Mental Health Counselor

Job description

Mental Health Counselor Benefits: - Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision) - 401(k) with matching - Educational Assistance - Paid Time Off - Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. - Housing Stipend Job Summary: Conducts initial assessments of patients to determine mental health needs and establish care requirements. May assign patients to mental health practitioners based on intake assessments. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. Leads and directs the work of others in the care team. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is required. Essential Functions: - Conducts Psychosocial Assessments for Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric patients as well as neonatal, Infant, and Pediatric patients. - Determines inter-relatedness of psychosocial factors and health status/disease process. - Identifies emotional, social and financial needs of patient/family and provides assistance/referrals as appropriate. - Identifies appropriate treatment plans and follows-up with discharge planning team. - Acts as expert in the area of Social work. Assists Social Workers with problem cases. - Provides emotional support to...