Behavioral Health Clinician

Behavioral Health Clinician

Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX. Salary: $65,000 - $77,000 per year. Full‑time, entry level.

We’re searching for a Behavioral Health Clinician who will play a vital role in the best‑ranked children’s hospital in Texas and among the best in the nation. In this position you will develop, plan, and deliver evidence‑based assessment and therapy services to youth and families, and engage in social work services that help patients and families identify and utilize health‑care and community resources optimally.

• Provides evidence‑based and developmentally appropriate screenings/assessments, and focused patient/family counseling/therapy in accordance with patients/families’ right to self‑determination and confidentiality principles.
• Conducts psychosocial screenings/assessments by interviewing patients and/or their families for information about social, emotional, developmental, educational, vocational, environmental, financial, and health situations as required for care and treatment planning.
• Provides evidence‑based psychotherapy for individuals, families, parents, and groups to reduce symptoms of mental illness and improve functioning across environments.
• Establishes achievable treatment goals with patients.
• Tracks patient progress via ongoing symptom and functional assessment, using reliable and valid measures, and adjusts treatment plans accordingly.
• Creates and manages individualized and/or family treatment plans to address mental‑health needs.
• Completes therapy notes for each session and/or summaries of services when needed.
• Assists in maintaining privacy and confidentiality of therapy records.
• Complies with all expectations set by the licensing board and by TCH compliance/risk management regarding informed consent, confidentiality, and documentation of services.
• Coordinates care with other mental‑health providers to ensure treatments match the patient’s diagnosis, symptoms, developmental level, and functioning.
• Actively participates in provider conferences to identify and respond to psychosocial needs and provide information for plans of care.
• Assesses and follows up on provider recommendations for changes in patient/family status or needs.
• Develops, implements, and/or updates comprehensive pediatric or adult women's social‑work care plans.
• Facilitates patient/family use of community resources.
• Pursues professional development.
• Provides clinical supervision for LMSWs working toward LCSW licensure.

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or a related field required.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) by the Texas Behavioral Health Ex‑Council (TBH​EC) required.
• Minimum of 2 years of social‑work, professional counseling, or marriage/family therapy experience required.
• Previous employment in health care, a health‑care specialization in schooling, or a field‑work practicum in health care preferred.