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 client's 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:

• Master's 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.
• Driver's License and Proof of Insurance may be required if requesting mileage reimbursement.
• Valid Fingerprint Clearance Card.

Preferred Qualifications - Education, 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.