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Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title: Perinatal Therapist- Licensed

Department: Ohana

Reports to: Outpatient Assistant Director

Position Summary

The Ohana Perinatal Therapist is responsible for evaluation, individual therapy, and group therapy to caregivers in the perinatal period suffering from a perinatal mental health condition like peripartum depression, anxiety and other disorders specific to pregnancy and post-partum. In addition, the Ohana Perinatal Therapist provides mental health education to patients and, as appropriate, to the community and other professionals. The therapist utilizes evidence based therapy techniques for perinatal patients to accomplish the above and submits appropriate and timely documentation. The therapist will also participate in evaluation efforts of the services delivered. Finally, the therapist will fulfill other necessary tasks as needed to support Ohana’s mission and the goals of the Perinatal program as assigned by their manager. The perinatal therapist is expected to maintain a productivity expectation of 25 billable hours a week.

Experience

Must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience providing psychotherapy to new or expecting parents. Training in either Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is required.  Additional training in Exposure and Response Prevention and Interpersonal Psychotherapy is preferred but not required. Experience working with perinatal loss is also preferred. The therapist will be expected to participate in additional trainings in EBT (evidence-based therapies) as needed; education and supervision activities connected to identified areas of clinician interest and programmatic needs of Ohana.

Education

Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work, Counseling, Clinical Psychology or Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy is required.

Must pass orientation and initial competency assessment as well as ongoing required training. 

Licensure/Certifications

LCSW or LMFT is required. Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) is preferred. American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification required. AVADE certification must be obtained within the first 6 months of hire. Will complete mandatory 5150 training by Monterey County to obtain 5150 certification and obtain 5150 Professional staff authorization yearly. Live Scan fingerprint clearance required by the Department of Healthcare Services is a job requirement.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Assigned Work Hours:

Five 8 hour shifts during open business hours.
Shifts include: Tuesday through Saturday schedule or

Monday through Friday schedule

Shifts start at 8:30am or 10:30am

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Pay Range (based on years of applicable experience):

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The hours employees work determine when a shift differential is paid.