Behavioral Health Outpatient Therapist - Chronic Pain

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country. You will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. 

We are looking for a Behavioral Health Outpatient Therapist and Social Worker to join our team. This role is brand new, and we are looking for a caregiver that would be up for the challenging yet rewarding work. The Social Worker on this team with work with pregnant and post-partum women at our OB/GYN - Women’s Health Institute. The ideal candidate for this position would be a social worker with a LISW licensure who has both infant/maternal health experience as well as behavioral health experience. 

A caregiver in this position works days, Mon-Fri, 8:00am—4:30pm. No weekends or holidays. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Utilize specialized clinical knowledge and advanced clinical skills in the area's psychotherapy, clinical counseling, diagnostic interviews, assessments, and treatment plans to patients. 

• Participate in development and implementation of an appropriate assessment based interdisciplinary treatment plan. 

• Consult with team managers, statutory and voluntary agencies, and patient relatives to ensure compliance with patient treatment plan. 

• Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessment participates in interdisciplinary rounds. 

• Provide individual, group, family, and crisis counseling. 

• Act as a liaison with patients, families, community support workers and facilities to obtain information and facilitate discharge planning. 

• Provide education and resources for patients and family members. 

• Supervise and/or train lower-level social workers, students, or interns.  

• Process paperwork, telephone calls and complete clinical documentation. 

• Participate in continuing professional education, departmental meetings, and teaching. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Master's degree in social work, counseling, or related field 

• Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or Licensed Social Worker (LSW); no record of substantiated ethics or patient abuse reports 

• 3 years of experience in a behavioral health setting with comprehensive knowledge of current psychotherapeutic techniques, theories, and practices sufficient to evaluate, diagnose and counsel patients 

• The ability to concisely document clinical findings and patient needs in an electronic medical record while navigating a multi-specialized behavioral health environment and the ability to communicate across different electronic platforms and across a broad geographic provide base is essential 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Experience working with chronic pain patients 

• Experience in trauma therapy and substance abuse

• Experience with individual and group therapy

• A high degree of manual dexterity to produce materials on PC.
• Normal or corrected vision.
• Extensive sitting and frequent walking.
• Occasional lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds.

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures. 

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.