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**POSITION SUMMARY:** The **Outpatient Behavioral Health Therapist** position upholds the health center's mission to ensure access to recovery-oriented Behavioral Health services and resources that value dignity and worth of the person. This role commits to strong consumer satisfaction and delivery of high-quality clinical services that address the whole person, result in better health outcomes, and that help maintain the fiscal and operational capacity of the Behavioral Health Department. **LOCATION:** This position is Hybrid at our Abbottsford location: 4700 Wissahickon Ave, Philadelphia **ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:** - Psychotherapy – Conduct individual and family therapy sessions, and groups as needed, to meet set productivity target - Charting – Complete all charting as needed and required by contracted funding sources: including intakes, psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, service logs, and discharge planning. - Clinical and Administrative Supervision – Participate in regular supervision with designated Clinical and Administrative Supervisors. - Participate in team meetings, case conferences, consultations, and interdisciplinary work groups as scheduled. - Crisis Intervention – Be immediately available to the FPCSN staff during working hours in the event of a psychiatric emergency. Participate as a member of the FPCSN staff in the event of any other emergency. Participate in regular rotation as an On-Call clinician after hours. - Coordination of Care – Coordinate care of clients with the psychiatrist and the FPCSN medical staff. Refer clients to other levels of care or other services as needed. - Continued Education – Maintain competencies in mental health and substance abuse as required by licensing and funding bodies. Maintain current PA license to practice. - Member of FPCSN's Multi-disciplinary Team. Collaborates with FPCSN Providers and staff to ensure integrated, person-centered care; attend and participate in case conferences, departmental, interdisciplinary, site-level, and network-level team meetings as scheduled. Essential Duties Addendum - ADULT THERAPIST: Psychotherapy- Conduct an average of 24 individual and family therapy sessions each week, and groups as needed. - CHILD/ADULT THERAPIST: Psychotherapy – Conduct an average of 23 individual and family therapy sessions each week, and groups as needed. - CHILD THERAPIST: Psychotherapy – Conduct an average of 22 individual and family therapy sessions each week, and groups as needed. **EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS:** Candidates should possess a diverse range of skills and experience including but not limited to: ***Required Education and Experience*** - An earned master’s degree in social work, psychology or an applied mental health related field. - Candidates must hold the following degrees/licensure in the State of Pennsylvania: LCSW, LPC, LMFT. - Minimum of two years' experience as a licensed clinician providing therapy to individuals and families. ***Required Skills and Abilities*** - Experience and competency conducting assessments and psychotherapy with individuals, families, couples, and groups with behavioral health challenges that may include substance abuse. - Experience with mental health crisis assessment and intervention. - Effective and concise oral and written communication skills and ability to meet deadlines for clinical documentation. - Maintains required training in mental health and/or other subspecialties that are a focus of clinical practice, e.g. children. - Able to utilize and follow all mental health requirements set forth by applicable state licensing bodies, and the credentialing requirements of insurance companies and other funding sources. - Cooperates fully with FPCSN’s compliance program. - Exhibit behaviors that align with FPCSN’s organizational values, mission, and beliefs and avoid displaying behaviors that are in opposition to those values - Support FPCSN's commitment to the creation of a trauma-…