Behavioral Health Counselor

Service Core Inc. • Warren, OH

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing clinical services and assessments within Outpatient, Crisis, or Residential facilities. The position requires the ability to conduct clinical interactions that demonstrate competency and sound judgment appropriate to client functioning and agency standards. Accurate, substantive, and timely documentation is essential, meeting best practice guidelines and regulatory standards. The role also includes integrating referral information into assessments, acquiring collateral information, and collaborating with the program manager on site and supervision protocols, as well as determining client level of care changes (admission, transfer/discharge, step-up). A minimum of 25 billable service hours is expected within a 40-hour work week.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in counseling or social work is required.
• Active licensure in the state of Ohio (LPC or LSW) is required.
• Basic computer literacy to include experience in the use of word processing (ex. Microsoft Word).

Nice To Haves

• A minimum of two years of relevant professional experience is preferred.
• Previous experience with electronic health records is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services/assessment services within Outpatient, Crisis or Residential facility.
• Ability to provide clinical interactions which reflect competency, demonstrate clinical judgments which are appropriate to client’s functioning and agency’s risk tolerance standards.
• Deliver accurate, substantive and timely documentation which meets best practice guidelines and regulatory standards.
• Integrate all relevant referral information into the assessment process, and acquire additional collateral information as needed.
• Collaborate with the program manager to determine and designate site and supervision protocols, and assess and determine client level of care changes (decisions related to admission, transfer/discharge, and step-up).
• Provide a minimum of 25 hours of billable services based on a 40-hour work week.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level