Behavioral Health Therapist I

As a Behavioral Health Therapist 1, you will be responsible for assessing and diagnosing mental health and/or substance use disorders through a bio/psycho/social department specific and evidenced based assessment. To help achieve our mission, you will integrate assessments using information related to cultural, clinical, ethnic, age and other factors into the plan of care. Providing a range of 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 is required. Your ability to provide care coordination to ensure the patient and family receive and are subsequently referred to appropriate healthcare and community resources to optimize treatment/intervention outcomes is required. When indicated by role, you will be required to participate in inpatient and community programs, facilitate support groups for specified disease processes related to mental health, medical diagnosis, chronic or life-limited illnesses while assisting with community outreach as needed.

What We Have to Offer YOU!

Benefits and Perks!

• Time Away Programs: You earn or “accrue” PTO on an hourly basis during the calendar year, beginning with your first hour of work.
• Student Loan Assistance: Monthly payment toward team member’s outstanding student loan debt
• Medical, Dental, Vision & Savings and Spending Accounts (HSA/FSA)
• Life Insurance, Short/Long Term Disability
• Competitive salary
• Supplemental Benefits: Auto/Home Insurance discounts, Pet Insurance & Pet Care Discount Program, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Services
• Retirement Savings Plan: Inova makes a matching contribution on the first 5% of pay you contribute
• Paid Parental Leave: Provide up to four weeks 100% pay for team members to care for and bond with a newborn or newly adopted child
• Additional Benefits, Perks, & Discounts: Commuter Benefits, Back-up Child and Elder Care, Adoption Assistance Plan, Credit Union, Team Member Purchasing Program
• Tuition Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to a maximum assistance of $5,250

Requirements:

Education:

• MSW

Experience

• New grad or 1 year experience in behavioral health, mental health or substance use disorder treatment

Certification:

• Crisis Prevention Institute (obtained within 6 months of start date)
• BLS through American Hear Association (obtained within 3 months of start date)

Job Responsibilities:

• Strives to increase professional knowledge, develops expertise and works toward licensure and certifications. Practices within the Code of Ethics.
• Provides care coordination to ensure the patient and family receive and are subsequently referred to appropriate healthcare and community resources to optimize treatment/intervention outcomes.
• Provides documentation and performs administrative functions appropriate to the role.
• Adheres to Inova Health System's Culture of Safety and participates in maintaining a professional culture throughout the organization.

About Inova Health System

Inova’s hospitals are consistently recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals and Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades for excellence in healthcare.

We are proud to be named one of Forbes’ 2022 Best Employers for Women, #11 of 5,000+ facilities on Nurse Journal’s national 2023 Best Places to Work as a Nurse list, and a Top Performer in the 2022 Healthcare Equality Index for LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality.

Inova’s Anti-Discrimination Employment Policy

Inova Health System is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. To fulfill this commitment, Inova Health System does not discriminate in any employment-related decision and administers all of its employment programs, procedures and practices without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information. Inova operates both affirmative action and equal opportunity programs, consistent with federal and state requirements, including Governor's Executive Order One (2018). Consistent with federal and state requirements, Inova also prohibits retaliation against any person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice.