Purpose of Job: Improve the overall health of the communities we serve by providing social or behavioral health services to patients and families by performing the following duties: Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Provides individual and group counseling services within individual scope of practice to assist in clients in achieving more effective personal, social, educational and vocational development and adjustment. Available to primary care providers for behavioral health staffing and consultation. Collects psycho-social data about individuals and provide gathered information to providers to assist them in managing medical care. Perform mental health evaluations utilizing approved evaluation tools assessing amenability to mental health treatment and level of care needed. Develops detailed care plans for each client and document as part of the electronic health record. Links clients with various community resources. Provides in-service training for CHAS staff as requested. Participates in community outreach activities as directed. For staff with chemical dependency expertise: Responsible for performing chemical dependency assessments on clients using approved testing instruments and evaluating tools and determining their amenability for referral to other agencies and/or programs. Conducts individual and group counseling and education focusing on alcohol and drug treatment, relapse prevention, and cognitive behavioral change. For staff with clinical supervision training and duties: Supervises and coordinates volunteers and behavioral health / social work students as required. Facilitates peer review and chart audit process as assigned. Performs other duties assigned, including supporting the CHAS Health Mission and Core Values.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed