Senior Outpatient Behavioral Health Counselor

Covenant Health; Sevierville (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Peninsula, a division of Parkwest Medical Center in East Tennessee, seeks an Outpatient Clinical Therapist for the Sevierville clinic. The role provides professional behavioral counseling to designated patient populations, participates in discharge planning, and coordinates care across services.

Requires a master’s in social work or counseling, five years in behavioral health, and licensure as LCSW, LPC, or LMFT.

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. Documents social determinants of health as indicated in medical record.
• 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 the skills of 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 an Outpatient Clinical Therapist for the Sevierville clinic. The role provides professional behavioral counseling to designated patient populations, participates in discharge planning, and coordinates care across services.

Requires a master’s in social work or counseling, five years in behavioral health, and licensure as LCSW, LPC, or LMFT.