Licensed Professional Counselor - LCSW / LMFT / LPCC (Full-time)

Family Practice Associates of Lexington, PSCNicholasville, KY, US

Hace más de 30 días

Tipo de contrato

A tiempo completo

Descripción del trabajo

Job Description

Overview

Family Practice Associates was founded by Dr. Jeffrey Foxx in 1983 and has grown to one of the largest family practice groups in Central Kentucky. Today FPA is a group of primary care providers who are dedicated to giving family-centered care from birth to later years. FPA has over 20 primary providers including : physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and a marriage and family therapist. With a professionally trained staff of CMA’s, receptionists, lab techs and others, FPA provides award winning care that has been recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) through the National Commission on Quality Assurance. FPA works diligently to offer Central Kentucky families enhanced access to medical care at its Hamburg & Brannon Crossing locations as well as online at www.fpalex.com.

Responsibilities

The Licensed Professional Counselor (LCSW / LMFT / LPCC) would be responsible for providing professional counseling services to patients and families including direct counseling services, crisis intervention, and coordination of community services / resources. Performance of duties may be autonomous and self-directed as part of an interdisciplinary team. Duties include, but are not limited to :

Conducts comprehensive, culturally sensitive psychosocial assessments, develops care plans, and provides counseling and crisis intervention services to individuals and families.
Coordinates services with appropriate clinic and community resources.
Provides information and education about health / mental health issues to individual patients and to groups.
Documents assessment, intervention, and treatment data in medical record.
Any other tasks deemed appropriate and assigned by FPA

Specific Requirements

Master’s or Doctoral degree in counseling or a counseling related field from an accredited college or university

Must be currently l icensed to practice counseling services in state of Kentucky.

Minimum two-three years of experience in providing counseling services and broad background with diverse patient populations, preferably in medical office setting

Knowledge of professional counseling principles, methodology, and ethics and of human psychosocial development within the family, community, and culture.

Knowledge of the use of therapeutic relationship to foster patient involvement. Familiarity with brief therapy theories / techniques and therapeutic process. Understanding of techniques for facilitating client motivation to change behavior.

Knowledge of health and social issues impacting diverse clients and their well-being.

Ability to address concerns through talk-therapy and by modeling adaptive, sustainable behaviors.

Promote constructive self-reflection, helpful coping techniques, and nurturing relationships.

Monitor perceptions about and adherence to suggested treatment

Skill in crisis intervention

Skill in client advocacy

Skill in case management

Ability to interact effectively as member of interdisciplinary health care team.

Ability to identify and utilize community resources.

Ability to effectively communicate, appropriately, and with diverse patient population.

Ability to be empathetic, sensitive, and driven to foster healing.

Ability to establish and maintain positive, professional relationships with all peers, management and patients

Physical / Mental demands : Ability to sit, stand up and walk frequently; use hands and fingers to conduct various computer work; lift and / or move loads up to 10 pounds; must possess hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the phone, able to focus in an environment with many distractions,

Occasional stress in balancing multiple demands and in dealing with patients / families experiencing tension.

Communication : Good communication skills (written and oral)

Computer literacy : Fine motor skills necessary to operate the computer

Knowledge of Electronic Health Record preferred

FPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer with competitive pay and full-time benefits including but not limited to :

Health, Vision, Dental and Cafeteria plans

Short / Long Term Disability, Accidental and Life Insurance

401K with 4% Company Match

PTO Accrual & Holiday Pay

Uniform Allowance

Continuing Education reimbursement

Free Parking

Crear una alerta de empleo para esta búsqueda

Lcsw Lpcc • Nicholasville, KY, US