Psychotherapist School-based YESS - Easton ASD

Psychotherapist – Outpatient Program

The Psychotherapist provides counseling within an outpatient program, performing assessment, individual, family, and group counseling. The role includes coordinating and implementing treatment plans, providing crisis intervention as needed, and delivering services to adults, adolescents, children, families, and couples with age‑appropriate care. In collaboration with psychiatrists, the Psychotherapist maintains a team approach to treating patients and adheres to professional and ethical guidelines outlined by mental health organizations and associations.

• Demonstrates competency in assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development, and communication appropriate to the patient’s age.
• Performs intake assessments, evaluations, and referrals, obtaining sufficient information for clinical assessment and planning.
• Presents treatment and service plans to clients following evaluation.
• Provides care as described in department policies and procedures.
• Performs appropriate treatment services to assigned clients, using interventions that meet accepted standards of mental health care and reflect the treatment plan.
• Provides crisis management for assigned cases and supplies backup for the program as needed.
• Maintains the required weekly scheduled client hours per departmental needs and standards.
• Participates as a treatment team member and maintains a current level of psychotherapy theory and practice.
• Attends clinical supervision meetings and staff meetings as scheduled, arriving prepared.
• Keeps current with professional literature and trends in mental health.
• Attends continuing education training, workshops, seminars, or conferences to remain current with evidence‑based standards of practice and maintain licensure.
• Maintains active communication with identified staff and agencies that share case involvement when appropriate releases are signed.
• Matrices appropriate records of service rendered to or on behalf of the client populations served, including clinical records of all client contacts per QA & I, state, and Joint Commission guidelines.
• Produces evaluation reports that address the referral reason and provide well‑organized facts, impressions, and clinical recommendations.
• Completes progress notes, reports, and correspondence in a timely manner.
• Exercises appropriate self‑management in the performance of all duties.
• Completes client satisfaction tools as required by departmental standards.
• Performs thorough risk assessment at intake and as needed thereafter.
• Supports community and/or network departments and service lines by speaking at support groups, teaching mental wellness topics, providing stress‑management seminars, and other duties as assigned.
• Provides tele‑therapy (psychotherapy via video, tele‑therapy through a hospital‑verified format) as assigned.

Able to communicate effectively (verbal and written), maintain positive interpersonal skills, sit, stand, and walk for extended periods, lift light objects, and potentially participate in therapeutic recreational activities.

• Master’s degree in Social Work or Counseling (or related field).
• Masters Degree in Counseling, Social Work, or related field (duplicate requirement noted).

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (0–14 years post licensure) with direct therapeutic experience.
• Licensed Professional Counselor (0–14 years post licensure) with direct therapeutic experience.
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (0–14 years post licensure) with direct therapeutic experience.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.