Youth Crisis Stabilization Therapist

Advanced Behavioral Health is looking for a Youth Crisis Stabilization Therapist to provide services to youth and their families within the DSS system to promote family preservation, stabilize the youth’s placement, and improve overall functioning.  This position will monitor cases and provide client advocacy services throughout the treatment process within the program.  

ABH is a family centered mental health program that offers a wraparound approach to treatment. We specialize in Psychiatry, Off-Site Counseling Services, On-Site therapy, and Therapeutic Mentoring. If you share our mission and vision, we invite you to join a team that wants to make a difference within the community. 

Compensation: $50,000-$55,000/annual
Job Types: W2, Full-Time 
Location: Baltimore

Responsibilities: 

• Comply with CARF/COMAR/HIPPA/State compliance regulations. 

• Comply with EMR and uphold the 48-hour documentation standard. 

• Provide intensive community-based treatment for up to 6 weeks to children, adolescents and their families to promote family preservation and stabilize the child’s placement.  

• Collaborate closely with Youth Crisis Stabilization Therapists to provide services for all families within the program including plan for discharge and follow-up care. 

• Establishes treatment programs by setting schedules and routines; coordinating services being provided; arranging resources, including transportation and escort.  

• Attend family involvement meetings with BCDSS. 

• Make appropriate referrals to community providers to ensure comprehensive support. 

• Maintain communication with referral sources and provide updates on client status as needed. 

• Respect client confidentiality and adhere to all HIPAA guidelines. 

• Respond promptly to communication from clients, families, referral sources, and colleagues. 

• Monitors cases by verifying clients’ attendance; observing and evaluating treatments and responses; advocating for needed services and entitlements; obtaining additional resources; intervening in crises; providing personal support.  

• Maintains clients’ records by reviewing case notes, logging events and progress. 

• Communicates clients’ progress by conducting weekly interdisciplinary meetings and evaluations; disseminating results and obstacles to therapeutic team and family; identifying treatment influences. 

• Prepares clients’ discharge by reviewing and amplifying discharge plans; coordinating discharge and post-discharge requirements; orienting and training family members; providing resources. 

• Improves staff competence by providing educational resources; balancing work requirements with learning opportunities; evaluating the application of learning to changes in treatment results. 

• Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. 

• Actively works on acquiring authorizations through Optum. 

• Consistently updates client authorizations in the EMR system. 

• Diligently sends discharge warnings and discharges clients in EMR system and Optum.  

• Complete clinical notes and other documentation within specified deadlines. 

• Attend monthly department meetings to stay informed about organizational updates and best practices. 

• Other duties as assigned as part of the Youth Crisis Stabilization Program. 

Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related discipline.  
• Current CPR and First Aid certification is required. Certification must be maintained throughout employment.

• Knowledge of clinic territory.  

• Excellent communication and documentation skills.  

• Valid Driver’s License and reliable transportation.  

• Ability to manage, delegate and manage multiple tasks with completing deadlines and priorities.  

• Excellent active listening skills.  

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.  

• Excellent customer service and people skills are essential.  

• Responsible, reliable, and punctual.  

• Ability to be proactive and work in a fast-paced environment while ensuring clinical integrity and quality of services provided to clients and their families. 

• Ability to demonstrate understanding of managed care concepts and willingness to provide treatment and work within that system.  

• Strong organizational and prioritizing skills. 

• Ability to show sensitivity to the cultural and socioeconomic dynamics present among the practices service population(s).  

• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred. 

Full-Time Employee Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision 
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) 
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance 
• Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability  
• Voluntary Insurance Policies: Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Hospital Confinement 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• PTO Accruals, Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Wellness Day, Paid Birthday
• Company Issued Laptop

ABH is committed to diversity and to equal opportunity employment. ABH does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability (including HIV status), veteran status, military obligations, or marital status. This policy applies to hiring, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, and terminations and applies to all ABH employees, interns, clients, and contractors. 

Join our team and make a difference!