Clinical Counselor, Work/Life Connections-EAP – Onsite, Nashville TN

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Counselor delivers direct short-term clinical counseling services to a diverse population of faculty and staff. This role focuses on conducting assessments, delivering solution-focused therapy, and connecting clients with appropriate community-based resources for ongoing care when needed. The Clinical Counselor is responsible for making independent decisions regarding clinical assessment, treatment planning, and management of caseload and recommendations for employee return to work within the Program guidelines. In addition to direct client care, the Clinical Counselor participates in employee outreach activities, including orientation sessions, educational presentations, and wellness initiatives across the health system.

Requirements

Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Master or Clinical Social Worker ( LPC, LMSW, LCSW)
Strong clinical assessment, counseling, and intervention skills.
Experience supporting individuals with a broad range of behavioral health concerns
Experience providing counseling services within a healthcare, hospital, academic medical center, or other clinical setting.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to effectively engage diverse populations and professional groups.
Demonstrated ability to support clients in achieving personal growth, resilience, and positive behavioral change.
3-5 years post-licensure as Clinical Counselor, Therapist or Behavioral Health Professional
Experience delivering short-term, solution-focused, and brief intervention therapy models.
Proficiency with clinical documentation systems
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Ability to identify, coordinate, and refer clients to appropriate community-based providers and support resources.
Experience working independently while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment.
Certifications: Licensed Professional Counselor - The National Board for Certified Counselors
Relevant Work Experience
3 years
Master's

Nice To Haves

Experience developing and facilitating workshops, trainings, and presentations on a variety of mental health and wellness topics.

Responsibilities

Conducts assessment and referral of employees with personal and job related problems.
Provides short-term counseling, as appropriate.
Provides crisis intervention and CISM (critical incident stress management services) for individuals and groups of employees in response to traumatic events as needed.
Monitors and supports employees in recovery from chemical dependency, particularly the impaired nurses and physicians. Arranges their re-entry into the workplace as appropriate. Encourage employees to sign an alcohol and drug agreement with EAP. Works closely with the Professional Assistance Programs and treatment centers. Intervenes as needed with employees who do not comply with agreement. Conducts discharge planning meetings with employees and counselor at the treatment center.
Performs management consultations to facilitate early identification, intervention, and referral of employees with job performance problems.
Participates on an as needed basis with policy initiatives especially related to the Drug Free Workplace and Violence in the Workplace.
Assists Organizational Manager with training's and educational workshops as appropriate.
Maintains confidentiality of all EAP client records. Provides documentation of client's biopsychological needs, assessment and treatment plan recommendations.
Updates a resource and referral directory of Vanderbilt and other community resources.
Participates in EAP Staff meetings to discuss EAP client cases, particularly complex cases requiring supervision.
Coordinates the return to work transition with employees and managers, as appropriate. Employees may have been hospitalized (inpatient and/or outpatient) due to a medical condition. This condition may be due to physical health, psychiatric or substance abuse.
Provides supervision for graduate social work interns, when applicable.
Serves as liaison between EAP, Human Resource Services, and other departments.
Internal: The nature of the work performed by this position is extremely confidential, involving risk-management decisions that require frequent communication and collaboration with the Work/Life Connections -EAP Manager, Work/Life Connections - EAP Clinical Manager, and the Health and Wellness Medical Director. The position requires the development of effective relationships with internal departments such as Employee Relations, Occupational Health Clinic, Police and Security, Recruitment and Staffing, Risk Management, Legal and other areas as appropriate.
External: The confidential nature of the work requires that the Work/Life Connections EAP strictly adhere to Federal Confidentiality Guidelines, including those for Alcohol and Drug. Communications occur between Work/Life Connections EAP treatment centers, Professional Assistance Programs, medical centers and/or clinics, physicians, facilities, family members, Department of Human Services, private therapists and other individuals or agencies as needed.
Patient/Student Contact: May have occasional contact with employees who are patients at Vanderbilt or other facilities.