Posted:
9/24/2025, 7:19:01 AM
Location(s):
Ohio, United States ⋅ Akron, Ohio, United States
Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General's Bath Health and Wellness Center and become part of a top healthcare system in Akron. This patient-friendly facility offers a variety of primary care, emergency care and specialty services along with Lifestyles, a medically based fitness program and facility.
As a Group Psychotherapist, you will initiate, coordinate and provide group therapy to patients in the Intensive Outpatient Program at Bath Health and Wellness Center and Akron General. In this position, you will work with a diverse patient population, using your creativity to design topics to facilitate a dynamic and engaging experience. This role is crucial in helping patients transition out of the hospital or preventing them
from coming back to the hospital. As a part of Cleveland Clinic, you will also have continuous education and professional development opportunities to enhance your skills.
A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM – 4:00PM.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Actively participate in program planning and other committees as necessary to ensure integration of the group psychotherapy program into the overall programming of the Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
Monitor quality assurance outcomes of the group psychotherapy program using appropriately selected indicators.
Provide clear, concise documentation of services rendered for all patients.
Attends multidisciplinary treatment team conferences as requested.
Communicate appropriate clinical information to physicians, nurses and other colleagues involved in patient care.
Develop, administer and adapt programs and treatment procedures to assigned patients on the basis of assessed needs and the interdisciplinary treatment plan.
Set and maintain appropriate limits and manage disruptive behavior accordingly.
Document and enter pertinent patient information into the medical record.
Participate in making referrals, coordinating treatment and discharge planning in the multidisciplinary approach to patient management.
Screen all assigned patients for appropriateness to the intensive outpatient program.
Complete intake evaluation and assessments on assigned patients.
Develop an individualized care plan for assigned patients.
Identifies appropriate problems/needs and goals of patients.
Provide or direct patient care from admission through discharge.
Systematically record the progress of the patients in the intensive outpatient program.
Participate in quality assurance activities to evaluate the effectiveness of patient care.
Provide clinical and community education to psychiatric residents, other professional clinical students and selected community groups as directed by the Clinical Manager.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Master’s Degree in Social Work or Counseling
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with no record of substantiated ethics or patient abuse reports
Two years of experience in Mental Health service delivery with one year of leading group therapy
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Physical Requirements:
Ability to sit/stand for extended periods of time.
Must be able to climb stairs, pull, push and facilitate movement of the patient.
Must have normal or correctable vision.
Must have normal or correctable hearing to be able to hear normal conversations.
Personal Protective Equipment:
Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
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Website: https://clevelandclinic.org/
Headquarter Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Employee Count: 1001-5000
Year Founded: 1921
IPO Status: Private
Last Funding Type: Grant
Industries: Health Care ⋅ Hospital ⋅ Medical ⋅ Non Profit