Behavioral Health Therapist I

Behavioral Health Therapist I

Inova Peterson Life with Cancer is seeking a Behavioral Health Art Therapist with an ATR-BC. Their responsibilities will include the provision of individual art therapy to oncology patients and caregivers in the inpatient setting at IFMC. Clinicians will engage in assessment and planning for evidence-based clinical interventions to promote adjustment to illness and coping through treatment and/or end of life care. This role will be full-time day shift from Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.

Behavioral Health Therapist I Job Responsibilities:

• Provides a range of mental health and/or substance use disorders therapeutic interventions, psycho-educational programming and behavioral interventions (when indicated) to assist the patient/family in achieving the goals and objectives of the individualized service plan.
• May participate in inpatient and community psychoeducational programs, facilitate support groups for specified disease processes related to mental health, medical diagnosis, chronic or life-limited illnesses while assisting with community outreach.
• Duties will be performed under the clinical supervision of an approved clinical supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Master's degree, Ph.D., PsyD, EdD in mental health, social work, counseling, psychology, or behavioral health-related field
• Experience: Internship in mental health or substance use disorder treatment completed within 90 days of employment.
• Certification:
  
  
  
  • Basic Life Support required within 3months of hire
  • Vistelar required within 6 Months of hire
  
  
• License: one of the following required within 5 months of hire.
  
  
  
  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC),
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT),
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW),
  • Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP),
  • Licensed Substance Abuse Professional (LSATP).
  • Must comply with the appropriate licensing board requirement for registering as a Resident in Training or Supervisee in Clinical Social Work or applicable title identified by the specific licensing board within 4 months of hire.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• ATR-BC
• Experience with grief, loss, and bereavement