Community Counselor, Community Psychiatric Clinic (2875)

Idaho State University•Pocatello, ID

60d•$70,000 - $75,000

About The Position

This position is responsible for providing direct and indirect professional, confidential assessment, diagnostic, and clinical mental health, including individual and group counseling, and crisis intervention services to community-based clients. Direct services include treatment for the full range of mental health issues. Treatment modalities include individual and group counseling.

Requirements

At least a Master's degree in a direct clinical practice human services field, such as social work, psychology, marriage and family counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychosocial rehabilitation counseling, psychiatric nursing, or other closely related discipline is required for this position.

Nice To Haves

A license in one of the following areas: Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensure in another state; if licensed in another state must obtain an endorsement for an Idaho license within 90 days of hire; experience using evidence based treatment practices counseling juveniles and their families; willingness to work in a juvenile facility; requires incumbent be comfortable dealing with behavioral acting out that could include possible harassment, threats, and verbal abuse from juveniles in custody; CPR/AED certification.

Responsibilities

Provide direct clinical services to clients through crisis intervention, safety assessments, and coordination of emergency interventions and resources.
Collaborate and consult with behavioral/mental health, psychiatric and medical providers, and other Health Service providers and community to best manage clinical caseload and ensure effective treatment.
Documentation of clinical services.
Provide crisis intervention and triage coverage/consultation to members of the community, including on call as needed.
Manage CARE reports.
Maintain electronic medical and other records, including registries for high-risk clients/patients.
Collaborates in efforts to provide services in new and creative ways.
Marketing counseling services (individual, group, couple, and family clinical rehabilitation).
Facilitate community partnerships.
Oversee the collection of revenue generated from counseling services.
Establish clientele and generate revenue to assist with a self-sustaining clinic.
Supervise counseling interns.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Experience working with diverse groups of individuals.
Knowledge, awareness, skills, and experience related to providing individual, multi-person, and group counseling; multicultural competence/humility, empathy, advanced listening skills, problem-solving, wide repertoire of intervention strategies, knowledge of ethical principles, mastery of personal and interpersonal and interpersonal dynamics, assessment skills, strong diagnosis skills, thorough understanding of abnormal behavior/psychopathology, experience/knowledge working on a highly integrated clinical team.
Proactive, flexible, open communication style, solution-focused, relationship-building skills.
Maintain up-to-date skills related to high-risk populations and community resources in mental health, case management skills based on relevant knowledge and principles of case management.
Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of individuals.
Possess an equity-minded focus: responsiveness, sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students; and commitment to successfully foster an inclusive educational environment.