Senior Behavioral Health Counselor (LCSW/LPC/LMFT)

Covenant Health; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Peninsula, a division of Parkwest Medical Center in East Tennessee, seeks a Behavioral Health Counselor for Women in Treatment. The role provides inpatient/outpatient behavioral counseling, discharge planning, and family support in a hospital/outpatient setting at the Knox Clinic location in Knoxville.

Minimum education is a Master's in social work or counseling and five years in behavioral health. Licensure as LCSW, LPC, or LMFT is required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from accredited graduate social work or counseling program.
• Five (5) years of experience in a behavioral health related field.
• Must be licensed as LCSW, LPC, or LMFT.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients/family/significant other with physical, emotional, and social concerns that arise during the episode of care.
• Provides treatment/discharge planning services to patients.
• Completes required documentation including, treatment plans, safety plans, and progress notes.
• Completes initial assessment and continued documentation to obtain pertinent background/social/ financial data.
• Connects patients/family/significant other with community resources to aid in their treatment and recovery.
• Coordinates care with community providers as needed.
• Acts as facility liaison with adult and children protective services as indicated.
• Cooperates with facility staff and physicians and keeps them informed of progress with patients via verbal communication and chart documentation in medical record.
• Exhibits empathy, communication, organization, critical thinking, active listening, and patience.
• Provides oversite in a situation where a licensed individual is required.
• Provides expert training and supervision in the field to others, as requested.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually.
• Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Organization

Critical thinking

Active listening

Patience

Education

Master’s degree in social work or counseling

Job description

Peninsula, a division of Parkwest Medical Center in East Tennessee, seeks a Behavioral Health Counselor for Women in Treatment. The role provides inpatient/outpatient behavioral counseling, discharge planning, and family support in a hospital/outpatient setting at the Knox Clinic location in Knoxville.

Minimum education is a Master's in social work or counseling and five years in behavioral health. Licensure as LCSW, LPC, or LMFT is required.