Licensed Professional Counselor- Glendale

Brief Description

Mountain Park Health Center is seeking Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) to join their team. They are a well-established and accredited FQHC in Arizona dedicated to providing excellent, patient-centered primary care.

About the role

You will coordinate with primary medical and behavioral health teams to ensure comprehensive care to patients. You will work as an integrated team member in one of their primary care clinics.

Responsibilities

• Provides brief, evidence-based, solution focused behavioral interventions with active development of psychotherapeutic/psychoeducational behavioral change planning for patients.
• Provides quality clinical consultation to patients and providers regarding mental, behavioral, emotional, and physical health related issues.
• Screens and functional assessment of behavioral health issues for patients.
• Collaborates with medical providers, support staff, and operational managers to identify patients with medical, cognitive, behavioral, and/or psychological conditions that could benefit from behavioral health interventions, such as motivational interviewing, and provide these services in a timely manner within the clinic setting.
• Develops and implements specific clinical pathways for select populations.
• Facilitates groups to address biopsychosocial issues impacting medical issues.
• Assists with coordination of care and access to behavioral health agencies in the community to meet the patient’s behavioral health care needs with consistent, expeditious feedback to referring providers.
• Helps with crisis triage and intervention.
• Helps with de-escalating situations with patients who are upset or frustrated.

Qualifications

• Current licensure in the state of Arizona as a Professional Counselor.
• Must be eligible for credentialing and contracting with all insurers.
• Valid CPR card.
• Training in Motivational Interviewing (MI).
• Training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).