Mental Health Therapist

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester invites applications for a full-time therapist position to join its Oncology Behavioral Health team. The behavioral health team is integrated into Pluta Cancer Center, a specialty practice primarily serving individuals with a cancer diagnosis and provides mental health care to patients of the Wilmot Cancer Center. A key goal of our program is to improve access and reduce health disparities, particularly among patients of color, in our community. Our multidisciplinary team works together to provide assessment, education, consultation, and psychotherapy for patients who have mental health needs. Therapists provide assessment, safety planning, individual, couples, and family therapy. The therapist participates in formal and informal collaboration with oncology clinicians, nurse practitioners and medical social workers.

Responsibilities

Provides assessment, safety planning, individual, couples, and family therapy; performs complex psychosocial assessments and diagnostic formulations for patients and their families; develops and implements comprehensive and individualized treatment plans with clearly defined therapeutic goals; conducts individual, family, couple and systems-oriented evidence-based psychotherapies within accepted standards of practice; assesses successful completion of therapeutic goals and plans termination of therapy; meets minimum target for clinical productivity; documents treatment in patient's electronic medical record; collaborates with oncology clinicians, nurse practitioners and medical social workers; attends clinic staff and team meetings; participates in required diversity trainings and professional development; maintains knowledge of and follows all relevant policies and procedures; participates in annual and periodic performance review process

Requirements

Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy or closely related field and major course work in marriage and family theory and practice required; or equivalent combination of education and experience; NYS licensure as a mental health practitioner (e.g., Mental Health Counselor, Creative Arts Therapist) upon hire required; if licensure has not been obtained upon employment, an active limited permit or submitted application to the NYS Department of Education upon hire required and NYS licensure within 36 months of hire; experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds required; candidates must be available to see patients at least one evening a week; expertise in evidence-based treatments; skilled in collaborating with a multidisciplinary team; committed to addressing mental health inequities

Nice to have

3 years of relevant experience preferred; sound working knowledge of models of family therapy; knowledge about and ability to implement evidence-informed psychotherapeutic interventions preferred; commitment to and routine demonstration of biopsychosocial approach to care of individuals and families preferred