PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 2-4 (THERAPIST)

State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority seeks a Professional Counselor to provide clinical assessment and treatment for clients with mental health diagnoses and substance use disorders.

The role includes crisis evaluation and collaboration with prescribers to establish treatment plans, with a focus on high-risk patients and aftercare services.

Qualifications

• Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice as a PLPC or PLMFT plus one year of licensed counseling experience.

Responsibilities

• Completes intake and psychosocial evaluations for adults and aftercare, contributing to diagnosis and treatment plans.
• Completes correspondence and reports with other agencies regarding care.
• May provide crisis evaluation and specialized clinical treatment for individuals in acute distress.

Skills

Licensure: PLPC/PLMFT

Job description

About This Job

EMBRACING OUR DIVERSITY MAKES US STRONGER

We believe that our individual differences are our strength, and it forms the foundation that allows our agency to empower individuals to experience a greater quality of life.

Our agency’s vision is that all people will be empowered to lead meaningful and productive lives among friends, relatives, and neighbors regardless of behavioral health needs or developmental disabilities. We have been lighting the path forward into recovery by providing person-centered services to adults and children who meet the treatment criteria for substance use disorders, developmental disabilities, and/or mental health.

We are looking for a Professional Counselor to provide clinical assessment and treatment of clients with various mental health diagnoses, substance use disorders, medication-assisted treatment, and high-risk patients in crisis. Florida Parishes Human Services Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To learn more about our agency, please Visit our website.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice as a Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC) or a Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (PLMFT) plus one year of licensed counseling experience.

Job Duties:

• Completes intake and psychosocial evaluations primarily for adults and some aftercare individuals, which includes providing technical and clinical input on diagnosis and treatment in interdisciplinary staff consultation with staff prescribers to establish an individual's treatment plan for each individual in treatment.
• Completes correspondence, written reports, and other communications with other agencies regarding an individual's care.
• May provide crisis evaluation for individuals who are in acute distress as indicated by a family member, coroner, law authorities, etc., which may require complex and specialized crisis intervention, psychosocial evaluation, and specialized clinical treatment.

Position-Specific Details:

• Appointment Type: Probational Appointment or Job Appointment
• Compensation: This position is eligible for premium pay of $1.00/hour for hours worked performing direct patient care.
• Professional Counselor 2: $21.27/hour minimum - $36.14/hour maximum
• Professional Counselor 3: $22.76/hour minimum - $38.67/hour maximum
• Professional Counselor 4: $24.35/hour minimum - $41.38/hour maximum
• Career Progression: Professional Counselor 2, Professional Counselor 3, or Professional Counselor 4
• Location: Denham Springs Behavioral Health Clinic in Denham Springs, Louisiana

We strongly recommend individuals who have substance abuse treatment experience or have passed the ADC, AADC, or EMAC exam at the time of appointment apply to this posting.

Contact Information

Kasi Silbernagel, HR Specialist

FPHSA Human Resources

835 Pride Drive, Suite B

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

Insurance Coverage

More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave

Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran's Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
• Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement

State Of Louisiana Employees Are Eligible To Participate In Various Retirement Systems (based On The Type Of Appointment And Agency For Which An Employee Works). These Retirement Systems Provide Retirement Allowances And Other Benefits For State Officers And Employees And Their Beneficiaries. State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others