Job Description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

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Job Title

Behavioral Health Outpatient Therapist

Location

Garfield Hts

Facility

Marymount Hospital

Department

Center For Behavioral Health-Neurological Institute

Job Code

D99876

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:30am-5:00pm

Serving the needs of Garfield Heights and the Southeast communities of Cuyahoga County, Marymount Hospital is an acute care, faith-based hospital. Here, caregivers are guided by the Christian values of service, compassion, dignity and respect and live by the mission of providing world-class healthcare. As a part of our team, you will build a rewarding, lifelong career in a diverse and welcoming environment.

As a Behavioral Health Outpatient Therapist, you will utilize specialized clinical knowledge and advanced clinical skills in the areas of psychotherapy, clinical counseling, diagnostic interviews, assessments and treatment plans to provider therapy sessions to patients ranging in age from 5 to late adulthood. Therapy sessions may be for individuals, groups, or on a family-oriented basis.

A caregiver in this role works days from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide therapy sessions for individuals, groups or families.

• Utilize a clinical focus across the mental health spectrum from anxiety and depression to bi-polar and schizophrenia.

• Utilize specialized clinical knowledge and advanced clinical skills in the areas of psychotherapy, clinical counseling, diagnostic interviews, assessments and treatment plans to patients.

• Participate in the development and implementation of an appropriate assessment based interdisciplinary treatment plan.

• Consult with team managers, statutory and voluntary agencies and patient relatives to ensure compliance with patient treatment plans.

• Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessment and participate in interdisciplinary rounds.

• Provide individual, group, family and crisis counseling.

• Act as a liaison with patients, families, community support workers and facilities to obtain information and facilitate discharge planning.

• Provide education and resources for patients and family members.

• Supervise and/or train lower-level social workers, students or interns.

• Process paperwork, take telephone calls and complete clinical documentation.

• Participate in continuing professional education, departmental meetings and teaching.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling or a related field

• Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Social Worker (LSW)

• No record of substantiated ethics or patient abuse reports

• Three years of experience in a behavioral health setting

• Comprehensive knowledge of current psychotherapeutic techniques, theories and practices sufficient to evaluate, diagnose and counsel patients

• Ability to concisely document clinical findings and patient needs in an electronic medical record while navigating a multi-specialized behavioral health environment

• Ability to communicate across different electronic platforms and across a broad geographic provide base

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Four or more years of experience in a behavioral health setting

Physical Requirements:

• A high degree of manual dexterity to produce materials on PC.

• Normal or corrected vision.

• Extensive sitting and frequent walking.

• Occasional lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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