Mental Health Therapist, Baptist

Job Summary

Baptist Medical Center is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Mental Health Therapist to join our dynamic team in providing specialized care to pediatric and adolescent patients. This position focuses on Marriage and Family counseling, offering therapy services in an outpatient setting. The ideal candidate will have experience in working with children, adolescents, and families, particularly in marriage and family counseling. This is a hybrid position, allowing flexibility with both in-person and virtual therapy sessions.

The Mental Health Therapist will provide individual and family therapy for pediatric and adolescent patients, addressing a range of mental health concerns. Provide treatment that is clinically necessary and evidence-based. Complete authorization requests as needed and maintain up-to-date medical records. Maintain state professional licensure and credentialing with insurance panels. Ability to develop rapport with patients; assess and diagnose patients using DSM criteria; develop a treatment plan; document treatment progress in keeping with Joint Commission standards; efficient use of EMR

Baptist Jacksonville is a Magnet™ designated hospital, the gold standard for excellence in patient care. We serve families throughout the area with high-quality, comprehensive care for every stage of life.

As a Mental Health Therapist, your responsibilities will include: 

• Provide individual, family, and group therapy for pediatric and adolescent patients, addressing a range of mental health concerns.
• Utilize evidence-based therapeutic interventions to support clients in navigating challenges related to mental health and family relationships.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments to develop personalized treatment plans tailored to the unique needs of each patient and family.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient progress and treatment outcomes, in compliance with Joint Commission standards.
• Maintaining state professional licensure and credentialing with insurance panels.

• Ability to develop rapport with patients
• Assessing and diagnose patients using DSM criteria
• Developing a treatment plan
• Efficient use of EMR

*Florida LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT required*

If you're interested in this Full-Time hybrid opportunity as a Mental Health Therapist position, please apply today!

Education Required

Master's Degree

Education Preferred

Doctorate

Experience

• 1-2 years Clinical Experience

License and Certification

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker Required Or
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) Required Or
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor Required Or

Location

Location Overview

For more than 20 years, health care consumers have named Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville the "most preferred healthcare provider" in the region. As the central hub of the Baptist Health system, Baptist Jacksonville provides the highest level of medical and surgical care using the latest technologies, such as the robotic-assisted da Vinci™ Surgical System. Centrally located on the beautiful St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is Baptist Health's flagship tertiary-care hospital. Designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in patient care, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville has repeatedly been named among U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals.” The hospital has also been ranked as high performing in more than 10 specialties from neurology and neurosurgery to gynecology, diabetes, endocrinology,oncology and more.  Baptist Health also has a new Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center, which is a regional epicenter for advanced treatment of strokes, aneurysms and other brain conditions.  As one of 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare in the U.S. by Modern Healthcare, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is located close to sports, theater and music venues, museums, shopping and dining.