Licensed Professional Counselor - Addiction/Recovery

Job Summary

Full Time; 8am – 4:30pm; REQUIRES: Active Pennsylvania Professional Counselor (LPC) licensure; previous addiction/recovery experience preferred

Job Duties

• Assesses patient needs and abilities and develops treatment plans to facilitate improved patient functioning/symptom resolution.
• Provides individual, family, couple and group psychotherapy as deemed clinically appropriate.
• Participates with program planning with the psychiatry team and other applicable team members.
• Evaluates the ongoing biopsychosocial needs of patients, identifying needs and problems and determining a treatment plan.
• Provides psychotherapies and case management to assigned patients as well as input regarding the care of program patients.
• Engages as a primary therapist or co-therapist in group therapy to psychiatric patients and as the primary therapist in individual, family, and couple therapies.
• Obtains pertinent data in accordance with program and regulatory standards.
• Upholds agency policies and standards as well as ethical standards of appropriate discipline.
• Collaborates with outpatient and inpatient teams to provide triage evaluation and crisis intervention.
• Work is typically performed in a clinical environment.
• Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures.

Education

Master's Degree-Related Field of Study (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - Default Issuing Body