Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Job Description

Job Description

Why Us :

Are you excited about working with an underserved population? Would you like to work in an environment where you can consult or co-visit with a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner or a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in an integrated primary care clinic? Do you believe that everyone should have access to quality healthcare? Do you want to work in a team environment in which everyone collaborates to provide exceptional care to the patients?

Join us and find a career that supports:

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Treat patients across the lifespan
• Comfortable with de-escalation of crisis patients, serious mental illness, trauma, and addiction
• Help to grow an integrated counseling position in a primary care clinic
• Work side by side with Family Practice Nurse Practitioners and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
• Complete a combination of co-visits and individual counseling patients
• May develop a group therapy class as well

Key Responsibilities :

• Conduct screening, assessments, and triage for patients referred by primary care and psychiatric providers.
• Develop and recommend treatment plans, conduct essential treatment services such as psychoeducational and transitional groups, and provide suicide prevention interventions and management techniques.
• Coordinate with prescribing providers for medication evaluations.
• Provide crisis intervention, oversee the clinical needs of patients on caseload, and participate in treatment team multidisciplinary meetings.
• Provide staff training on relevant mental health topics, document all findings in the patient's health record, and complete therapy notes.

Qualifications & Requirements :

Education

• Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or Other Related Mental Health discipline

Experience

• One (1) or more years of experience preferred

Licenses/Certifications

• Unrestricted, current license in the State of Colorado – e.g. LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LMHC, Psychologist - Must maintain all licensures, certifications, continuing educational requirements, etc.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Medical Specialty:

• Addiction Medicine
• Primary Care
• Psychiatry

Work Location: In person