Behavioral Health Therapist

UPMC Western Maryland is seeking a Full-time Behavioral Health Therapist to support our Case Management team!

This position works primarily dayshift hours Monday - Friday. Primary responsibilities will include case management responsibilities to ensure patient safety, access to resources, and reduction of re-hospitalization.

We offer weekly supervision by an approved licensed supervisor and CEU opportunities!

Whether you're a recent graduate or an experienced therapist, we offer a career ladder to continue to grow yourself! We will consider all levels of therapists for this role.

*Job title and pay rate will be based on certification and experience. Minimum pay rate is $23.75/hr.

Sign-On Bonuses are being offered for full-time:

$5,000 with a 1-year commitment

$7,000 with a 2-year commitment

$10,000 with a 3-year commitment

As a Behavioral Health Therapist, you will provide clinical treatment services to clients with mental health diagnoses who meet dimensions for outpatient and/or partial hospitalization treatment criteria.

Responsibilities:

• Under direct supervision, conducts assessments of new patients using the identified format for documentation and clinical decisions regarding treatment, interventions, and referrals, as instructed.

• Implements, improves, and adapts concepts, models, and constructs of treatment for application in service delivery to patients.

• Documents all assessments, treatment sessions, contacts, case management, and other work done on behalf of patients according to guidelines.

• Creates a treatment plan that includes an effective continuum of therapeutic, supportive, and other services for the patients a variety and complexity of needs serviced by the program.

• Assesses changing needs of patients per guidelines for outpatient and/or partial hospitalization programs, and incorporates these into treatment plan and treatment plan review.

• Completes clinical documentation on the same day of service delivery and provides clinical information to patient access representative personnel and insurance providers to ensure authorization for services.

• Participates in regular treatment team meetings to discuss clinical cases, review and update patient treatment plans, monitor therapeutic progress, and initiate recommendations for referral and continuing care.

• Provides individual and group therapy to patients in the program and engages families in the assessment and treatment processes when indicated. Provides education to patients on recovery.

• Reviews cases and/or groups periodically, as well as the serious clinical patient condition changes with the supervisor and other clinical personnel as indicated.

• Discusses the need for additional services with the clinical team to determine the appropriateness of recommendations.

• Refers patients to other levels of care, community-based self-help programs for recovery, or other community social or human services as needed.

• Maintains daily records of clinical productivity in the program as instructed.

• Participates in the quality assurance and performance improvement activities of the program.

• Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Education in school counseling, or related field required.

• One year of clinical experience preferred.Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Per Maryland state regulations, if candidate has a Masters in Psychology, they must hold a LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) or a LGPS (Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor). If candidate has a Masters in Social Work, they must hold a LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) or LMSW (Licensed Master of Social Work).

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran