What are the responsibilities and job description for the Counselor position at Meharry Medical College?
The Counselor will provide evidence-based psychotherapy for individual, couple, and group counseling for students. Required to complete initial intakes, assessments, and develop individual treatment plans for students. Responsible for maintaining accurate documentation in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. Provide case management, supportive counseling, and crisis intervention for students in an emergency crisis. Provide consultation for students, faculty, and staff to address immediate concerns that impact their wellbeing. Responsible as co-facilitator for various groups and organizations to implement outreach and psychoeducation programs for mental health awareness. The Counselor will be required to meet weekly to collaborate from the team approach to provide solutions for the students' overall wellbeing. This position requires the Counselor to provide (1) treatment services after regular business hours, including weekends, nights, and holidays as necessitated by emergencies and student's schedule (2) treatment related emergency transportation services for student is mandatory.
Daily Operations
- Conduct initial assessments, daily walk-in crisis services, and on-call responsibilities for after-hours emergency services.
- Provide individual, couple, and group with evidence-based psychotherapy for students.
- Maintain compliance as it relates to psychotherapeutic data and documentation with accuracy for student's health records based on code of ethics, judicial laws, and best evidence-based psychotherapy.
- Consult with psychiatrists to coordinate appropriate care through medication management while counseling students.
- Consultation with the students, physician, faculty, academic deans, other campus offices, and / or parents with appropriate authorization HIPPA compliance to provide quality care.
- Serve as liaison to Student Affairs and other departments providing psychoeducation outreach programs for MMC students.
- Participate in training programs for staff and faculty, to educate the campus on mental health and developmental issues.
- Assess and summarize ongoing MMC students' needs.
- Participate in Student Affairs and other University committees as assigned by the Director.
- Attend and participate in regular Counseling and Wellbeing Services weekly staff meetings, case conferences, and in-service / professional development training.
- Collaborate with key personnel to identify, assess, and monitor at-risk students.
- Maintain an electronic health record for clinical notes, scheduling, and developing reports.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Skills
Required Education
Licenses / Certifications
