Mental Health Therapist

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What Awaits You:

• Opportunities for Career Growth - Build a meaningful career with access to professional development, mentorship, and advancement pathways.
• Collaborative and Inclusive Environment - Work alongside a diverse team of professionals who value mutual respect, innovation, and teamwork.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package - Take advantage of a competitive and affordable benefits program that supports your health, financial security, and overall well-being.
• $5,000 sign-on bonus

Summary
The Mental Health Therapist I provides direct psychosocial and therapeutic care in collaboration with patients, families, case managers, physicians, and the interdisciplinary care team. This role includes conducting psychological assessments, identifying problems, setting goals, providing behavioral interventions, and implementing care plans. The therapist supports patient outcomes by addressing psycho-social barriers to care, engaging and educating patients and families, and delivering interventions such as crisis counseling, grief support, and abuse reporting.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

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  Complete diagnostic intakes in accordance with Joint Commission requirements.

  
  
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  Conduct full psychosocial assessments and develop individualized care plans.

  
  
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  Provide direct psychotherapy and psychosocial care for a full patient caseload.

  
  
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  Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and optimize outcomes.

  
  
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  Monitor and report on patient responses to medication; consult physicians as needed.

  
  
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  Maintain accurate, timely medical records and documentation per departmental standards.

  
  
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  Implement feedback-informed treatment (FIT) in clinical practice.

  
  
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  Develop and maintain a strong network of community and referral resources.

  
  
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  Assist with referrals, guardianships, adoptions, psychiatric evaluations, and abuse/neglect or IPV assessments.

  
  
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  Identify needs for and facilitate family meetings.

  
  
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  Lead or participate in interdisciplinary rounds and represent the social work role.

  
  
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  Contribute to quality improvement initiatives.

  
  
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  Provide coverage for absences or vacancies and participate in on-call rotations.

  
  
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  Engage in mandated supervision per COMAR regulations.

  
  
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  Serve on hospital or community committees as appropriate.

  
  
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  Perform other duties as assigned.

  
  

Education

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  Master's degree in Applied Psychology or a related field.

  
  

Licensure/Certification

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  Maryland LGPC or LMSW required.

  
  
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  Ongoing training as required by licensure standards.

  
  

Experience

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  Minimum of one (1) year in a healthcare-related field preferred.

  
  
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  Field placement may be considered as qualifying experience.

  
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

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  Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across disciplines.

  
  
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  Comprehensive knowledge of local, regional, and national community resources.

  
  
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  Skilled in data collection, analysis, and decision-making for patient care.

  
  
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  Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  
  
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  Ability to prioritize tasks and manage workload effectively.

  
  
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  Proficiency with electronic patient records, email, and standard office technology.

  
  

Salary Range: Minimum 31.92/hour - Maximum 52.69/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.

In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

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Diversity and Inclusion are Johns Hopkins Medicine Core Values. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

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