Behavioral Health Outpatient Therapist - Chronic Pain

                    

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Job Title

Behavioral Health Outpatient Therapist - Chronic Pain

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

Spine-Main Campus Hospital

                      

Job Code

T9991W

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Behavioral Health Outpatient Therapist - Chronic Pain

Join Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. The Comprehensive Pain Recovery vision is to serve patients across the persistent pain continuum, by providing early multidisciplinary intervention to reduce risk for pain chronification for individuals with persistent pain while also treating the complex, refractory chronic pain patients through interdisciplinary rehabilitation. The CPR includes innovative functional restoration programs, a ketamine infusion therapy program, and additional outpatient services including pain interventional, medication and behavioral management strategies for pain. The center is supported by pain trained physicians, a psychiatrist, advanced nurse practitioners, clinical psychologists, counselors, physical/occupational therapists, and administrators.

As a Behavioral Health Outpatient Therapist, you will utilize specialized clinical knowledge and advanced clinical skills in the areas of psychotherapy, clinical counseling, diagnostic interviews, assessments and treatment plans to provider therapy sessions to patients ranging in age from 5 to late adulthood. Therapy sessions may be for individuals, groups, or on a family-oriented basis.  

A caregiver in this position works 8:00am – 5:00pm. Hybrid opportunities are available.   

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Utilize a clinical focus across the mental health spectrum from anxiety and depression to bi-polar and schizophrenia. 

• Participate in the development and implementation of an appropriate assessment based interdisciplinary treatment plan.  

• Consult with team managers, statutory and voluntary agencies and patient relatives to ensure compliance with patient treatment plan.  

• Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessment and participate in interdisciplinary rounds. 

• Provide individual, group, family and crisis counseling.  

• Act as a liaison with patients, families, community support workers and facilities to obtain information and facilitate discharge planning.  

• Provide education and resources for patients and family members.  

• Supervise and/or train lower-level social workers, students or interns. 

• Process paperwork, take telephone calls and complete clinical documentation.  

• Participate in continuing professional education, departmental meetings and teaching. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling or a related field.  

• Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), or Licensed Professional Clinical Co