Licensed Professional Counselor - Full Time
Frederick, Maryland
Category: Allied
Contract - Full Time
Job ID: 854708
Work Setting: Healthcare
Contract Duration: 52 Weeks
Est. Pay: $1200 / Week
Posted Date: 10/9/2024
Frederick, Maryland
Work Setting: Healthcare
Category: Allied
Contract Duration: 52 Weeks
Contract - Full Time
Est. Pay: $1200 / Week
Job ID: 854708
Posted Date: 10/9/2024
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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
- Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) savings plan
- Awards and recognition programs
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