Licensed Professional Couselor LPC)

Select Medical; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health Rehabilitation - Neuro Transitional Center in O'Fallon, MO invites a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) for a PRN role to support patients with neurological injuries. You will provide 1-on-1 counseling, address social adjustment, and participate in functional activities as part of a trans-disciplinary team in a 12-bed neuro center.

The role emphasizes cognitive rehab, behavioral planning, and family engagement to promote recovery and independence in daily activities.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in counseling or psychology is required.
• Licensed LPC and CPR/BLS certification required.
• Experience in neuro rehab or post-acute settings preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Conducts initial assessment within scope of practice.
• Collaborates with trans-disciplinary team to define outcomes.
• Provides individual and group counseling sessions.
• Promotes patient and family understanding of plan.
• Participates in family and patient team conferences.
• Addresses cognitive rehabilitation within personalized activities.
• Facilitates community integration activities.
• Integrates neuropsychological findings into care plans.
• Develops behavioral plans and guides staff to ensure consistency.

Skills

Counseling

Psychotherapy

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Education

Master's degree in Counseling/ Psychology

Licensed LPC

Job description

Overview

SSM Health Rehabilitation - Neuro Transitional Center

O'Fallon, MO

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

PRN

Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:30 pm

Great opportunity for therapist/counselor who is passionate about patients with neurological injury, such as traumatic brain injury, stroke and spinal cord injury, to provide counseling and functional therapy to support recovery in our unique post-acute neuro setting.

Neurological inuries often lead to sudden, life-altering changes in function, indepedence and self-identity. This would be providing patients 1-on-1 counseling session, facilitating social adjustment groups and participating in functional patient activities and outings. This person would be part of a trans-disciplinary team including, but not limited to PT, OT, SLP and Nursing at the Neuro Transitional Center, a 12 bed facility.

Responsibilities

Employees in this position will:

• 1. Conducts comprehensive initial assessment within scope of practice
• 2. Collaborates with the transdisciplinary team to determine the patient expected outcome
• 3. Conduct individual and group counseling sessions within scope of practice
• 4. Promotes patient and family understanding
• 5. Patient team conferences and family conferences
• 6. Provides cognitive rehabilitation therapy addressing identified impairments incorporating personally relevant functional activities created based upon patient interests and goals
• 7. Participates in goal directed community integration activities
• 8. Incorporates formal neuropsychological test results into the plan of care, therapy tasks, and behavioral management plans
• 9. Develops behavioral plans for patients, educates workforce members to assure consistency, monitors, and adjusts as needed

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree appropriate to position required
• LicensedLPC/ Licensed Professional Counselor, Neuropsychologist
• Certified BLS completion required; for new hires, see CPR Requirement Guidelines for New Hires

Preferred Experience

• Superior communication and interpersonal skills
• Abilities to learn and teach psychological measures, observe confidentiality and standardization, and demonstrate accuracy, reliability and organizational skill