Counselor - Full Time Temporary

Job Description Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Blytheville, Arkansas

Full-Time | Exempt

East Arkansas Family Health Center is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) to join our Behavioral Health team. In this role, you will provide integrated behavioral health services within our Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model, helping patients improve their mental, emotional, and behavioral well-being through evidence-based counseling and collaboration with primary care providers.

As a member of our multidisciplinary healthcare team, you will work closely with physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care that improves health outcomes throughout the communities we serve.

Why You'll Love Working With Us At East Arkansas Family Health Center, we believe health starts with caring—for our patients, our community, and our employees. You'll become part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to improving access to quality healthcare across Eastern Arkansas.

Benefits That Support Your Well-Being and CareerHealth & Wellness

Comprehensive Medical Coverage – Employee-only premium paid 100% by the organization

Wellness Benefit Card that significantly reduces out-of-pocket medical and prescription costs

Dental and Vision Insurance available

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Hospital Indemnity

10 Paid Holidays, including your birthday

~ Financial & Professional Growth

Retirement Plan with employer match up to 4% after one year

Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care model

Collaborative multidisciplinary healthcare team

Mission-driven organization serving medically underserved communities

Provide brief behavioral health consultations for individuals, couples, and families.

Conduct behavioral health assessments and establish appropriate diagnoses.

Utilize Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), solution-focused interventions, and other evidence-based treatment approaches.

Collaborate with primary care providers to develop and implement integrated treatment plans.

Coordinate care with community behavioral health providers and specialty services.

Provide crisis intervention services during psychiatric or behavioral health emergencies.

Complete timely documentation including assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and billing documentation.

Meet productivity expectations of approximately 8–10 behavioral health consultations per clinical day.

Participate in quality improvement initiatives, staff education, and behavioral health program development.

Maintain compliance with HIPAA, OSHA, organizational policies, and all applicable regulatory standards.

Master's degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or a related behavioral health field.

Current Arkansas licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or eligibility for Arkansas licensure.

Minimum of two (2) years of behavioral health counseling experience preferred.

Knowledge of evidence-based behavioral health interventions.

Ability to work effectively within an integrated primary care environment.

Experience working in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or community health center.

Familiarity with Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems.

Bilingual skills are a plus.