Mental Health Counselor

SUMMARY

The Mental Health Counselor provides individual and family counseling to children, adolescents, and/or adults in an integrated care setting.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Works from a strengths-based perspective and empowers patients appropriately within their natural support systems
• Serves all patients with compassion, many of whom have experienced past or present exposure to trauma, chronic medical conditions, poverty, and healthcare disparities
• Provides a high level of customer service consistent with best practice standards in the Mental Health field
• Maintains confidentiality
• Maintains required records

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Master’s Degree
• Licensed counselor – LPC or LCSW required
• Two plus years of outpatient community health center counseling/therapy experience preferred
• Bilingual a plus
• Knowledge and experience in identification and reporting of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities

REQUIREMENTS

SKILLS

• Proficient in the use of electronic health records
• EPIC experience a plus

TRAVEL

This position is located in Athens and requires occasional ability to travel to FCC site in Tyler.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• 20% of the time is spent making repetitive motions
• 50% of the time is spent sitting
• 10% walking, bending, standing, stooping, crouching or kneeling
• 20% of the time is spent using hands to type, write or use controls
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None.

COMPETENCIES

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Use of Technology: Adapts to new technologies; uses technology to increase productivity; keeps technical skills up to date.

Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a creative and timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully.

Scheduling: Breaks down project goals into tasks and builds timelines and project schedules.

Risk Management: Identifies, assesses, and controls risk. Creates processes to address unanticipated issues.

Task Management: Creates, assigns, and manages task completion.

Critical Thinking: Objectively analyzes and evaluates challenges to arrive at impartial decisions that support the best interest of the project.

Customer Service: Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments.

Communications: Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.

Team Leadership: Fosters team cooperation; ensures progress toward goals.

Leadership: Inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; gives appropriate recognition to others.

Diversity: Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences.

Ethics: Treats people with respect; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and principles; upholds organizational values.

Personal Appearance: Dresses appropriately for position; keeps self well groomed.

Attendance/Punctuality: Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

Safety and Security: Observes safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.