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An Excellent Opportunity to Join a World Class System! As part of the University of Florida, it is a hub for research and advanced medical training It provides extensive specialized services, including cardiovascular services, and emergency care Excellent opportunity for growth Responsibilities In a multidisciplinary format and under the direction of the Manager, the Mental Health Therapist II will perform patient assessments, treatment planning, psychotherapy, linking, and advocacy.
Maintains licensure and provides clinical supervision to interns and license eligible staff. Serves as clinical resource to other staff. Schedule FTE: 1.0 Hours: 7:00am-4:00pm Days: Monday-Friday Location: Jacksonville, FL Qualifications Education Required: Master's degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, Social Work, or with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy.
Licensure/Certifications Required: Active licensure as a Clinical Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Psychologist Training Required: Crisis Prevention Institute training is required within ninety (90) days of date of hire or transfer, and annually thereafter, for the Psych Unit. Experience Required: 1-2 years post-masters experience providing evaluations and psychotherapy. Necessary Skills Ability to use a variety of psychotherapy techniques.
Ability to communicate and work well in an interdisciplinary environment. Responds positively and flexibly to demands and deadlines. Must be detail-oriented and posses strong oral and written communication and problem solving skills.
Knowledge of: bio-psychosocial and mental status evaluation techniques; suicide risk factors; psychiatric diagnosis; bases of human behavior; theory and practice of psychotherapy; crisis intervention techniques; ethical and legal responsibilities including but not limited to confidentiality and patient rights and requirements for continued licensure. Age of Patients Served Infants (< 1 year) Pediatric (1-12 years) Adolescent (13-17 years) Adult (18-64 years)
About the role
In a multidisciplinary format and under the direction of the Manager, the Mental Health Therapist II will perform patient assessments, treatment planning, psychotherapy, linking, and advocacy. Maintains licensure and provides clinical supervision to interns and license eligible staff. Serves as clinical resource to other staff.