Licensed Professional Counselor

Oral Roberts University; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK seeks a Licensed Professional Counselor to counsel individuals and groups to promote mental health among undergraduate and graduate students, with on-site crisis coverage as scheduled. The role includes risk assessments, training practicum students, collaborating with campus services, and contributing to campus mental health initiatives.

A Master's degree in counseling and licensure are preferred; FERPA/HIPAA compliance is essential.

Qualifications

• Requires a Master's degree in a counseling related field.
• License preferred (LPC, LCSW, or LMFT); license eligible will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Counsel individuals and groups to promote mental health for students.
• Provide testing and assessment services as required.
• Participate in student life orientation and leadership training.
• Train practicum and intern students as needed.
• Evaluate high-risk students, including suicide, homicide, and mental health evaluations.
• Offer crisis assessment on-site and after hours as scheduled.
• Develop relationships with area mental health services.
• Lead support groups, workshops, and seminars.
• Contribute mental health content for campus information sources.
• Participate in campus mental health projects and research.
• Attend counseling staff meetings and perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Acuity assessment

FERPA compliance

HIPAA compliance

Academic environment experience

Strong communication

Education

Master's degree in counseling or related field

Job description

About Us

Oral Roberts University is a non-profit organization whose staff and faculty actually make a difference in the lives of its students. We pride ourselves on our culture and the values we uphold. Our team is passionate about what we do, and we want you to make us even better!

Currently Accepting Applications for All Positions Until Filled

Job Description

• FULL TIME

The Licensed Professional Counselor will counsel individuals and groups to promote optimum mental health. The Licensed Professional Counselor will help individuals deal with thoughts of suicide; addictions and substance abuse, and marital problems; stress management; problems with self-esteem; and issues associated with mental and emotional health.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual, premarital, and marital counseling for undergraduate and graduate students.
• Provides limited testing and assessment services as required.
• Participates in student life orientation and leadership training programs.
• Assists in the training of counseling practicum and intern students, as needed.
• Evaluates high-risk students as requested, which entails: Suicide evaluation, homicide evaluation, and mental health evaluation.
• Provides telephone and/or face-to-face crisis assessment during business hours on site, and after hours (when scheduled), to include weeknights, weekends, and holidays. Makes referrals of students to other mental health professionals as required.
• Develops and maintains relationship with area mental health services.
• Helps develop and lead support groups, workshops and seminars.
• Contributes written material for campus information sources regarding mental health issues.
• Participates in mental health projects sponsored by other campus-based organizations.
• Assists in academic research projects regarding current mental health issues.
• Attends regular meetings of the counseling staff as scheduled.
• Performs additional duties as requested by the Counseling Director.

Competencies

EDUCATION: Requires a Master's degree in a counseling related field. License preferred (LPC, LCSW, or LMFT); license eligible will be considered.

Experience/Skills

• Must be able to assess acuity level of clients to determine appropriate treatment recommendations.
• Experience working within an academic environment particularly within a higher educational setting preferred.
• Maintains compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) policy and its' procedures and confidentiality regarding internally sensitive information.
• Must be in compliance with protected health information as mandated by HIPPA and/or ORU policy and procedures.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills are essential.
• Should be able to integrate theological values and ethics within psychological paradigms.
• Must be able to maintain a professional demeanor in all situations, to include emergencies.

Additional Information

Hours of work: Normally scheduled office hours are M-F 8:00am-5:00pm. This position is required to be on-call after normal work hours.

Transcripts: Transcripts of all college and university coursework are required for this position.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Oral Roberts University promotes equal employment opportunities for all individuals regardless of differences in race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.