Licensed Professional Counselor

$2,000 Sign-on bonus after successful completion of 90 days of service for FT and PT (24 hours per week) hires!

GENERAL FUNCTION:

Incumbent serves as Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) for Support Solutions of Tennessee; provides psychiatric social work to persons with mental illness and their families. Collaborates with psychiatric and medical treatment team in diagnosis and treatment planning for persons supported.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The knowledge base of professional counseling includes theories of biological, psychological, and social development; diversity and cultural competency; interpersonal relationships; family and group dynamics; mental disorders; addictions; impacts of illness, trauma, or injury; and the effects of the physical, social, and cultural environment. This knowledge is inculcated in counseling Maser's level graduate program and is fused with direct-practice skills that are developed by the practitioner during a period of at least two years of post-graduate experience under clinical supervision. This period should suffice to prepare the clinical social worker for autonomous practice and state-licensure as a clinical social work professional. This position requires:

1. Oversee all therapy (individual and group) services.

2. Oversee scheduling of individual therapy services (delegate if needed).

3. Review and sign off notes for all non-licensed therapists.

4. Review and update Intensive Outpatient Program curriculum as needed.

5. Review all Intensive Outpatient Program authorizations before submitting to the insurance.

6. Submit Intensive Outpatient Program authorization requests to MCOs.

7. Ensure transitioning of patients from Intensive Outpatient Program to individual therapy.

8. Monitor session attendance for Intensive Outpatient Program participants and maintain appropriate contact with MCOs regarding authorization dates and attendance as needed.

9. Notify Patients/staff of IOP cancellations

10. Assist with Marketing activities for the Mental Health Clinic as needed.

11. Develop new Intensive Outpatient groups based on population need.

12. Investigates case situations and presents information to Nurse Practitioner or Psychiatrist and other members of health team, on patients' family and social background pertinent to diagnosis and treatment.

13. Helps patients to respond constructively to treatment and assist in adjustment leading to and following discharge.

14. Interprets psychiatric treatment to patients' family and helps to reduce fear and other attitudes obstructing acceptance of psychiatric care and continuation of treatment.

15. Serves as a link between patient, psychiatric agency, and community.

16. Works directly in treatment relationship with patients, individually or in groups, in consultation with Nurse Practitioner or Psychiatrist.

17. Uses researched based strengths based social work approach to treating clients.

18. Can assess and make clinical evaluations of patient's mental health and diagnose mental illness.

19. Make judgments on the best course of treatment based upon current clinical research in the social work field.

20. Other duties as assigned.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

1. Exhibits behaviors and best practices that are consistent with the vision and values of SSMS.

2. Practices safe work habits to eliminate and control potential safety and health hazards and to maintain a safe work environment. Attends all safety training as scheduled.

3. Work as part of the team to ensure that SSMS Quality Management principles (Plan, Measure, Assess. Improve.) are practiced and achieved.

4. Operates SSTN and personal transportation in a safe and healthy manner.

5. Performs other job-related duties as may be assigned by designated and/or authorized staff.

This job description does not list all the duties of your job. You may be asked by Supervisors, Managers or designated and/or authorized staff to perform other duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in the job

description. SSMS reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment and either you or SSMS may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Effective organizational skills, able to complete heavy workloads within established time frames, and perform with frequent interruptions and/or distractions
• Effective interpersonal skills, able to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others, ability to interact appropriately with others in various contexts and purposes
• Must be able to practice confidentiality in all matters pertaining to clients and employees
• Has effective time management in the office and in the field and adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Can perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another, in a job that may require significant differences in technology, techniques, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations.
• A working knowledge of community resources
• Keeps a professional appearance
• Able to follow instructions and work independently
• Have a thorough knowledge of computer software programs needed to complete job tasks
• Have a general knowledge of office machines. (Fax, Printers, Copiers, etc.)
• Understands protocol when working with individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Thorough knowledge of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Employee must also provide any medical records required to comply with regulations in force through any governing entity related to business operations and to meet policy and procedure requirements of Support Solutions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This position is full time and may require additional hours over 40 per week. She/he is expected to be available outside of normal office hours for necessary and urgent company matters.

Body Positioning: The employee is regularly required to stand and/or walk for prolonged periods of time. She/he may also be required to sit for short or long periods of time while completing other duties and responsibilities. There is also a requirement to be able to occasionally stoop, kneel, or crouch and to reach with the hands and arms. She/he must be able to drive/travel for short periods of time to attend meetings, trainings, or perform site visits or for longer trips that will require overnight stays to attend meetings and training workshops.

Body Movements: The employee must have a full range of body movements including the use of his/her hands to handle computers and other office equipment. The ability to bend the body, to reach for objects, and to crouch when needed are also required.

Body Senses: The employee must have command of all five senses: sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distant vision, and depth perception. These vision requirements in each area must be sufficient to shift in focus from reading dossiers and operating office equipment. There is also a requirement to talk and listen for prolonged periods both on the telephone and face to face.

Strength: The employee must have the ability to occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Community/Agency Counselor or a similar mental health counseling program.
• Must be licensed by a state board to provide mental health counseling based mental health therapy.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATES:

• Valid LPC/MHSP license
• Valid Driver License
• Valid automobile insurance if using personal auto for company business (this must be maintained throughout employment.)