Mental Health Counselor

Job Purpose : We are putting together a team of compassionate, competent mental health counselors to work as a team in a small private mental health practice in beautiful North Spokane. Candidates will be expected to Support patients' well-being by providing mental health assessments and treatments, connecting patients with resources, educating families, and maintaining patient records.Duties :

• Assesses patient mental status and problems by interviewing patients, obtaining personal information and medical history, consulting with other professionals, conducting and evaluating psychological tests.Designs and implements treatment programs by evaluating patient's willingness to change, setting treatment objectives, tailoring approach to patient's needs, consulting with other professionals, providing brief psychotherapy, crisis intervention and / or personal counseling utilizing individual, conjoint and group treatment modalities, providing information regarding community-based organizations and social services, completing discharge plans.Maintains patient records by following protocols, entering and updating data, maintaining case history and progress notes.Prepares clinical reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing patient data and trends.Protects the practice's value by keeping patient information confidential, adhering to professional standards, clinic policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and ethical standards.Updates job knowledge by tracking trends in therapeutic approaches, participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, participating in professional organizations.Enhances mental health center reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.Skills / Qualifications :
• Master's degree in Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Social Work, or related field.Associate or independent licensure in WA State, Associates will receive supervision as part of the compensation package.Mental Health, Health Promotion and Maintenance, Patient Services, Documentation Skills, Analyzing Information, Listening, Verbal Communication, Written Communication, Confidentiality, Professionalism, Connecting with Children and adults.