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Job Req ID:  113813

BILINGUAL (SPANISH-ENGLISH) MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST

The Department of Pediatrics is seeking a part time Bilingual (Spanish-English) Mental Health Therapist. The successful candidate will work with the Refugee Health and Asylum Collaborative (HEAL) program in the Hospitalist division to provide assessment, evaluation, and treatment of clients participating in Steps to Success – a federally funded project aimed at expanding access to mental health and other supportive services for limited English proficiency Spanish speaking youth who have experienced human trafficking. This project is coordinated through HEAL and Asylee Women Enterprise (AWE). The Mental Health Therapist will provide care for clients at community sites and Johns Hopkins (JH).


Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • Provides comprehensive psychological evaluation, treatment planning and implementation for limited English proficiency Spanish speaking youth ages 15 - 25 at community sites.
  • Provides direct clinical care for clients at the time of initial evaluation for diagnostic assessment, urgent and walk-in care, and triage.
  • Documents of psychiatric issues and needs identified during counseling sessions.
  • Establishes goals and objectives to meet the psychological needs of clients in collaboration with other members of the clinical care team and project partners.
  • Conducts ongoing counseling sessions as deemed clinically appropriate.
  • Trains and supports a community health worker (CHW) to provide mental health screening, referrals, interventions.
  • Develops brief mental health assessments and triage algorithms to be implemented by CHW in community settings.
  • Works collaboratively with, and provides leadership for, a multidisciplinary team to optimize team performance and client outcomes.
  • Maintains a resource network for the purpose of referrals and consults that impact treatment progress of the client.
  • Provides client education in all aspects of mental health, including how to cope with issues specific to the migration and trafficking experiences and uses of psychiatric medications.
  • Collaborates with other members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team to achieve stated goals for enhanced mental health.
  • Participates in relevant training, clinical supervision, conferences, and multidisciplinary client care.
  • Develops and maintain a thorough knowledge Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Services for Victims of Human Trafficking Grant Program and stays informed of programmatic updates and training opportunities.
  • Ensures complete, accurate, and timely documentation for each case file in accordance with grant requirements.
  • Collaborates across organization programs and grant partners to ensure client and organization goals are met.


Additional Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities

  • Spanish language fluency is required (must pass qualified bilingual staff test administered by JH Language Access Services).
  • Knowledge of established diagnostic criteria for substance use and psychiatric disorders.
  • Ability to develop therapeutic approaches for treating clients with these mental health issues.
  • Experience/training in motivational interviewing desired.
  • Ability to develop, implement and modify a clinical intervention plan which flexibly and feasibly meets the resources of the community.
  • Must be comfortable working with the participant population. Experience working with uninsured low-income immigrants with limited English proficiency.
  • Ability to judge when to seek supervision, experience with treatment of major mental illness including addressing suicide and/or violent behaviors.
  • Flexible hours required.
  • Good communication skills, both oral and written.
  • Knowledge and understanding of federal statutes regulating confidentiality of drug and alcohol records and laws for reporting of child and elder abuse.
  • Experience with computers including word processing, databases and spreadsheets.


Technical Qualifications or Specialized Certifications

  • Ability to stand, walk or sit for an extended period of time.
  • Ability to reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction.
  • Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example, using a keyboard.
  • Communication skills using the spoken word.
  • Ability to see within normal parameters.
  • Ability to hear within normal range.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Master's Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or a closely related field.
  • Two years related experience including experience in eating disorders and other weight related issues required.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience working with chronic mental illness, alcohol/substance use disorder, migrant population, and adolescents and young adults.
  • Ability to use independent judgment and give exceptional attention to detail.

 

 

Classified Title: Mental Health Therapist 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): BILINGUAL (SPANISH-ENGLISH) MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST   
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MC  
Starting Salary Range: $24.35 - $42.71 HRLY ($25,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Part-time 
Schedule: 20 hours over 2.5 days per week 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Ped EB Hospitalists  
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

 

 

Total Rewards
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Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

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Hybrid: On-site 3-4 days a week

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