Mental Health Counselor

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Participates in the orientation process of new clients
• Completes all clinical documentation within the required agency timeframes while ensuring sound clinical documentation, interviewing, and assessment skills
• Screeners (GAD-7, MDQ-7, PHQ-9, COWS, Socrates, and their subsequent updates)
• Psychosocial evaluation (Individual Biopsychosocial Assessment)
• Master Treatment e.g., Individual Plan of Service and subsequent updates
• Transition Plan or Program Discharge Summary prep
• DWIHN Crisis Plan and subsequent updates
• Case Management Needs Assessment (initial) and subsequent updates
• Discharge Summary prep
• Notice of Hearing and Local Appeals
• Behavioral Health Consent updates and other clinical documents as necessary
• Facilitates individual, group therapy, and educational didactic lectures based on theoretical orientation and EBP displaying good theoretical knowledge of the subject matter and effective communication skills in delivering materials
• Completes Progress Notes i.e., Individual, Group, and Non-Billable Contact in the electronic record system based on appropriately authorized CPT codes while ensuring person-centered language and EBP are reflected throughout, in a timely manner
• Provide coverage as required by the program including some evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Participates as an active and cooperative member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team.
• Collaborates with clinical staff, probation & parole agents in treatment progress and discharge planning
• Work with probation / parole clients and their agents.
• Complete monthly progress reports regarding assigned clients for employers (if consented and needed) and other referral sources as required to necessary sources (i.e. probation & parole agents) Participate in 1 : 1, triadic, and group supervision
• Participates in case conferences, mid-treatment reviews, utilization reviews, and staff meetings
• Collaboratively works within the Clinical Triad to ensure and support case management services based on Case Management Needs and assessment, and makes needed quality assurance / performance improvement corrections when called upon and within the timeframe indicated
• Keeps abreast of the treatment progress and behavior of each assigned client
• Supports and adheres to the rules and regulations of the Board of Directors
• Participates in scheduled in-services and other appropriate training activities to ensure consistent adherence to all training requirements of the agency, for credentialing, and / or licensure
• Performs other duties as related to direct service activity.
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS – EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

May not be on probation or parole if the position requires work with EHI criminal justice system contracts.