Licensed Professional Counselor
Job Description
*JOB TITLE:* LPC/LCSW
*REPORTS TO:* Chief Behavioral Health Officer
*Baptist Community Health Services Mission Statement:*
Demonstrating the love of Christ by providing high quality medical and behavioral healthcare in underserved communities.
*Summary: *
The Behavioral Health Provider serves as a member of the Integrated Care Team that provides comprehensive, integrated care at Baptist Community Health Services under the direction of the Director of Behavioral Health. The American Psychiatry Association describes integrated care as: “a general term for any attempt to fully or partially blend behavioral health services with general and/or specialty medical services.”
The Behavioral Health Provider for children, adolescents, and adults (ages 6 years old and older) provides one-on-one therapy encounters on a daily schedule and collaborates in planning and supporting initiatives that foster the integration of mental health services into the holistic primary care promised by the Medical Home Model. This includes supporting the culture of collaboration among professional disciplines, coordination of care and problem solving with cultural sensitivity to patients’ beliefs and capacities. Baptist Community Health Services (BCHS) provides healthcare to the community with no discrimination of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status.
*DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES *
● Understands and manifests the mission, values and philosophy of BCHS
● Complies with standards of conduct and corporate responsibility.
● Champions a team attitude and contributes in meetings related to the BH Department and the rest of the BCHS team.
● Completes thorough biopsychosocial assessments to assess patients’ mental health status; and patient’s and family’s emotional, social, and environmental strengths; and treatment plans with each patient
● Develops plans of care based on psychosocial assessment findings
● Uses brief one-on-one interventions or group sessions to assist patients in managing mental health issues
● Assists with crises, while providing appropriate interventions
● Arranges, accesses, and coordinates patient/family pre and post crisis care
● Prepares and supports patients and families in dealing with stressful circumstances and crises in their lives
● In electronic health record, complete clear notes including treatment goals/plans. Closes charts same day (maximum time is 48 hours to close charts)
● Completes documentation of patient care that supports prompt revenue cycles at BCHS
● Sees patients in clinics, schools, or other community locations
● Works closely with primary care providers and other clinical staff to improve coordination in the treatment and management of patients,
● Maintains working knowledge of and liaison with community agencies and resources
● Maintains a working knowledge of relevant medical/legal issues that impact patient care, e.g. advance directives, child and elder abuse, mandatory reporting
● Participates in regular supervisory conferences; keeps current with social work and health care developments and enhances professional practice and knowledge
● Provides clinical training and onboarding training to new behavioral staff, as needed
● Supervises students, if appropriately licensed.
● Participates in peer reviews and credentialing and privileging process
● Upholds state licensing board requirements
● Counsels patients/families, who are diagnosed with HIV or are at-risk for HIV
● Counsels patients living with HIV around issues related to adaptation to diagnoses, illness, treatment and/or life situation
● Performs other duties as assigned
*WORK ENVIRONMENT *
Work is normally performed in a clinic, office environment, school, mobile unit, and/or telehealth.
*MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS *
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Masters Degree in Social Work or Masters degree in Counseling from an accredited school of social work or counseling
* Registered with the Louisiana Board of Social Work Examiners or Louisiana Board of Professional Counselors.
* Experience in Mental health counseling with adults, children, adolescents or youth.
* Authentically welcomes diversity
* Skill in facilitation of groups
* Excellent, respectful, professional communication skills
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Experience in Mental health counseling with adults and/or youth.
* clinic, medical clinic, or hospital setting experience
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 – $60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* 401(k)
* Dental insurance
* Flexible schedule
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Professional development assistance
* Vision insurance
Experience:
* Counseling: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
* LPC or LCSW (Required)
Shift availability:
* Day Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: In person