Behavioral Health Therapist

Cooper Norcross Health, formerly Cooper University Health Care, is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper Norcross Medical School of Rowan University. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, Cooper Norcross Health has revenues of more than $3 billion and an A+ credit rating from both S&P and Fitch Ratings.
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The health system operates MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper as well as four hospitals – its 663-bed flagship Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden, its 229-bed Cooper Norcross University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, Children’s Hospital at Cooper Norcross Health in Camden, and The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, a substance abuse rehabilitation and inpatient treatment facility, in partnership with Advanced Recovery Systems.
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More than 2.54 million patients visit Cooper Norcross Health facilities annually. Its ambulatory network encompasses three outpatient surgery centers, seven urgent care centers, a wound care center, and more than 130 physician, physical therapy, and radiology offices extending from the Delaware River to the New Jersey shore.
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The Licensed Clinical Therapist (Behavioral Health Therapist) is responsible for providing psychological support for patients and families. They will provide supportive counseling, psychosocial assessment and diagnosis and ensure appropriate interventions for patients with complex psychiatric, social, medical, and financial needs in the inpatient and/or outpatient setting. Therapist will coordinating the complex psycho-social needs of patients and families. This individual also assists the interdisciplinary team to help the patient and families cope with illness, diagnoses, treatment, and other issues as they prevent a barrier to efficient patient care and quality outcomes

Clinically assess and evaluate, using currently accepted diagnostic classifications including, but not limited to the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), addressing mental, emotional, behavioral and associated distresses that interfere with social and occupational functioning.
Conduct patient biopsychosocial and other assessments, including completion of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) depression scale and/or other instruments.
Conduct assessments and evaluations, within the scope of practice of the respective license, for the purpose of treatment, establishing goals and objectives; and to plan, implement and evaluate counseling interventions
Provide psychotherapy, assisting individuals, groups and families by applying scientific principles and procedures in counseling and human development to provide assistance in understanding and solving current or potential problems, mental health, substance use or other diagnoses.
Evaluates social and familial information and determines plan for social intervention and treatment.

Demonstrates the ability to obtain information in assessment and interpret information in terms of the patients' needs.

Consulting, defined as applying scientific…