Behavioral Health Therapist Lead - Children's Behavioral Health Center - Intensive Outpatient Program (Fall 2026)

Independently Licensed Behavioral Health Therapist providing board approved clinical supervision. With limited supervision, provide therapeutic services to adult or pediatric patients at OU Health who need behavioral health services in outpatient, inpatient or in the emergency department and supervise Licensed Behavior Health Therapists while required by the applicable state board.”

Essential Responsibilities

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.

• Conducts therapeutic interviews of patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, to gather needed information.

• Conducts screenings, psychosocial and diagnostic assessments and relates findings to necessary staff. 

• Provides education to patients, family members and other people connected to the patient regarding mental health diseases, treatments, social or financial situations, emotional stress and/or other mental health/social problems.

• Develops a collaborative care plan and provides therapeutic interventions to patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, to assist patient in reaching goals.

• Monitors and evaluates patient outcomes related to therapeutic goals in collaborative care plan.

• Provides behavioral health interventions to support patient improvement. 

• Develops and facilitates patient support or therapy groups to meet the needs of the clinical location or patient population.

• Provides psychotherapy counseling and other evidence-based psychotherapy interventions for the patients, family members and other people connected to the patient. 

• Documents counseling services, case management and interactions appropriately to meet the standards of all accrediting, governing bodies, and billing requirements with standardized departmental templates.

• Conducts risk assessments related to harming self or others, provides brief interventions, crisis counseling, establishes individual patient safety plans.   Connects resources to patient, family members and other people connected to the patient, and documents sessions that meet the standards of all accrediting, governing bodies and billing requirements where services are rendered.

• Acts as a liaison between patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, staff and other agencies.

• Assists the patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, with referrals, placements, or transfers when clinically indicated.

• Assists patients, family members and other people connected to the patient, with adverse reactions or difficult adjustments to illness, treatment, or changes in functional status.

• Utilizes trauma informed care.

• Acts as a patient advocate for issues related to informed decision making, end-of-life care, realistic goal setting and appropriate resolution of ethical dilemmas.

• Prepares statistics concerning referrals, utilization, patient populations and other elements as assigned.  Lead quality improvement or other clinical projects as assigned.

• Work collaboratively with consultative services and other applicable services as clinically indicated.

• Assists patients with psychotherapy such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, or other evidence-based modalities as trained in and appropriate.

• Participate in regular case consultations, team meetings and peer review.

• Follows and meets expectations of departmental standard op