Are you passionate about helping kids be their best selves?
UPMC Children's Community Pediatrics is hiring a Part-Time Behavioral Health Therapist II to support the offices in Butler.
This position would work Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9 AM - 5 PM to support the office.
Sign on bonus available if applicable.
Purpose:
The purpose of this job is to be part of a collaborative care team that provides behavioral health assessments and treatment to service patients who have a behavioral health diagnosis. This level of service can be an outpatient treatment program or equivalent to outpatient.
Responsibilities:
- Evidence-Based Treatment: Utilizes relevant and evidence-based treatment approaches as appropriate.
- Patient Assessments: Conducts assessments of new patients, documents clinical decisions, and adapts treatment models for service delivery.
- Changing Patient Needs: Assesses and incorporates changing patient needs into treatment plans for various programs (outpatient, partial hospitalization, community, and school-based).
- Treatment Plan Reviews: Regularly reviews and updates treatment plans based on patient needs and program guidelines.
- Therapy Sessions: Provides individual and family therapy to patients within the pediatric practice and maintains a schedule of 18 sessions per week.
- Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Education in school counseling, or related field required.
- Two years of clinical experience diagnosing and treating behavioral and psychiatric conditions required.
- Knowledge of psychiatric evaluation and assessment process, as well as application of current version of the DSM required.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: - Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT) is required.
- Act 31, Act 33, Act 34, Act 73.
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
