Bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor (Hybrid) - Outpatient Adult

Geisinger • Wilkes-Barre, PA

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a full-time, hybrid position for a Bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor in Outpatient Adult services. The role involves assessing patient needs, developing treatment plans, and providing various forms of psychotherapy. The counselor will collaborate with a psychiatry team and other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive patient care. The position requires active Pennsylvania Professional Counselor Licensure (LPC) and the ability to pass language proficiency testing. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment.

Requirements

• Active Pennsylvania Professional Counselor Licensure (LPC)
• Ability to successfully pass language component testing
• Master's Degree-Social Sciences (Required)
• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual ability

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient needs and abilities and develops treatment plans to facilitate improved patient functioning/symptom resolution.
• Provides individual, family, couple and group psychotherapy as deemed clinically appropriate.
• Participates with program planning with the psychiatry team and other applicable team members.
• Evaluates the ongoing biopsychosocial needs of patients, identifying needs and problems and determining a treatment plan.
• Provides psychotherapies and case management to assigned patients as well as input regarding the care of program patients.
• Engages as a primary therapist or co-therapist in group therapy to psychiatric patients and as the primary therapist in individual, family, and couple therapies.
• Obtains pertinent data in accordance with program and regulatory standards.
• Upholds agency policies and standards as well as ethical standards of appropriate discipline.
• Collaborates with outpatient and inpatient teams to provide triage evaluation and crisis intervention.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Company-paid life insurance
• Short-term disability coverage
• Long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contribution
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program
• Adoption assistance
• Fertility assistance
• Parental leave pay
• Military leave pay
• Free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for loved ones
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Accident insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Hospital indemnity insurance
• Identity theft protection
• Universal life insurance
• Pet insurance
• Legal insurance

What This Job Offers

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