Pediatric Mental Health Therapist, TCHATT, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Job Details

General Notes

This position has an end date of 08 / 31 / 25, renewable based upon availability of funding, work performance, and progress toward goals.

Funding is expected to continue. This is a federally and state funded position sponsored by the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC).

TCMHCC was created by the 86th Texas Legislature to leverage the expertise and capacity of the health-related institutions of higher education to address urgent mental health challenges and improve the mental health care system in this state in relation to children and adolescents.

The University of Texas, Dell Medical School (DMS), is a Health Research Institute (HRI) for the Texas Children’s Mental Health Care Consortium.

The program and projects of the Dell Medical School, HRI work to address the clinical needs of the programs which address urgent mental health challenges and improve the mental health care system in Texas for children and adolescents.

Purpose

This position will provide mental health therapy to children, adolescents, and family members through the Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT) program at Dell Medical School.

The therapist will possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with patients, ability work independently with a strong attention to detail, effective oral and written communication skill, and will possess a commitment to professional ethical and practice standards.

TCHATT provides telemedicine or telehealth programs to school districts to help identify and assess the behavioral health needs of children and adolescents and provide access to mental health services.

Responsibilities

Evaluates and provides diagnostic impressions. Formulates treatment plan according to evidence based practices and protocol.

Conducts individual, family and group therapy sessions as needed. Monitors patients for suicidal / homicidal intent and ensures patient safety if necessary.

Undertakes crisis intervention, as needed.

Participates in any supervision, feedback, and quality assurance checks. Maintains client records and performs data entry as required by protocol.

Coordinates with referring practitioners, individuals, and family members throughout the treatment. Collaborates with project coordinators and administrative assistants to coordinate patient visits.

Attends appropriate training workshops, interdisciplinary meetings and client staffing as required.

Performs all other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Be licensed as an LCSW, LPC, or equivalent practiced clinician in the State of Texas. Three (3) years of post-licensure counseling, or related clinical experience is required.

Experience working with children, adolescents, and family systems. Strong technologyskills, including theability to perform computer tasks and usethe electronic health record systemsindependently.

Ability to work remotely. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with patients. Ability to work independently with strong attention to accuracy and detail.

Strong verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated commitment to professional ethical and practice standards. Readiness to adopt new techniques and practices as determined by clinical leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

Bilingual (English and Spanish). Proficiency in at least one electronic medical records system, e.g., Athena.

Salary Range

$68,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

May work around standard office conditions

Repetitive use of keyboard at a workstation

Occasional weekend, overtime and evening work to meet deadlines

Occasional interstate, intrastate and international travel

Field work as necessary

Required Materials

Resume / CV

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers : You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications.

Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section;

you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.

Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers : As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs.

If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply.

This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume.

In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.

that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility :

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers.

Staff who are promotion / transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility :

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks :

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.