Behavioral Health Therapist II
Behavioral Health Therapist II
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Behavioral Health Therapist II
Inova Peterson Life with Cancer at Inova Schar Cancer Fairfax is looking for a dedicated Behavioral Health Therapist II with expertise in pediatrics and board certification in art therapy to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift from Monday Friday 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m.and will split time between the Life with Cancer Family Center (outpatient) and Childrens 10 of IFMC (inpatient hematology/oncology unit).
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health:offering medical dental and vision coverage and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offeringup to $5250 per year in education assistance and up to $10000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members their spouses/partners and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance:offeringpaid time off paid parental leave flexible work schedules.
Behavioral Health Therapist II Job Responsibilities:
- Assesses and diagnoses mental health and/or substance use disorders through a bio/psycho/social department-specific evidenced based assessment identifying patient and family goals and needs. Integrates assessment using information related to cultural clinical ethnic age and other factors into the plan of care.
- Provides a range of therapeutic interventions psycho-educational programming and behavioral interventions (when indicated) to assist the patient/family in achieving the goals and objectives of the individualized service plan.
- Provides care management to ensure that the patient and family receive and are subsequently referred to appropriate healthcare and community resources to optimize treatment/intervention outcomes.
- When indicated by role participates in inpatient and community psychoeducational programs facilitates support groups for specified disease processes related to mental health medical diagnosis and chronic or life-limited illnesses while assisting with community outreach as needed
- Develops and implements art therapy interventions for individuals and groups as appropriate to promote emotional well-being and provide a healing environment.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education:Masters Degree Ph.D. PsyD EdD in Mental Health Social Work Counseling Substance Use Disorders or Behavioral Health related field.
- Experience: Two years of experience in mental health/substance use disorder treatment psychoeducational programming including targeted evidence-based interventions (crisis intervention trauma and integrative therapies).
- Certification:Basic Life Support (BLS) American Heart Association within 3 months of hire. Crisis Prevention Institute within 6 months of hire.
- Licensure: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist LMFT) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP) or Licensed Substance Abuse Professional (LSATP).
Preferred Qualifications:
- ATR-BC
- Experience working with children and teens with acute and chronic medical illness and in hospital settings
- Experience with grief loss and bereavement
Employment Type
Full-Time
