Behavioral Health Therapist

Job description

Job Summary The Behavioral Health Therapist collaborates with the multidisciplinary care team to support the psychosocial and emotional needs of patients. This role is responsible for conducting functional assessments, developing treatment plans, leading therapeutic interventions, and facilitating discharge planning to ensure continuity of care. The Behavioral Health Therapist plays a key role in patient and family engagement, crisis intervention, and care coordination across the continuum. Essential Functions: - Completes timely and accurate psychosocial assessments and functional evaluations for assigned patients. - Develops individualized plans of care based on patient needs, and actively participates in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings. - Communicates effectively with patients, families, medical providers, referral sources, and community partners to support coordination and continuity of care. - Facilitates therapeutic interventions including individual, group, and/or family therapy, based on scope of practice and patient needs. - Supports discharge planning and resource navigation for post-hospital care. - Documents all clinical interventions and communications in acc...