Behavioral Health Therapist I

This position provides mobile services to clients ages 6 weeks -12 years as a main focus with a secondary focus up to 12 years. We provide therapy in the home, community, and school environments to support clients learning. The person must be able to work independently and be self-accountable to deadline requirements. In addition to working with clients, part of the role would be providing behavioral consultation support to partnering agencies.

The Matilda H. Theiss Child Development Center is the cornerstone of early childhood mental health services at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. For over 30 years, Matilda Theiss has supported person-centered, family-focused, positive approaches - as well as individualized models of care - across a continuum of services. This is a mostly travel position, based out of our East Carson Street location in Pittsburgh's Southside. This is a daylight position, Monday through Friday, with some evening hours.

Sign-On Bonuses up to $10,000!!

Responsibilities:

• Quality Assurance and Improvement: Participates in program activities to ensure quality and performance.
• Clinical Documentation: Completes documentation on the same day of service and provides necessary information for service authorization.
• Case Reviews: Periodically reviews cases and discusses significant clinical changes with the team.
• Patient Assessment: Assesses and updates patient needs and incorporates them into treatment plans.
• New Patient Assessments: Conducts assessments under supervision and makes clinical decisions regarding treatment and referrals.
• Therapy and Education: Provides individual and group therapy, engages families, and educates patients on recovery.
• Documentation: Records all assessments, treatment sessions, and other patient-related work.
• Service Referrals: Discusses additional service needs with the clinical team and refers patients to appropriate resources.
• Team Meetings: Participates in regular meetings to review and update treatment plans and monitor progress.
• Productivity Records: Maintains daily records of clinical productivity.
• Treatment Planning: Creates comprehensive treatment plans addressing a variety of patient needs. Provides individual and family therapy to patients in the program home, school, community settings and engages families in the assessment and treatment processes when indicated. Provides education to patients on recovery as appropriate. Potential for up to 50% time, with increased support as needed, in a classroom/milieu setting providing early childhood mental health consultation to early childhood care providers.
• Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Education in school counseling, or related field required. (Successfully completed the educational requirements as defined in practicing state's code)
• One year of clinical experience preferred.
• Knowledge of psychiatric evaluation and assessment process, as well as application of current version of the DSM preferred.
• Experience in diagnosing and treating behavioral and psychiatric conditions preferred.

ATTENTION: A COPY OF YOUR GRADUATE LEVEL TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE ATTACHED WITH YOUR APPLICATION IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE CONSIDERATION PROCESS.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

Passed the examination required by 49.11. relating to licensure examination. Must sign a license agreement and be actively working to obtain the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW), or Licensed Family Marriage Therapist (LMFT) within 30 months of hire.

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