Counselor

Cornerstone Care; McKees Rocks, Pittsburgh (Allegheny County, Allegheny County); On-site; USD 64,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Loan repayment opportunities

Sign on bonus

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

403 B retirement

Flexible spending accounts

Generous time off package

Job summary

Cornerstone Care is looking for a Counselor to join our behavioral health team at the Sto-Rox Family Health Center in McKees Rocks, PA. This role requires providing a variety of mental health services, ensuring the highest quality patient care while maintaining clinical documentation.

The ideal candidate will have a current license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Professional Counselor. Experience in outpatient clinic settings is appreciated but not essential. Benefits include medical insurance, loan repayment opportunities, and a sign-on bonus.

Qualifications

• Must have a current license to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania.
• Experience in outpatient clinic preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual psychotherapy and group therapy.
• Conduct clinical assessments to provide DSM-IV diagnoses.
• Maintain clinical documentation according to managed care guidelines.
• Coordinate treatment with primary care physicians and psychiatrists.
• Respond to emergency situations for patients in distress.

Skills

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Therapeutic techniques

Clinical assessment

Documentation skills

Education

Graduate Degree

Job description

Job Details

• Location: Sto-Rox Family Health Center - McKees Rocks, PA 15136
• Position Type: Full Time
• Education Level: Graduate Degree
• Salary Range: $64,000.00 - $74,000.00
• Travel Percentage: Up to 25%
• Job Shift: Day
• Job Category: Health Care

Position Overview

Cornerstone Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), with locations throughout Southwestern Pa., is seeking a Counselor to join our behavioral health team.

Make a difference as we seek those who want to assist us in fulfilling our mission: "To improve the health of our patients and the residents of our community, with special concern for the underserved."

Responsibilities

This licensed mental health professional provides a variety of psychotherapeutic and consultation services to individuals diagnosed with a mental or emotional disorder according to the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, 4th Edition). This counselor/social worker may provide individual psychotherapy, group therapy, play therapy or conjoint and family therapy according to established treatment approaches for which she or he has specific training and expertise which can be documented through formal or continuing education. This licensed mental health professional is responsible for the comprehensive management of the counseling and psychological services for the patients on her or his caseload.

• Provides direct counseling and psychotherapy to patients assigned to them by the intake therapist.
• Conducts a thorough clinical assessment of the patient, which results in a DSM-IV diagnosis, appropriate treatment recommendations, and treatment goals.
• Maintains appropriate documentation and confidential clinical files on their patients in accordance with general managed care quality assurance guidelines.
• Seeks out consultation with fellow Cornerstone Care Counselors or the Clinical Director for issues which may require extended treatment or unusual interventions (e.g., hospitalization, referral to other agencies, etc.) or otherwise problematic or troubling to the counselor.
• Coordinates treatment with other health professionals such as the primary care physician, psychiatrists, etc., when appropriate.
• Responds to urgent and/or emergency situations which emerge when Cornerstone Care patients reporting acute distress or crises in accordance to the policies and procedures of Cornerstone Care.
• Provides the highest quality service to their patients in accordance to the standards and practices set forth in their profession’s ethics and professional practice guidelines.

Mandatory possession of current license to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Professional Counselor. Applicants without a current license will not be considered.

Previous outpatient clinic work preferred but not required. Salary based upon experience.

Benefits

• Loan repayment opportunities are available through HRSA.
• Sign on bonus available.
• Medical insurance, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, 403 B retirement, flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care, credit union, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits as well as a generous time off package.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Cornerstone Care, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.