Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

$40/Hour

Long Term Contract

The Licensed Mental Health Practitioner/LicensedProfessional Counselor provides individual and group therapeutic services in avariety of settings across the age span and works collaboratively as part of amultidisciplinary team.  The LicensedMental Health Practitioner / Licensed Professional Counselor administers anassortment of assessment tools and develop programming as needed to assist inthe treatment of a variety of behavioral disorders and disabilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides mental/behavioral healthcare for persons withmental health concerns, substance use issues, cognitive disabilities, and othermental/physical conditions
• Evaluates patient’s physical or mental condition
• Treats patients in an inpatient or outpatient treatmentfacility or in a correctional/forensic facility using a multidisciplinaryapproach
• Provides individual and group therapeutic services
• Provides targeting counseling designed to help theindividual overcome their mental health concerns or substance abuse issues
• Remains knowledgeable of the latest methodologies incounseling to provide patients with the best possible care
• Refers patients to other mental healthcare or medical providersas necessary
• Develops and implements treatment plans
• Provides a range of brief prevention, treatment and recoveryservices, as well as long-term treatment and support
• Provides documentation to include, progress notes,assessments, and treatment activities that will be required
• Knowledgeable with treatments such as dialectical behaviortherapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, andcomplicated grief 
• Maintains confidentiality of records relating to patients’treatment
• Performs other duties as assigned/necessary

Minimum Requirements:

• Licensed as a Mental Health Practitioner or LicensedProfessional Counselor in state practicing required
• Complies with all relevant professional standards of practice 
• Participation and completion of Amergis’ Competency programwhen applicable
• Current CPR if applicable
• TB questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable 
• Current health certificate (per contract or stateregulation) 
• Must meet all federal, state and local requirements 
• Successful completion of new hire training as applicable tojob site 
• Understand patient confidentiality and HIPAArequirements  
• Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to andfrom appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to, supervisors,co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills; proficiency in theEnglish language is required  
• Computer proficiency required 
• Must be at least 18 years of age