Licensed Professional Counselor - Pittsburgh, United States - Northside Christian Health Center

Description

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES-

• Complete screening, brief and comprehensive assessments, develop differential diagnoses, and formulate and implement treatment plans
• Assists in rendering diagnosis and developing individual treatment/service plans designed to prevent or alleviate personal or environmental problems of patients/clients.
• Provide therapeutic consultation to patients
• Obtain and document social, family and psychological history
• Complete progress notes and a detailed summary upon completion of treatment for each patient
• Provide personal enhancement/ counseling
• Investigates, evaluates, and monitors individual cases.
• Utilize electronic health record to capture pertinent documentation
• Provide behavioral health consultation to primary care, medical and other health center staff
• Triage and respond to center-based behavioral health crisis intervention and management
• Conduct child, youth and/or adult individual, group, and family psychotherapy
• Provide behavioral management strategies and training for various chronic patient groups (e.g., diabetes compliance)
• Supervise graduate students and unlicensed professionals
• Provides crisis intervention and individual or group counseling to patients/clients and their families.
• Maintains accurate records of patient/client activities.
• Attends and participates in departmental meetings and professional conferences, as necessary.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by Chief Behavioral Health Officer; undertakes special projects and program efforts as requested

OTHER KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES-

• Ability to interact with cultural competence with medically underserved groups and communities
• Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Must be organized and demonstrate initiative, judgement, problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills
• Must possess effective, professional oral and written communication skills
• Must maintain an effective and positive professional working relationship with staff and patients
• Fast-paced inner-city medical office environment
• Occasional extended work hours with evening/week-end work
• Commitment to NSCHC faith-based mission to provide care for all who request it, without judgement.

QUALIFICATIONS (Required for Employment)

• Successful completion of a Master Degree or above from an accredited university in the field of Social Work, Professional Counseling, Marriage Family Therapy, or Psychology.
• Current active applicable professional licensure to practice as a mental health therapist in the State of Pennsylvania; LPC required.
• Licensed, Master or Doctoral (Psychologists/counselors) level professionals required.
• Minimum two years of experience working with indigent, medically underserved, ethnic minority, and/or international communities. Language expertise preferred, but not required, in one or more languages/dialects served by the health center.
• Experience in addiction, trauma, grief, child and/or adolescent therapeutic services.
• Demonstrated behavioral health program coordination, clinical, research and/or community project management experience.
• Evidence of current ability to perform privileges requested is required of all applicants for renewal of privileges
• Clearances 33, 34, 73
• Successful completion of CCNV (Federal insurance credentialing)
• Annual influenza vaccine