Mental Health Counselor

Qualifications

• Education
• Master’s degree in Social Work or Mental Health Nursing or Ph.D./Psy.D. in Psychology or related field

• Experience/Skills
• 2+ years relevant experience
• Assesses, plans, and implements therapeutic services in a multidisciplinary setting
• Possesses therapy and assessment skills
• Knowledgeable about needs and treatment of mental health diagnosis
• Applies a variety of treatment philosophies to varying patient treatment responses
• Works under pressure and meets deadlines
• Sets and maintains therapeutic distance with clients
• Maintains therapeutic boundaries during treatment and following discharge

• Required Licenses/Certifications
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Clinical Psychologist or Clinical Nurse Specialty
• CPR

• Working Conditions
• Some hazard potential from physically acting-out patients and health-related communicable diseases
• Travel to speaking engagements or other activities may be required

Routine responsibilities

• Behavioral Expectations
• Consistently complies with established Behavioral Expectations

• Patient Care
• Reviews daily with individual patients their responses to events and interactions of previous day and evening
• Completes psychosocial history and summary or updates of admission within 5 treatment days of admission
• Conducts assessments
• Develops Treatment Plans within ten (10) treatment days of admission and participates as a team member in the Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning Conference
• Implements and reviews Treatment Plans with patients
• Provides treatment coordination with assigned patients
• Evaluates data from all sources and recommends referrals as needed