LPC/LCSW

Wellness Pointe; Longview (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Wellness Pointe is seeking a Counselor to provide behavioral health services within a multifaceted clinic in Texas. You will support emotional and mental health growth, work with a primary care team, and ensure adherence to agency guidelines and FQHC standards.

The role requires a Master's in Clinical Counseling and a Texas LPC or LCSW license. English-Spanish bilingual abilities are preferred. A sign-on bonus is offered and Medicaid/Medicare participation is supported.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Clinical Counseling is required.
• Current Texas LPC License or LCSW license is required.
• Knowledge of mental health assessment, treatment planning, DSM diagnoses, and behavioral therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and instruction to foster emotional, physical and mental growth of clients through therapeutic intervention.
• Assist clients in accordance with Agency and FQHC guidelines and meet productivity targets for billable services.
• Conduct Patient intakes with diagnostic evaluations and formulate treatment goals and plans.
• Provide brief, focused interventions for patients in need of mental health services.
• Advise on referrals to specialty mental health facilities when appropriate.
• Initiate follow-up to assess progress and adjust treatment plans as needed.
• Develop relapse prevention plans and help patients maintain stable functioning.
• Coordinate care with primary care providers and other treatment providers with patient consent.
• Document patient progress and diagnostic information in treatment records.
• Keep PCPs informed and collaborate to formulate treatment plans.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Treatment planning

Diagnosis knowledge

Teamwork

Record keeping

Patient education

Bilingual English-Spanish

Education

Master's Degree in Clinical Counseling

Texas LPC or LCSW license

Job description

****Sign on Bonus $ 7,000***

Company Description

At Wellness Pointe, everyone will receive an exceptional quality of care. The center has expanded into a multifaceted clinic that offers obstetrics, pediatrics, general medicine, family planning, and dentistry. Some of the other services offered by our well qualified staff include education, intervention, and management of the many social issues that impact our community. Everyone is treated in complete confidence. Medicaid, Medicare, and most private health insurance is accepted.

Job Description

• The Counselor will provide guidance and instruction to foster emotional, physical and mental growth of clients through therapeutic intervention and positive role modeling. Assist clients in accordance with established Agency and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) guidelines. The System Counselor is expected to meet the program's productivity target for billable service each week.
• Assists the primary care provider in recognizing, treating and managing mental health and psychosocial issues and acts as a contributing member to the primary care team;
• Conducts Patient intakes, focusing on diagnostic and functional evaluations, then makes recommendations to the primary care provider concerning the Patients' treatment goals and plan;
• Provides brief, focused intervention for Patients who are in need of mental health services;
• Advises the primary care provider about which Patients are better served at the primary care setting and which should be referred to specialty mental health facilities or elsewhere;
• Initiates follow-up to ascertain how Patients are doing and to determine if any changes in treatment approaches are indicated;
• Develops, where indicated, relapse prevention plans and helps Patients maintain stable functioning;
• Assists in the detection of "at risk" Patients and in the development of plans to prevent worsening of their condition;
• Monitors and coordinates the delivery of health services for Patients as related to behavioral health care, including linking with other treatment providers not only within the primary care setting but, with the Patients' permission, outside it as well;
• Documents the Patients' progress and diagnostic information in the treatment chart;
• Keeps the primary care providers fully informed of the Patients' needs and progress and works with providers to formulate treatment plans;
• Works, where indicated, to effect behavioral changes in Patients with, or at risk for, physical disorders and helps them make healthier lifestyle choices;
• Provides Patients with self-management skills and educational information needed so they can be full participants in their own treatment and recovery;
• Provides consultation to clinic management and other team members about behavioral services and suggested areas of outcome and program evaluation;
• Assists the Patients in complying with any medical treatment initiated by the primary care provider, such as offering strategies to cope with medication side effects.
• Must adhere to the Code of Ethical Conduct for Clinical Professionals.
• Carries out other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum Master's Degree in Clinical Counseling.
• Current Texas LPC License or LCSW license
• Knowledge of mental health assessment, treatment planning, developmental psychopathology, systems and methods in family therapy, group therapy, child psychotherapy, DSM-IV diagnoses, and behavioral therapy.
• Bi-lingual English-Spanish speaking proficiency preferred, but not required.
• Eligible to be a Medicaid and/or Medicare provider.
• Mental and physical health sufficient to meet the demands of the position.
• Requires a valid Texas Driver's License, appropriate driving record and auto liability insurance that meets the minimum required by State of Texas statute.
• Thorough knowledge of the personal/social effects of various physical and mental problems on individuals, their families and the community.
• Considerable knowledge of available community resources and of their organization, purpose and use.
• Knowledge of psychodiagnostic and psychotherapeutic techniques and theories.
• Ability to assess the individual needs of a patient and evaluate the care and services provided to meet those needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective, cooperative relationships with professional staff, patients, their families and other agency and community members.
• Ability to maintain clinical records and prepare related reports.
• Ability to work cooperatively in an interdisciplinary team setting.
• Ability to express ideas effectively.
• Ability to exercise judgment and make independent decisions based on professional knowledge.

Additional information

Wellness Pointe is an Equal Opportunity, 'Veteran Friendly' Employer.