Job Description​

The Opportunity:

Saint Luke’s Crittenton Children’s Center in South Kansas City, MO is seeking a Hospital Therapist to join our team. This position functions as a member of the unit treatment team alongside BHTs, RNs, Individual therapists, and medical providers. Your experience and expertise will allow you to support the implementation of individualized treatment plans and provide trauma informed care for youth. Join the Kansas City region's premier psychiatric care provider for children, adolescents, and their families in being “The best place to get care. The best place to give care.”

Shift:  Monday – Friday 9-5; participates in on-call rotation for weekend coverage, typically one Saturday every 6 weeks

The Work:

Provides individual, group, and family therapy and case management to children and adolescents in the acute psychiatric hospitalParticipates in daily treatment team meetings to collaborate on careFunctions as the therapist for patients and families with the psychiatrist as clinical team leader.Completes high quality safety plans with patients and familiesRecommends and implements general therapeutic interventions both for individual clients and for overall program development.

We are seeking Hospital Therapists with experience working with children in acute settings. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of Trauma Informed Care principles.  This position will require the skills necessary to develop communication systems that triage workloads daily. We are looking for someone with great verbal and written communication skills with a warm, caring approach. To be successful in this role, you must be a strong collaborator, skilled at building relationships, and able to quickly shift priorities. This position requires you to work in a team atmosphere as well as autonomously.

If you are looking for a fast-paced work environment that is rewarding as well as supportive, offering a room for self-care and tools to tackle challenges, this is the position for you.

Must have a master's degree and applicable MO license or obtain same within 120 days of hire (LMSW, LPC, PLPC, LCSW).

Why Saint Luke’s?

We believe in creating a collaborative environment, while looking for innovative ways to improve. We offer competitive salaries and benefits packages to all eligible employees:

Medical health plansContinuing Education Assistance and Tuition reimbursementLeave of Absence, PTO, Extended Sick Leave, and various Welfare plansRetirement contributionsEmployee Assistance Program

As a leading behavioral health provider for youth in the Kansas City community, Crittenton’s residential and acute inpatient programs have consistently exceeded national and local quality benchmarks over the past five years.

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

Less than 1 year

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Cert First Aid - Various, Mandt Certified - Various, Provisional License - Various

Master's Degree - Counseling

Job DetailsFull Time

Day (United States of America)

The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.

Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.