Behavioral Health Therapist, Day Shift, Inpatient Behavioral Health

AHC SGMC Behavioral Health

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Shady Grove Medical Center - Behavioral Health seeks to hire an experienced Behavioral Health Therapist who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.
** Qualified candidates will be eligible for a $10,000 sign-on bonus.
(*Current AHC employees not eligible – see below under additional details.)

As a Behavioral Health Therapist you will:
• Conduct substance use assessments and consultations on inpatient psychiatric units using ASAM criteria to determine level of care recommendations.
• Provide timely documentation and recommendations to the treatment team and assist with care coordination.
• Facilitate therapeutic group sessions on adult and adolescent inpatient psychiatric units, focusing on evidence-based interventions and recovery-oriented practices.
• Support the Adult PHP program by providing consults and leading groups as needed based on census and patient needs.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including psychiatrists, nurses, therapists, and care navigators, to ensure integrated treatment planning.
• Provide psychoeducation on substance use, relapse prevention, and coping
strategies.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of community resources for substance use and mental health services to support patient referrals.
• Participate in team meetings, clinical supervision, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, state regulations, and professional standards of practice.

Qualifications include:
• Master’s Degree in Social Work /Counseling or equivalent Master’s Degree in a recognized health field
• 1 year experience preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical social work experience, preferably in medical or behavioral health settings.
• Current licensure as LGSW/LMSW/LGPC in the State of Maryland or equivalent licensure.
• Proficiency in conducting substance use assessments with ASAM criteria.
• Experience facilitating group therapy with adults and/or adolescents preferred.
• Strong skills in assessment, treatment planning, and interdisciplinary collaboration

Work Schedule:

• Employment Type: Full-time

• Hours per Week: 40 hrs/week

• Typical Daily Schedule: 8:30 AM–5:00 PM Monday through Friday 

• Shift Type: Day

• Weekend Requirements: 2 weekend day shifts per month

• Holiday Requirements: Follow company holiday calendar

• Shift Differential Eligible: Yes

$10,000 sign-on bonus over 3 installments (paid at 90 days, 1 year & 2 years of hire date) *Current AHC employees are not eligible for a sign-on bonus who are transferring from one entity to another and/or transferring within their entity. Employees that have terminated their employment with AHC are not eligible for a sign-on bonus prior to six months of returning if hired for a position offering a sign-on bonus.

Pay Range:

$29.08 - $48.25

If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.

We do this by offering:

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts

• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise

• Free Employee parking

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire

• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)

• Paid Time Off

• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period 

• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance

• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for