Counselor, Behavioral Health (Licensed)

Job Title: Behavioral Health Counselor - Licensed

Reports To: Director Behavioral Health Services

Job Summary: Provides direct client education and counseling services to assigned individuals and groups participating in CCHCI services.

Qualifications and Requirements:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Job duties may be modified at any time based on business needs.

Essential Job Duties:

• Provides intake assessment and behavioral health services for referred clients.
• Provides individual counseling services dependent on degree and licensure. For example if LISAC can only counsel for substance abuse related concerns.
• Documents and reviews documentation of behavioral health visits such as demographic data treatment plans psychosocial history progress notes discharge planning etc.
• Completes continuing education according to licensing board in timely manner.
• Continues to be in good standing with licensing board and will complete renewals in timely manner to avoid lapse in licensure.
• Oversees and assists each assigned client with individualized service planning and reviews.
• Provides culturally sensitive therapy modalities and develops and provides new services.
• Assists in clinical discharge planning referring clients to or providing alternative services.
• Provides consultation and training to providers and staff about behavioral health services and clients.
• Provides reports and utilization management documents to providers and agencies involved in clients care.
• Participates in Behavioral Health team and other quality improvement and staff meetings as needed.
• Coordinates and facilitates groups to support program goals and develops structure of content.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Qualifications - Education Experience Certificates & Licenses:

• Masters degree in behavioral health or related program.
• Must be licensed by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners as a Substance Abuse Counselor Professional Counselor Marriage & Family Therapist Social Worker or other license as appropriate.

• Drivers License and Proof of Insurance may be required if requesting mileage reimbursement.
• Valid Fingerprint Clearance Card.

Preferred Qualifications - Educations Experience Certifications & Licenses:

• One year of experience with patient/client care in a behavioral health setting strongly preferred.

Required Language Skills:

• Ability to comprehend and compose instructions correspondence and communications in English in both oral and written format.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred but not required.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to patients internal providers and staff and other agency staff working in cooperation with the organization.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to occasionally exert enough force to move objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
• Ability to continuously remain in a stationary position.
• Ability to constantly move about inside the workplace to assist patients operate office or medical equipment etc.
• Possesses hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to constantly operate computers telephone and other office machinery.
• Possesses close visual acuity necessary to accurately record and view information on a computer monitor handwritten and typed documents.
• Ability to discern the nature of sounds at a normal spoken volume.

Other Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate ratio and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Ability to skillfully gather and analyze data.
• Ability to perform a variety of assignments and make decisions requiring considerable independent judgment.
• Displays a high level of critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of health plans and community health centers preferred.
• Computer literacy required.
• Knowledge of Electronic Health Records preferred.
• Ability to develop and present educational programs and/or workshops.
• Ability to prioritize and plan work activities use time efficiently and develop realistic action plans.

Work Environment & Conditions:

• Work environment is typical of a health clinic setting with occasional exposure to communicable diseases bodily fluids and hazardous chemicals.
• Work requires reliable transportation as the position requires frequent travel and extended hours to include early mornings evenings and weekends.
• Work requires the ability to be contacted by cell phone during or outside of regular work hours.