Responsibilities:

• Provide an array of outpatient behavioral health services to promote individualized patient recovery
• Conduct intakes, individual, group, and family therapy
• Develop service plans and conduct reviews as needed throughout the duration of treatment
• Provide mental health assessments, counseling, referrals, and intervention services
• Complete and maintain documentation in a timely and accurate manner and according to Federal, State and Center guidelines
• Follow up with psychiatrists and/or attending physicians in cases involving hospital admissions
• Collaborate with external psychiatric care providers as well as representatives from civic assistance programs to help schedule treatment sessions for those patients who need them

Qualifications for Mental Health Counselor:

• Able to make professional evaluations, decisions, and recommendation for treatment planning and implementation
• Current practitioner license through the state’s clinical therapy board (LPC, LMFT, LAC, or LCSW)
• 3 years of experience in counseling or mental health services
• Working knowledge of legal guidelines stipulating psychiatric admission requirements
• Able to work independently and as a positive member of a team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable treating both routine and serious mental health illness
• Strong computer literacy skills

Job Type: Full-time

Education:

• Master’s (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Counseling license (Preferred)