Licensed Professional Counselor - Ochsner St. Anne - full time

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About the role

This job assumes responsibility for the bio-psychosocial assessment, patient education, evaluation, and treatment of patients with behavioral health needs. It may also include referral to appropriate community resources and supportive and crisis interventions. Applies specialized clinical knowledge and advanced clinical skills in the areas of prevention, assessment, and treatment of mental, emotional, behavioral, and addictive disorders. Engages in multi-disciplinary treatment planning and clinical counseling duties and coordinates and implements complex discharge plans through the use of the organization and community-based services. Services may be provided in person or via a virtual visit platform. Responsibilities may vary depending on inpatient or clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Conducts complex assessment, independent selection, and use of varied in-depth therapies in the treatment of individuals with multi-problem dual diagnosis substance abuse problems (as defined by Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners in Rule LAC 46:LX.50 e).
• Develops and plans services that address and/or include family therapy, marital counseling, child abuse and sexual abuse therapy, major family disruption, developmental disabilities, death, and suicide.
• Provides information and/or referral services to patients, families, and appropriate community agencies.
• Documents contacts, psychosocial evaluations, care plan, discharge plans, and progress notes in the patient’s medical record.
• Monitors and utilizes resources in a fiscally responsible manner.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge, as well as required certifications through continuing education and development.
• May deliver services in person or via a virtual visit platform (outpatient clinic role only).
• Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions, and communication style.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state, and local laws, accreditation standards, or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations, and standards.

Requirements

• 60 semester-hour graduate degree, the substance of which is professional mental health counseling from a regionally-accredited university (may include but not limited to Psychological Counseling, Community Mental Health, etc.).
• Must hold an active, non-restricted license as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S) by the Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist-Supervisor (LMFT-S).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification to be obtained within 2 weeks of hire (applies to inpatient units).
• Must have or obtain within 90 days of hire the LA LPC Board approval to perform Teletherapy in state(s) of practice (applies to outpatient units).
• Licensure or certification as a sex therapist may be required depending on area of assignment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years of related work experience in direct patient counseling.
• Certification in Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS).

Skills

• Must have computer skills and dexterity required for data entry and retrieval of patient information.
• Must be proficient with Windows-style applications and keyboard.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.
• Good knowledge of common disease entities and disorders, medical terminology, and psycho-social effects of illness and/or trauma upon the patient and their support system.
• Knowledge of acute and chronic medical care settings, medical terminology, and psycho-social effects of illness and/or trauma.
• Familiarity with health care systems and public programs such as those funded by Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and commercial insurance plans.
• Excellent psychotherapeutic skills.
• Superior interpersonal skills necessary to deal effectively and courteously with patients, families, multi-disciplinary team members, departmental peers, and community agency personnel.

Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work.
• Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid, and tissue.
• The incumbent works in a patient care area, works in an area where patients enter, works directly with patients, and/or works with specimens that could contain communicable diseases.
• The incumbent has an occupational risk for exposure to all communicable diseases.