Sr. Licensed Pediatric Mental Health Therapist, TCHATT, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Job Posting Title:

Sr. Licensed Pediatric Mental Health Therapist, TCHATT, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Hiring Department:

Department of Psychiatry

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2024

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

This is a grant-funded position with an end date of 8/31/24, renewable based upon availability of funding, work performance, and progress toward program goals. Interested in candidates willing to work a flexible schedule (for example, four ten hour days or two days from 10am-7pm).

Purpose

The Licensed Mental Health Therapist Supervisor (LPC-S) will work as part of an interdisciplinary, team-based program that cares for patients enrolled in the Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT) program at Dell Children’s Medical Center and Dell Medical School. The LPC-S will join our growing multi-disciplinary team to conduct behavioral and mental health assessments, treatment planning, brief interventions, and interdisciplinary team consultation as needed. This position will provide mental health therapy to children, adolescents, and family members through the Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT) program at Dell Medical School. The therapist will possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with patients, ability work independently with a strong attention to detail, effective oral and written communication skill, and will possess a commitment to professional ethical and practice standards. TCHATT provides telemedicine or telehealth programs to school districts to help identify and assess the behavioral health needs of children and adolescents and provide access to mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and provides diagnostic impressions. Formulates treatment plan according to evidence based practices and protocol and addresses patient’s psychosocial factors. Applies clinical experience, condition specific trainings, and certifications to contribute to patients’ improved healthcare outcomes.  Conduct individual, family and group therapy sessions as needed. Monitors patients for suicidal/homicidal intent and ensures patient safety if necessary. Undertake crisis intervention, as needed. Maintains client records and performs data entry as required by protocol in treating patients.

• Serves as a clinical lead and works closely with the LPCs on staff to provide mentorship, support, and consultation as needed. Provides guidance, direction, debriefing, clinical staffing, and support to staff, including care coordinators. Collaborates with leadership to recruit, hire, and train team members. Provides clinical support and monitors progress of a team of therapists. Supports and guides team members in evaluation, diagnoses, and treatment of mental health disorders. Provides support, guidance and review of individualized treatment plans. Meets with team members regularly to provide staffing and clinical support.  May help with coverage, staffing, and workflow optimization.  

• Analyzes the professional practice and uses staffing and psychiatric consultation to achieve greater effectiveness in clinical practice. Collaborates with a professional team to identify the long-term psychological needs of patients. In collaboration with the clincial, therapist and care coordination team, reviews assembled information concerning the patient's clinical background and referral needs. Establishes and maintains professional relationships with team members and clients.

• Serves as a leader in the development and delivery of innovative programs and procedures in psychological services in a multidisciplinary setting. Collaborates with supervisor and colleagues to identifies areas for growth and implement improvement initiatives. and providing leadership in service delivery systems for psychotherapy, including crisis intervention and individual therapy

• Participates in the development and implementation of projects, and leading or participating in committees and/or workgroups. Participates in quality improvement and initiatives that analyze professional practice, outcomes and efficiencies, including peer review, chart review, staff education, clinical guideline development, and other continuing education and quality assurance activities to demonstrate compliance with standards, regulations, policies, and procedures.

• Attends appropriate training workshops, interdisciplinary meetings and client staffing as required. Participate in departmental meetings, continuing education opportunities, academic and research opportunities to optimi