Clinical Therapist-Outpatient Psychiatry

Clinical Therapist-Outpatient Psychiatry

Job Title & Specialty Area: Clinical Therapist

Department: Outpatient Psychiatry

Location: Children's Health Specialty Center Mockingbird, 1250 W Mockingbird Ln Ste 500, Dallas, TX 75247

Shift: Full Time;
Monday through Friday; 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Job Type: On-Site

Why Children's Health: At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal. Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being. Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community.

Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

This position specializes in evaluating children and families in crisis and helping them adjust to acute and/or ongoing medical and/or psychiatric stressors. The position can provide support for inpatient and outpatient medical and psychiatric services or can provide psychiatric assessment to patients in the emergency room. These services may include diagnostic evaluations; consultations on the behavioral management of medically and psychiatrically ill children;

individual, play and family therapy; case management and disposition planning as appropriate. This position also provides education and practical coping strategies for patients and families.

• Provide evaluation and treatment services to patients and families with complex psychosocial needs; provide crisis intervention and emergency services as needed.
• Case management and disposition arrangements.
• Contribute to program development.
• Maintain fiscal accountability and apply problem solving skills that demonstrate responsibility for generating allocated billable and/or patient contact hours.
• Contribute to the teaching mission of the hospital by working with trainees as co‑therapists, and participating in didactics on topics of own expertise.

• At least 1 year job‑related experience required.
• At least 3 years job‑related experience preferred.
• Pediatric outpatient psychiatry experience preferred.

• Graduate or professional work or advanced degree; or equivalent experience required.

• State of Texas License at a Master's level (LPC, LMFT, LPT, or equivalent) required.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers from the American Heart Association required.
• LCSW or LPC license preferred.

• Requires depth within a specialized, critical discipline and/or breadth of substantive professional knowledge that crosses disciplines within the professional field.
• Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.
• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions.
• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies.
• Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations.
• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view.

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.

• Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.
• 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure.
• Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks).
• Caregiver Leave.
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement.

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally‑protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer‑employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment‑related activity.

Entry level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care