Mental Health Professional I Adult Outpatient (Georgetown)

Job Responsibilities

Provide counseling and case management to individuals and families with a focus on the chronically mentally ill by utilizing individual, group and family counseling and other approved center services.

Maintain an average bill time of direct services of 810 annualized hours.

Develop and implement treatment plans in coordination with patients, family and treatment team.

Assist with treatment scheduling and meetings.

Maintain documentation of charts and other records in accordance with State, Federal, Local, OMH, WCMH, Quality Assurance, Corporate Compliance and CARF Standards.

Support patients in gaining appropriate services.

Consult with local agencies, organizations and human service providers.

On-call services as directed by clinic director are to be provided to patients in need.

This may require some home visits and travel.

Capacity to maintain and establish effective working relationships with patients, families and representatives of other professional disciplines.

Possess case management, crisis intervention, co-occurring, interview and assessment skills.

Minimum And Additional Requirements

• A master's degree in guidance, social sciences or counseling is required.
• Ability to meet OMH credentialing requirements which include specific graduate coursework including Psychopathology/Psychopathology Diagnostics/Clinical Assessment - Practice with Family Therapy (DSM) and Medical Ethics.
• Must be able to show evidence of clinical experience proving direct patient care.
• This experience may be documented as a practicum, internship or post-graduate clinical experience.
• Ability to lift up to fifty (50) pounds; ability to see, hear at normal volumes, stand, walk, reach, pull, stoop, bend and climb at least (2) flights of stairs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish, or another language, are a plus.
• Licensure preferred - Licensed Professional Counselor through SC Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.

Additional Comments

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions including, but not limited to, lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.