? 15h Left! Psychotherapist
Company: MEDSTAR HEALTH
Location: Baltimore
Posted on: July 2, 2025
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Job Description:
General Summary of Position Job Summary: Medstar Health is
looking for a Psychotherapist to join our team at MedStar Union
Memorial Hospital. The ideal candidate will be a licensed social
worker or professional counselor with the ability to provide
therapeutic interventions, make independent decisions consistent
with clinical needs, department and hospital protocols, standards
of care, policies, and procedures. The Psychotherapist will provide
clinical skills and expertise necessary for the assessment and
treatment of psychiatric and behavioral disorders. May see patients
at various locations across the Baltimore region. Join one of the
largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metro
region, also recognized as one of the "Healthiest Maryland
Businesses". Apply today and learn how MedStar Health can be your
next great career move! Primary Duties: - Achieves high clinical
productivity and caseload. Maintains high percentage of time in
billable clinical activity. Plans treatment details at intake,
giving patient a treatment timeline. Obtains patient agreement to
treatment plan at first session. Makes follow-up attempts and
documents when patients fail to keep appointments. Closes
discharged cases promptly to open schedule for new patients. -
Completes initial patient assessments within established
guidelines. Provides referrals as appropriate. Serves as liaison to
referral sources, outside agencies, third-party payors, and other
interested parties as appropriate and within limits of
confidentiality. Develops and implements treatment plans and
monitors treatment progress. Where appropriate, participates as a
member of treatment team. - Participates in the management of
aggressive patients as needed to ensure the safety of patient,
self, and others. Recognizes early warning signs of escalating
behaviors and intervenes as appropriate. Provides therapeutic
services including assessment; crisis intervention; case
management; disposition services; and individual, group, and family
therapies as appropriate. - Completes documentation relevant to
activities. Complies with and ensures adherence to all
documentation standards. Complies with data collection, entry, and
reporting requirements. - Participates in multi-disciplinary
quality and service improvement teams; represents the department
and hospital in community outreach efforts. Provides clinical
educational and/or liaison services to other service areas,
departments, and facilities as directed. Qualifications: - Master's
degree in social work, psychology. or related field. - 2 years'
experience in the delivery of clinical services to psychiatric
populations. - Licensed Certified Social Worker - Clinical (LCSW-C)
or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). Primary Duties
and Responsibilities Minimum Qualifications This position has a
hiring range of $60,632 - $107,494
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