Palliative Care Clinical Therapist

The Palliative Medicine & Comprehensive Care program is seeking a Palliative Clinical Therapist to join our dynamic team!

The palliative interdisciplinary team at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital includes a physician and an advance practice provider who partner with the clinical therapist to provide excellent palliative care consultation to adult patients throughout Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. The therapist also interacts with the system network of Inova palliative providers including 6 clinical therapists, 9 APPs, 8 physicians, 4 hospice coordinators, and a palliative chaplain.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.

Behavioral Health Therapist I Job Responsibilities:

We aim to provide effective, efficient care that is patient and family centered to benefit those coping with serious and terminal illness.

• The Palliative Care Therapist will perform assessments with patients and families to identify psychosocial needs related to adjustment to serious, life-limiting illness.
• The Palliative Care Therapist will provide evidence-based, therapeutic interventions to address identified psychosocial needs and carry out advance care planning when appropriate.
• The therapist will also actively participate in goals of care meetings to help improve knowledge and decrease distress.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Master's degree, Ph.D., PsyD, EdD in mental health, social work, counseling, psychology, or behavioral health-related field
• Experience: Internship in mental health or substance use disorder treatment completed within 90 days of employment.
• Certification: Basic Life Support Within 3 Months. CPI in-person training for non-violent crisis intervention, receive CPI blue card within 6 months of hire.
• Licensure: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP), or Licensed Substance Abuse Professional (LSATP) within 5 years. Must comply with the appropriate licensing board requirement for registering as a Resident in Training or Supervisee in Clinical Social Work or applicable title identified by the specific licensing board within 4 months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in Groups as a therapist |
• A background in CBT, DBT, trauma-informed practice, creative arts therapy, or substance use treatment is highly desirable.