Outpatient Mental Health Therapist II

Outpatient Mental Health Therapist II - $5K Bonus

Full‑time job in the Canton Behavioral Health Regional Center, 40 hours per week, 1st Shift: 8 am – 4:30 pm, Monday‑Friday. $5,000 sign‑on bonus with a 2‑year work commitment.

Jobs for Humanity is partnering with Akron Children’s Hospital to build an inclusive and just employment ecosystem. This position is open to candidates who reside in and have the legal right to work in the United States.

Akron Children’s Hospital has been caring for children since 1890. Its pediatric specialties are among the nation’s best, and it operates two hospital campuses, regional health centers and more than 50 primary and specialty care locations throughout Ohio. In 2020, the health care system provided more than 1.1 million patient encounters. The hospital also operates neonatal and pediatric units in partner hospitals and offers virtual visits through Quick Care Online and the Akron Children’s Anywhere app.

• To treat every child as we would our own
• To treat others as they would like to be treated
• To turn no child away for any reason

The Mental Health Therapist II applies graduate‑level counseling skills/social work as an independently licensed staff pursuant to the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board. Duties include psychosocial assessment of individuals, adolescents, families, and groups and provision of graduate‑level clinical social work/counseling interventions appropriate to client needs within the department.

• Conducts initial comprehensive patient and family psychosocial assessment, and triages care accordingly.
• Communicates with staff regarding assessment, treatment/interventions, and interdisciplinary care plans through documentation and meetings such as patient rounds.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide competent care for the physical, psychological, social, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.
• Provides case management for assigned patients that involves consultation and collaboration with hospital and community professionals and programs to deliver comprehensive care.
• Consistently uses evidence‑based trauma and risk assessment tools and applies crisis intervention skills when indicated, determining formally the need for a referral to the Emergency Department or a suitable community agency.
• Ethically and timely completes documentation as expected in the department.
• Other duties as required.

• Complete Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) interventions in addition to other evidence‑based treatment modalities to assist patients and families in completing their individualized service plans.

• Use of CBT and DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) interventions through individual, group, and family therapy to support clients in achieving therapeutic goals.

• Works in a fast‑paced environment conducting risk assessments and using crisis intervention skills as needed.
• Triage and assess intake calls received from families and community referral sources; conduct preliminary diagnostic assessment over the phone to assess the need for services for children and adolescents seeking psychiatric and psychological services.
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessment either face‑to‑face in the ED or through telehealth to maximize continuity of care with the family.
• Consults and collaborates with hospital and community professionals and programs to develop and communicate a crisis treatment plan for patients and families and provides recommendations for follow‑up.

• Use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy intervention as well as other evidence‑based practices such as Motivational Interviewing.
• Involve family in therapy sessions and provide behavior modification techniques as clinically indicated.

• Experience working with electronic medical record software, such as EPIC, is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required.
• Experience providing clinical services through telehealth is preferred.

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