OUTPATIENT COUNSELOR

Description

EXEMPLARY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

Agrees to follow all applicable laws and regulations, including VBHCS Standards of Conduct and VBHCS Policies and Procedures, in order to create and maintain a healthcare and business environment that is committed to integrity and ethical conduct.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Provide clinical services to a population of outpatient adults, children, adolescents and adults who have alcohol and drug treatment issues or co-morbid health problems. Provide intervention, assessment/intake, treatment planning, triage, individual therapy, group therapy, and/or play therapy, as necessary.  Clinicians will ensure that all documentation necessary to meet contract, licensure, and appropriate behavioral health organization requirements pertaining to these services will be completed in a timely manner per VBHCS standards.  Employee is expected to meet the productivity standards as outlined by VBHCS, based on the number of hours worked per month.

Clinical services will include individual therapy, intakes, assessments, such as DLA 20, Columbia Suicide Assessment and PHQ9, discharge planning, treatment planning, appropriate referral to internal/external services and support systems and staffing of consumers.  Treatment population will be adults, children and youth and their family system.

Liaison and/or consultation with other service providers and referral sources necessary to achieve treatment goals will be required.  This may include court, schools, foster homes, relatives, case managers, and/or state agencies.

Qualifications

Must have a master's degree in the Behavioral Sciences (social work, counseling, or psychology).

Prefer experience working in the community setting with adults who have alcohol and drug treatment issues or co-morbid mental health problems.

Prefer counseling experience with adults and an understanding of psychotropic medications or related experience. License preferred, but not required.