Behavioral Health Professional, Clinic Based-Health Center at Newbridge

JOB SUMMARY: 

The Behavioral Health Therapist serves as an integral member of the interdisciplinary care team within our outpatient psychiatry clinic. This clinician provides high-quality, evidence-based behavioral health services to individuals across the lifespan, addressing a range of mental health and substance use concerns. Services are delivered both in-person and via telehealth. The therapist is responsible for completing comprehensive assessments, delivering psychotherapeutic interventions, collaborating with medical providers, and coordinating care across systems to ensure patient-centered, trauma-informed care. 

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Deliver individual, family, and group psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults, including crisis intervention as needed. 

• Complete psychodiagnostic evaluations and develop person-centered treatment plans aligned with best practices. 

• Monitor and evaluate patient progress and outcomes, updating treatment plans in collaboration with the care team. 

• Provide care that is safe, ethical, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and aligned with evidence-based models. 

• Participate in regular case consultations and interdisciplinary collaboration, including direct consultation with resident and faculty physicians. 

• Serve in a rotating on-call schedule as assigned. 

• Coordinate care with internal providers and external agencies including schools, primary care, hospitals, court systems, and community partners. 

• Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation in compliance with regulatory and organizational standards. 

• Facilitate appropriate referrals to internal and external services, supporting continuity of care. 

• May be asked to engage in teaching or mentoring activities with medical residents on a case-by-case basis. 

• Participate in departmental meetings, supervision, and quality improvement initiatives. 

• Support the mission and values of integrated, team-based care. 

• Maintain licensure, training requirements, and adherence to ethical standards as set forth by relevant professional boards. 

This role description is a general description of the essential job functions.  It is not intended to describe all the duties the Behavioral Health Therapist may perform. 

KEY COMPETENCIES: 

Communication Skills  

Effectively and respectably communicate with other individuals, whether it be a colleague, patient, or patient’s family member and appropriately enumerate information in a manner easily understood by all parties. We do this to foster a culture of understanding between all parties, especially in complex and difficult situations, to ultimately provide the best care possible to our patients and their families. 

Decision Making 

Ability to make the most appropriate decision in a given situation and then taking the next steps to ensure appropriate and timely completion. This requires conflict resolution skills, critical thinking skills, confidence in your ability to make the right decision in most situations. This also includes ability to prioritize your workday appropriately to ensure the most important tasks are completed on time. 

HealthCare Knowledge 

Having the drive to keep yourself abreast and up to date on the new breakthroughs in your area of expertise and communicating them to the rest of the team, as appropriate.  This also includes keeping up with your licensure