Mental Health Therapist - GI Clinic

Phoenix Children's
Phoenix, AZ
Position Summary The Mental Health Therapist in this role will specialize in supporting children with mental health and medical comorbidities referred through the Gastrointestinal (GI) clinic.

The ideal candidate has strong training and experience in early childhood mental health, anxiety disorders, and attachment-based parenting support, and is skilled in collaborating within a multidisciplinary medical team to address complex biopsychosocial needs.

This clinician demonstrates compassion, creativity, and strong clinical expertise when working with children and their family systems while navigating the intersection of medical and behavioral health concerns. Modalities rooted in play therapy, expressive arts, and behavioral interventions are strongly preferred to support developmentally appropriate and engaging care. Knowledge of Arizona-based community resources and medical-behavioral health supports is essential to enhance treatment planning and continuity of care.
This position provides consult coordination, clinical assessment, therapeutic interventions, care coordination and transition planning to patients and families as an independently licensed clinician. This position participates as an interdisciplinary team member providing interventions with the patient/family that include a range of care on an outpatient or inpatient basis. The position requires knowledge of evidence-based treatment modalities and the ability to use that knowledge to assist patients and families in achieving therapeutic goals. This position requires knowledge of mandated reporter responsibilities; use of financial, community and other resource networks; ability to advocate with outside systems; and collaborate with medical staff. This position may provide individual, group, and/or family therapeutic interventions for an assigned caseload. In addition to therapeutic interventions with patients and families, the position must be able to provide appropriate clinical documentation and recommendations to insurance reviewers, referral sources and to other governmental agencies as requested. This position receives administrative supervision from division leadership, and clinical direction from the Manager, Mental Health Therapy, and Division Chief, Psychology. Education
  • Masters’ degree from an accredited school in the field of social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology or related behavioral health field. (Required)
Experience
  • Minimum of two years’ work experience in the mental health field post master’s degree. Must be eligible to be added to relevant insurance panels. (Preferred)
  • Five years’ work experience providing evidence-based therapy for children with histories of trauma and/or complex medical needs. (Preferred)
  • Must be eligible to be added to relevant insurance panels (Required)
Certifications
  • Current Arizona license as an LCSW, LPC or LMFT. Experience providing services for families, and an ability to work collaboratively with psychiatry, psychology and members of the medical team. (Required)
  • DPS Fingerprint Clearance (Required)
  • Current BLS certification for Health Care Professionals from the American Heart Association (Required)
Special Skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
    Moderate to expert computer skills. (Required)
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) (Preferred)
  • Effective decision making, problem solving skills, demonstration of creativity in problem solving, patient and family strengths, influential leadership skill. (Required)
  • Critical thinking skills and ability to anticipate patient discharge needs. (Required)
  • Ability to assess symptoms and develop diagnostic impressions and treatment plans. (Required)
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