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Suicide Prevention Therapist

The Suicide Prevention Therapist is responsible for implementing youth suicide awareness and prevention efforts through the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research. This clinician consults with providers, families, community partners, and schools regarding best practices in suicide prevention. Primary job responsibilities include implementing evidence-based suicide prevention programs such as the SOS Signs of Suicide program in schools throughout Central and Southeastern Ohio; conducts suicide risk assessments and safety plans as part of school-based suicide prevention programs; provides suicide prevention trainings with schools and community partners; maintains a small clinical caseload using evidence-based treatment for youth presenting with mood and anxiety concerns.

Provides clinical assessment, behavioral health treatment, case management, care coordination, and crisis intervention for children, adolescents and their families across all professional and clinical settings.

Essential Functions:

• Assists in developing specific, realistic, and measurable treatment goals and objectives.
• Accurately assesses and documents client presenting problems, history, symptomology, mental status, and diagnosis. Prescribes initial interventions in a timely manner.
• Employs strategies of intervention that are consistent with empirically supported treatments and consistent with program expectations.
• Remains current in general knowledge of psychopharmacology in pediatric behavioral healthcare and collaborates consistently with team psychiatrist.
• Coordinates client care with other service providers and community resources to assure continuity of care.
• Completes clinical charting and other related administrative paperwork in accordance with policy standards.

Education Requirement:

Master's degree from an accredited university or professional school of Counseling, Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy, required.

Licensure Requirement:

• Appropriate Ohio licensure, required. Must remain current in required licensure and clinical or other training as required.
• Independent license or satisfactory progress toward independent licensure, required.
• Valid Ohio driver's license and proof of auto insurance as required by hospital policy and position-specific requirements. Must pass motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications, and training set forth by Nationwide Children's Hospital and maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.

Skills:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive relationships with patients, families, peers, and community representatives.

Experience:

Experience providing and managing culturally appropriate and trauma-informed behavioral healthcare to children, adolescent and families, required.

Physical Requirements:

Occasionally: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Loud Noises, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel, Working Outdoors

Frequently: Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, Flexing/extending of neck, Sitting, Standing, Walking

Continuously: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing Far/near

Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above: Talking on phone/in person