Behavioral Health Therapist, Day Shift, Behavioral Health (Inpatient)

AHC SGMC Behavioral Health

Shady Grove Medical Center - Behavioral Health seeks to hire an experienced Behavioral Health Therapist who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.
** Qualified candidates will be eligible for a $10,000 sign-on bonus. (*Current AHC employees not eligible – see below under additional details.)

As a Behavioral Health Therapist you will:
• Initiates and implements complete, comprehensive psychosocial assessments
• Provides individual, group, and family therapies to clients and their families
• Participates in and interdisciplinary treatment team to propose and develop strategies and interventions that would promote excellent therapeutic outcomes
• Assesses and intervenes in cases of suspected/disclosed child/adult neglect/abuse issues Documents services provided and disseminates information/reports to community referral sources and agencies, i.e., DJJ, DSS, HHS, APS, CPS, LCC
• Coordinates with the interdisciplinary team, referral sources, and community resources aftercare and supportive services to ensure a successful discharge planning process. Promotes positive patient-family-community relations
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to diffuse psychotic and/or behavioral crises to ensure client, unit, and staff safety and stability
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications include:
• Master’s Degree in Social Work /Counseling or equivalent Master’s Degree in a recognized health field
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical social work experience, preferably in medical or behavioral health settings.
• Current licensure as LGSW/LMSW/LGPC in the State of Maryland or equivalent licensure.
• Proficiency in conducting substance use assessments with ASAM criteria.
• Experience facilitating group therapy with adults and/or adolescents preferred.
• Strong skills in assessment, treatment planning, and interdisciplinary collaboration
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Work Schedule:

Pay Range:

$29.08 - $48.25

If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.

We do this by offering:

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts

• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise

• Free Employee parking

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire

• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)

• Paid Time Off

• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period 

• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance

• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support