Medical Care Counselors

Job Description

The Counselor at Hampstead establishes therapeutic relationships with assigned patients and facilitates maintaining the therapeutic environment in the Psychiatric Unit.

Provide progressively basic-to-complex patient care services, increasing independence with experience and skill.

Responsibilities:

• Establishes therapeutic plans and relationships with assigned patients and ensures that treatment plans are followed appropriately for so that they may progress toward their goals.
• Provides patient-centered care that is resiliency and recovery-oriented, with a primary focus on patients' health and safety.
• Conducts patient group sessions and patient education that reflect treatment plans and goals; facilitates daily therapeutic activity groups; ensures follow-up with appropriate clinical and/or support staff.

Assist patients with routine activities of daily living and maintain a safe and therapeutic milieu and an orderly work environment. Participates in hospital safety training programs and meets with a Senior Counselor and Supervisor for ongoing mentoring, guidance, and supervision.

Utilizes interventions consistent with current research relevant to developmental, cultural, and disability-specific needs. Maintain current knowledge in the field of psychiatric care to apply a broad range of established therapeutic techniques; work becomes more complex and independent with increased knowledge, training, and experience.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from a recognized college or university with major study in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related behavioral science area.
• Three years' experience in social work, clinical mental health counseling, or related field in a psychiatric in-patient or clinical environment.

Requirements:

• Preferer candidate to have a license or be eligible for licensure through reciprocity as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in New Hampshire.