TESTING TECHNICIAN COUNSELOR

MMC #1; Meadville (Crawford County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare center in Meadville is seeking a mental health professional to provide testing and therapy, ensuring effective patient care. The ideal candidate will possess a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling or relevant licensure, with strong communication skills and the ability to work in a team. Responsibilities include administering tests, writing reports, and formulating care plans. The role may involve variable working hours and travel within the county. Competitive work environment that emphasizes collaboration and effective patient responses.

Qualifications

• Ability to prioritize and resolve problems.
• Skills to work with various health care team members.
• Able to concentrate and interact effectively.
• Ability to prioritize, problem-solve, and maintain emotional stability.

Responsibilities

• Administer testing and complete patient histories.
• Provide individual and family therapy.
• Evaluate and modify care plans based on patient responses.
• Provide individual and/or family therapy.
• Formulate and implement a plan of care based on assessment and diagnosis.
• Collect data for each patient and ensure care aligns with safety and age considerations.
• Determine urgency of needs and plan actions to achieve outcomes.
• Interventions based on patient need and family considerations.
• Evaluate and modify plan of care based on responses and outcomes.
• Adhere to professional standards and hospital policies.
• Be accountable for actions and participate as an interdisciplinary team member.
• Organize program materials, content, and schedules.
• Evaluate comprehension and provide guidance to team members.

Skills

Effective communication

Conflict resolution

Teamwork

Problem solving

Emotional stability

Education

Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

LCSW, LPC, or Licensed Psychologist in PA

Job description

MIND BODY WELLNESS CENTER
18201 CONNEAUT LAKE ROAD
MEADVILLE, PA 16335, USA

MDVL CMNTY HLTH
638-640 ALDEN STREET
MEADVILLE, PA 16335, USA

SUMMARY

Provide testing & reporting

JOB DUTIES

• Administer testing
• Complete patient histories
• Write reports
• Provide individual and/or family therapy
• Formulate and implement a plan of care based on assessment, diagnosis, age and outcome identification
• Systematic and pertinent collection of data for each patient based on age
• Ensure the plan of care is consistent with safe, effective patient care and age
• Determine the urgency of psychological, social and emotional needs and formulate the course of action to attain expected outcomes
• Interventions based on patient need and consideration of patient and/or significant other
• Evaluates and modifies plan of care based on patient responses and attainment of expected outcomes.
• Adhere to established standards of practice including activities and behavior that characterize professional status
• Accountable for his/her actions
• Aware of and adheres to hospital policies and procedures
• Functions as Team Member for program(s) and/or classes
• Provides guidance for other team members
• Assists organizing program materials, content, schedule
• Evaluates comprehension of information presented
• Serves as member of interdisciplinary team to assist with program development
• Communicates information to group in concise and effective manner

MINIMUM EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling, LCSW, LPC, or Licensed Psychologist in the state of PA.

Skills necessary to effectively communicate with various members of the health care team, other health care facilities, community health related organizations, various external parties and regulatory agencies.

Ability to concentrate and prioritize, resolve problems, and interact with situations. Must be able to remember, reason, understand and be emotionally stable.

Able to work as a team member.

Must be willing to use the following management accountabilities and competencies: conflict resolution, staff counseling, problem solving, disciplinary process, policy and procedures implementation, teamwork, staff scheduling, interviewing, budgeting process, cost containment skills and support of peers.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust and temperature changes. A large part of work is sitting or walking. Stress is a large factor in environment.

Workweek may exceed 40 hours and hours may vary depending on needs.

Travel to various health related or business locations within county may be necessary.

Expected to perform an initial evaluation in one hour and a follow-up in 45 to 50 minutes, on average.

DISCLOSURE

MMC commits to review, under the intent of this standard, and in coordination with medical professional opinion’s and physical demands job analysis performed by certified professionals, an individual’s ability to be reasonably accommodated within the role they are responsible and qualified to perform.

MMC is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and providing equal opportunity employment for qualified persons with disabilities. All employment practices and activities are conducted on a nondiscriminatory basis. Meadville Medical Center will follow any state or local law that provides individuals with disabilities greater protection that the ADA.

Every effort has been made to make your job description as complete as possible. However, this in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific tasks does not exclude them from the position if the task is similar, related, or is a logical assignment to the position, or is imperative for patient care and to meet emergency situations.

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