supervises interns consultation with other professionals working with the client to assure coordinated and comprehensive service delivery.
Supervises interns documentation, including maintenance of charts in a complete, timely and legible form, including parent information forms, consent forms, data collection forms, progress notes, and treatment plans and goals as required by state DHMH

Benefits

Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
Free Employee parking
Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
Paid Time Off
Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support