Dr. Holly Wilcox, based at Johns Hopkins University, is currently recruiting a full-time Mental Health Therapist for a study funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The study will compare the effectiveness of two relatively brief and scalable evidence-based interventions: the Safety Planning Intervention with follow-up contacts (SPI+), a suicide-specific intervention that helps people prevent suicidal crises from escalating, and Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents Ultra Short Crisis Intervention (IPT-A SCI), a psychotherapeutic crisis intervention treatment for suicidal adolescents that teaches youth skills to prevent suicidal crises and addresses interpersonal problems that lead to suicidal crises. The results will inform the future standard of care for youth at risk for suicide presenting in the emergency department.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Assisting with the recruitment of patients for research studies.
• Obtaining consent and assent from patients and families for research participation.
• Conducting baseline assessments REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) for patients enrolled in research studies.
• Participating in the randomization of patients in the emergency department for research purposes.
• Collect baseline assessments as needed to support research protocols.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducting assessments and identify patient problems and goals.
• Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.
• Making referrals to outside agencies and coordinate continuity of care.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, necessary for effective interaction with hospital staff, healthcare professionals, patients, and families.
• Proficiency in providing social work services in a mental health/healthcare setting.
• Analytical ability to assess patient needs, develop treatment plans, and deliver effective interventions.
• Ability to identify organizational obstacles and make recommendations to improve patient care.
• Strong knowledge of biopsychosocial and cultural elements of clinical social work practice.
• Familiarity with procedures, systems, and organizational objectives used within social work.
• Effective knowledge of community resources.
• Understanding of the current healthcare environment.
• Ability to gather relevant data to synthesize and summarize information for patient care judgments.
• Masters level academic clinical internship or employment in a setting working with children, teens, young adults and/or families for a minimum period of 6 months is required.
• Focus on clinical work with pre-teens, teens and families is preferred but not necessary.

• Masters' Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or a closely related field.

• Two years professional experience (post- graduate).
• Professional licensure by the appropriate licensing board.

Classified Title: Mental Health Therapist 
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MC  
Starting Salary Range: $48,000 - $84,100 Annually ($60,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: 8:30 am – 5 pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/School of Public Health 
Department name: ​​​​​​​Mental Health Research Projects  
Personnel area: School of Public Health