Integrated Outpatient Counselor

Job description

Description JOB SUMMARY: Provides comprehensive assessments on outpatient clients assuring accurate placement of patients. Conduct groups, ancillary groups, and level 1 counseling sessions as assigned. Assure adherence to state statutes and rules, CARF standards, and federal regulations including HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2. Positively represents the organization and promotes Rimrock’s Mission to the community. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1. Conducts therapy and/or ancillary groups as assigned according to written criteria, policies and procedures. Conduct other groups and individual sessions as assigned. 2. Provides assessments on assigned clients using appropriate testing instruments and biopsychosocial. Applies patient placement criteria to assure appropriate referral of patients within the continuum of care. 3. Prepares timely and accurate records on patients, maintains compliance on medical records audits, maintains accurate census and recordkeeping according to Rimrock, CARF and State standards. 4. Provides individualized treatment plans and therapy services to admitted patients, clinical assessments and determines appropriateness of patients for admission to the assigned outpatient pro...