Title: Mental Health Counselor Supervisor: Clinical Supervisor
Department: Mental/Behavioral Health
FLSA Status: Exempt
Schedule: Full-time (40 hours/week)
Pay Range: $27.50+ based on education, credentials, and experience.
Locations: Gallia County, Jackson County, and Meigs County
GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
Provides individual and group psychotherapy services to children, adolescents, and adults. As a member of a multidisciplinary team, this position provides clinical consultations with other providers, including courts and probation. Additionally, this position provides brief and crisis interventions to primary care patients as needed. Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC) of Southeast Ohio is a drug-free agency.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provides individual and group psychotherapy services.
- Provides brief intervention and crisis intervention as needed.
- Conducts initial patient assessments.
- Conducts psychosocial assessments.
- Develops treatment plans.
- Writes and maintains progress notes for all encounters.
- Conducts appropriate discharge of patients.
- Maintains and updates client records.
- Makes appropriate referrals for clients, including psychiatric (within or outside of agency).
- Obtains client records when needed (past treatment, etc.).
- Engages in community outreach and provides community presentations when needed.
- Performs case management duties as necessary.
- Participates in case staffing meetings.
- Participates in clinical supervision and seeks peer consultation as needed.
- Other duties as assigned and abides by the agency’s policies and procedures and Behavioral Health Department policies and procedures.
- Maintains a minimum of 55% direct service time.
Agency-Wide Competencies:
- HIPAA Compliance: Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of consumer privacy rights. Maintains complete confidentiality of all clinical, financial, or other sensitive materials and information in printed, electronic, or verbal form, which may jeopardize the privacy of consumers. Accesses and uses the minimum necessary consumer identifiable information, and only when necessary to perform job responsibilities and duties.
- Compliance Program: Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of, and adherence to, the Agency’s Compliance Program policies, procedures, and standards of conduct. Demonstrates conduct that reflects a commitment to these standards. Participates in training activities as required by the compliance program by the stated deadlines.
- Cultural: Demonstrates an awareness of consumers’ and co-workers’ views, traditions, and actions in light of individual cultures. Asks consumers and families about specific beliefs, practices, and customs that may be relevant and important during clinical treatment. Understands and is able to incorporate into consumer care how those preferences affect the way in which care should be delivered. Respectfulness is shown to coworkers.
- Communication: Ability to proficiently read, write, understand, and communicate in English commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position to understand and respond to policies, procedures, and alarms, in the manner that will ensure personal health and safety of other staff, consumers, and visitors, during the course of an emergency or an unusual incident, should one occur while present at the work site or in the facility.
- Service Orientation: Supports the organizational and service area’smission and vision. Demonstrates knowledge of and applies to the Agency’s Standards for Service Excellence: Introduces themselves; Escorts as needed; Responds and follows through with complaints; Asks what name the person wishes to be called; Refers people to those who can give assistance; Apologizes and provides additional services for consumers who have been inconvenienced or who need special assistance; Assists if someone looks lost; Privacy is maintained and care-related discussions are conducted in private settings; Anything else is always the manner in which conversations are ended. Demonstrates the ARISE (A*ccountability Respect Innovation Service E*xcellence) values.
- Relationships and Teamwork: Communicates effectively and respectfully with individuals and groups. Contributes to positive working relationships and collaborative teamwork with all disciplines and departments. Recognizes own stress and the impact on others. Identifies and manages stressors utilizing the guidance of others. Remains flexible with changes that are occurring in the department and/or agency. Concerns/issues regarding departmental/organizational operations are communicated to the employee’s supervisor/manager.
- Economics of Care: Demonstrates knowledge of cost efficiencies in the delivery of care, such as identifying and pursuing quality improvement opportunities and utilizing appropriate supplies and resources.
- Professional Requirements
- Appearance is neat, clean, and appropriate to the position.
- Completes annual education requirements
- Reports to work on time and as scheduled; completes work in designated time.
- Attends team, committee, and performance improvement meetings as appropriate.
Minimum Qualifications:
Applicants must have a master’s degree from an accredited counseling or social work program by the time of appointment. Must be licensed in Ohio as a professional counselor or social worker. Must attain LPCC or LISW within 18 months of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
Independently licensed as a professional clinical counselor or clinical social worker. LPC or LSW would be considered as well.
EXPERIENCE: Previous counseling experience in behavioral health and demonstrated level of clinical counseling skills indicative of ability to engage in self-regulated practice. Experience in mental health and substance use issues preferred, as well as with groups and diverse cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic settings.
KNOWLEDGE: In-depth knowledge of DSM-5/ICD-10; strong knowledge of various counseling methodologies and techniques; knowledge and experience in group counseling; and strong knowledge of trauma-informed treatments and evidence-based models. Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, and PowerPoint.
SKILLS:
- Strong clinical and assessment skills, cultural competence, and basic casework skills (referrals, advocacy).
- Strong verbal and written skills.
- Strong organizational skills to effectively perform multitasking.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with patients, staff, and the public.
ABILITIES: Flexibility to work in different work settings and environments, work as part of a multidisciplinary team, and provide vision, feedback, and creativity to a growing and changing behavioral health department.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS: This is a mentally challenging position due to continuous exposure to extreme issues and mental health trauma. You will be required to sit, stand, walk, move about throughout the day, have manual dexterity (handle or feel objects, tools, or controls), reach with arms and hands, occasionally climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel/crouch, talk, hear, have vision abilities (close, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to focus), and occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
ENVIRONMENTAL/WORKING CONDITIONS: Will need to adapt to various workspaces – counseling offices and visiting different counties is possible. For the most part, ambient room temperatures, lighting, and a traditional office environment exist. May experience traumatic situations including psychiatric and medical crisis situations within the environment; some exposure to hazardous materials or physical risks requiring basic safety precautions. This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions may change as needs evolve. The above information is intended to describe the most important aspects of the job and is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required to perform the work. TASC reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the business need arises. Additionally, this job description is not intended as an employment contract, implied or otherwise, and TASC continues to maintain its status as an at-will employer.
Pay: From $27.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
