Job Description

Under the direction of the Program Manager, the position of Counselor does the following:

• Clinical Management.
• Screening and Intake.
  • Assists Intake Coordinator with screens for new clients to determine client appropriateness for admission to the program and conducts intake interviews of new clients admitted to the program.
  • New Client Orientation.
  • Assists Intake Coordinator with orientation sessions with clients newly admitted to the program to ensure that all clients understand and acknowledge all program rules, regulations, and expectations.
• Assessment:
  • Conducts diagnostic assessment interviews with new clients and prepares psychosocial histories.
• Identifies client presenting problems and records diagnostic impressions in preparation for treatment plan development.
• Treatment Planning and Implementation:
  • Develops initial and individualized treatment plans which address client presenting problems.
  • Develops targeted behavioral goals and appropriate treatment modalities.
  • Specifies target dates for attaining stated treatment objectives.
  • Monitors, evaluates, and documents client progress toward attaining treatment goals, and revises treatment plans as needed to enhance client outcomes.
  • Maintains case documentation in confidential files.
  • Follows standardized operating procedures and practices for service delivery that ensure client confidentiality, timely and appropriate care, and quality client outcomes.
• Counseling Services:
  • Facilitates group therapy and provides individual counseling with fidelity to evidence-based practices.
• Provides crisis intervention services to clients:
  • Functions as part of a treatment team to ensure that client needs are being systematically and comprehensively addressed.
• Discharge Planning:
  • Prepares client discharge summaries and aftercare plans.
  • Makes referrals to other organizations or providers at the time of case closing, if appropriate during active treatment and/or at the time of case closings.
• Case management:
  • Assists case managers in scheduling events, activities, and appointments for clients when needed.

Quality Assurance and Improvement:

• Maintains complete, legible, and timely documentation of client progress.
• Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement activities as stipulated in the agency's Continuous Quality Improvement Plan.
• Meets deadlines for submission of timely, comprehensive, and accurate records for billing and record-keeping purposes.

Other:

• Maintains productivity standards as defined by the agency.
• Attends mandatory meetings and Completes all training requirements.
• All other duties as assigned.

Credentials/Academic Requirements:

• Proof of a Bachelor's degree in a human services-related discipline or comparable job experience must be provided.
• Minimum of two (2) years of work experience in counseling or social work settings. 
• LSW or LPC with Chemical Dependency focus.
• Salary based on credential, degree, and experience
• The candidate must be able to pass a BCII/FBI background check, drug screen, and obtain a Medicaid billing number.

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