What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Professional Counselor position at Primary Care & Hope Clinic?
Description
Licensed Professional Counselor
Job Description
Reports To: Behavioral Health Director
Employee Status: Non-Exempt
Position Summary: Under general supervision, but in line with established PC&HC policies and procedures, provide therapy, counseling, and intervention services to patients.
Essential Functions
- Represent PC&HC to patients/visitors in a caring, courteous, and professional manner. Provide prompt, efficient, and accurate patient service.
- Work closely with the primary care team to deliver an integrated model of patient care to the patient population.
- Provide brief intervention, assessment, and consultation at request of Providers.
- Counsel and educate patients on personal issues, such as disease management, mental illness, poverty, abuse, and addiction to improve the client’s overall well-being.
- Evaluate crisis situations; intervene and treat appropriately.
- Interview families, individuals and groups and assess their needs.
- Conduct individual, family and group therapy, outreach, and crisis intervention.
- Perform psychosocial evaluations and develop a plan of care to help client be successful.
- Assist in detecting clients who are “at risk” and develop a plan to prevent further deterioration.
- Implement treatment plans in a strengths-based model.
- Continuously evaluate quality of care, outcomes of treatment, and utilization of services to prevent misuse of resources.
- Facilitate patient’s progress through the health care system including coordination, integration, and direct delivery of patient services.
- Develop and maintain a community referral base for the purpose of referring patients to additional services in a timely and appropriate manner.
- Conduct surveys and studies relating to psychosocial status and patterns of population groups as directed.
- Improve the patient experience and health care processes and help assure the provision of high-quality health care, as well as an ongoing process of performance improvement.
Marginal Functions
- Perform all other duties as required or assigned.
Requirements
Requirements
- Must have master’s level LPC/MHSP and current State of Tennessee Licensure
- Must be culturally sensitive.
- Must be able to lift 30 pounds.
- Must follow all HIPAA and OSHA requirements.
- Must be supportive of our mission to provide healthcare to the underinsured and uninsured.
