Mental Health Therapist - Mental Health Unit

Facility:

Mathile Center for Mental Health and Wellness

Department:

Mental Crisis Services

Schedule:

Full time

Hours:

36

Job Details:

The Mental Health Therapist provides direct clinical care, crisis intervention, and therapeutic support across care settings, emphasizing trauma-informed practices, proactive patient engagement, and behavioral stabilization to maintain a safe, therapeutic environment. Key responsibilities include delivering evidence-based interventions and verbal de-escalation strategies, as well as providing clinical oversight and hands-on support during escalations when necessary to ensure patient dignity and physical safety. Therapists actively engage patients to foster emotional regulation, teach actionable coping tools, offer positive distractions, and provide physical and emotional support during medical procedures when appropriate. Additionally, the role involves educating staff, patients, and families on mental health diagnoses, processes, and coping strategies, alongside conducting mental health risk assessments when needed to evaluate safety, identify suicide or self-harm risks, and dynamically guide care planning with the multidisciplinary team.

Required Qualifications

Education:
Master’s Degree in Counseling or Social Work

License/Certification
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFTs) - Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board, LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board, LSW Ohio - Ohio Licensed Social Worker - Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board

Experience
Minimum of 1 year of experience in a behavioral health or healthcare setting preferred
Experience working with patients with mental health or substance use disorders is strongly desired

Department Specific Job Details:

• full time, 36 hours
• 3 (12) hour shifts working Mon, Weds, and Fri
• evening shift, 4:00 PM - 4:30 AM
• 1 weekend rotation a month
• serving the Mental Health Unit at the Mathile Center