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At Cleveland Clinic Children's, our team brings expertise to each check-up, test and procedure to ensure every child receives the best possible care. When you join this family of caregivers, you will receive endless support and guidance as you find your place at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Behavioral Health Therapist on our team, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality, compassionate mental health care to children, adolescents, and families. You will apply advanced clinical skills in psychotherapy, diagnostic interviewing, assessment, and treatment planning to support patients across a wide range of needs, including depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. Your work will directly impact patient outcomes by helping individuals stabilize, build coping skills, and improve overall well-being.

You will be a key clinician within our newly launched Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and Pediatric Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), designed to ensure timely access to care and appropriate triage based on clinical severity. A core program goal is rapid engagement, with patients evaluated and seen within 48 hours. You will provide evidence-based group, individual, and family therapy in a structured, collaborative environment that supports both clinical excellence and professional growth.

This role is ideal for a therapist who thrives in a dynamic, team-based setting and is passionate about making a meaningful difference in pediatric behavioral health. Services are delivered in a newly renovated space within Children's Rehabilitation, offering an opportunity to help shape innovative programming while working alongside dedicated multidisciplinary professionals committed to high-quality, patient-centered care.

A caregiver in this position works Monday through Friday/Days/8:00am-5:00pm/no weekends or holidays.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Utilize specialized clinical knowledge and advanced clinical skills in psychotherapy, clinical counseling, diagnostic interviews, assessments and treatment plans to patients.

+ Provide individual, group, family and crisis counseling.

+ Utilize a clinical focus across the mental health spectrum, from anxiety and depression to bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

+ Participate in the development and implementation of assessments based on interdisciplinary treatment plans.

+ Consult with team members, statutory/voluntary agencies and relatives to ensure compliance with the patient treatment plan.

+ Act as a liaison between patients, families, community support workers and facilities to obtain information and facilitate discharge planning.

+ Educate and provide resources to patients and families.

+ Supervise and/or train lower-level social workers, students or interns.

+ Process paperwork and complete clinical documentation.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling or a related field

+ Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Social Worker (LSW) with no record of substantiated ethics or patient abuse reports

+ Three years of experience in a behavioral health setting

+ Comprehensive knowledge of current psychotherapeutic techniques, theories and practices sufficient to evaluate, diagnose and counsel patients

Physical Requirements:

+ A high degree of manual dexterity to produce materials on PC; normal or corrected vision; extensive sitting and frequent walking; occasional lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds.

Personal Protective Equipment:

+ Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

Pay Range

Minimum Annual Salary: $57,510.00

Maximum Annual Salary: $87,697.50

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate's work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic's benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities