Mental Health Therapist
Company: Mid-Atlantic Pediatric Partners
Location: Rockville
Posted on: January 20, 2023
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Job Description:
Mental Health Therapist - FT/PT
We have an amazing role for a therapist who is passionate about
child and adolescent mental health to join our team as a mental
health therapist.
Our ideal candidate is excited to work in a primary care pediatric
setting and believes that children have a right to high-quality,
accessible mental healthcare, and this care needs to happen in
partnership with a child's primary care provider. You will work
with pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and psychologists who
recognize the mental health needs of their patients.
Excellent interpersonal, communication and analytical skills are a
must and will help you coordinate and collaborate care with other
providers.
Our ideal candidate has 1-3 years of supervised professional
experience working with children and adolescents as well as their
families and is licensed in Maryland as a professional counselor,
marriage and family therapist, or social worker.
If this sounds like a great role, please apply today!
Benefits
--- Paid time off
--- A steady stream of referrals
--- Competitive compensation and benefits including health
insurance and 401k matching!
--- Full administrative support (answering phones, scheduling,
benefits checks, claim submission, collecting payments) - you just
see your clients and write your notes!
--- Paid time off for professional development
--- Supervision to help develop clinical skills
--- A very supportive team
--- Flexible schedule
We are dedicated to providing integrated behavioral health services
in a primary pediatric care setting.
Responsibilities:
--- Diagnose mental health challenges in children and
adolescents
--- Develop treatment plans based on each patient's needs
--- Provide therapy to children and adolescents (individual or
groups) or families, in-person or virtually
--- Consult with family members on how to support behavioral health
challenges at home
--- Consult with primary care pediatricians on treatment plans and
interventions
--- Refer patients to outside specialists as needed
--- Document session notes in an electronic health records
system
Additional Responsibilities:
--- Responsible for meeting quality expectations of accuracy, and
completeness, and is responsive to feedback
--- Meets timeliness expectations of completing work as scheduled,
demonstrating self-paced performance, and adjusting priorities as
needed
--- Professionally relates to patients, families, and peers at all
times
--- Participates in regular staff meetings
--- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
--- Mental health degree from a nationally accredited program
(social work, marriage and family therapy, or professional
counselor)
--- Current Maryland license or license eligible in Maryland as a
mental health professional for independent practice
--- Availability for at least 8 patient hours/week during typical
daytime hours and one evening a week or weekends
--- Demonstrated specialty/experience in child and adolescent
therapy or family therapy
--- Willingness to collaborate with others
--- Strong work ethic, dependable
--- Commitment to the field of behavioral health
--- Strong empathy and communication skills
--- Experience with group therapy is a plus!
About Company:
We are an established pediatric practice in North Bethesda, MD.
Keywords: Mid-Atlantic Pediatric Partners, Rockville , Mental Health Therapist, Healthcare , Rockville, Maryland
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