Counselor, Unlicensed (60791)

DIVERSUS HEALTH INC•Colorado Springs, CO

10d•$25 - $38•Onsite

About The Position

At Diversus Health you have the opportunity to contribute to changing lives and communities by joining our diverse and inclusive team as an unlicensed Counselor with those in crisis and adding to the 13,000+ lives already impacted by carefully tailored mental and behavioral health care. The unlicensed Counselor with those in crisis delivers high-quality and transparent clinical mental health services to fulfill the needs of Diversus Health's clients. Services include... Comprehensive evaluation of social, emotional, and psychiatric history/diagnosis Treatment and safety planning Determining the appropriate level of care, Establishing connections with necessary resources, and facilitating admission to suitable inpatient facilities when needed. Additionally, active engagement is maintained with crisis hotlines, schools, community partners, first responders, and hospital emergency departments. As an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team, the Assessment Counselor (Unlicensed) provides expert, quality, and transparent clinical mental health and substance use services to meet needs of Diversus Health’s clients. Clinical work may include but is not limited to completing diagnostic assessments, individual, group or family therapy and providing crisis de-escalation/stabilization as needed. Renders services to clients and/or their families in various settings, to include but not limited to outpatient, inpatient, home or community-based environments. In addition to providing quality care, focus in this role is achieving licensure while developing confidence in clinical skills sets and professional competencies.

Requirements

Master's Degree in counseling, social work, or related behavioral health field (M.A., M.S., MSW, MFT)
Must obtain licensure within two (2) years for continued employment.
Must have sufficient language skills and be able to communicate both verbally and in writing to accurately and professionally implement and document the services provided to clients
Must possess basic computer skills and type 25+ w.p.m. for the input and output of client information, using electronic health record.
Must be able to perform and understand active listening, ethical conduct, social perception, service orientation, complex problem-solving, writing, monitoring, judgment and decision-making skills
Experience working therapeutically with those in crisis
Experience using various treatment modalities appropriate to those in crisis, utilizing strength-based therapeutic approaches
Experience working in a team environment

Nice To Haves

Plan to obtain licensure within two (2) years, preferred
2 years’ experience in a behavioral health setting, preferred

Responsibilities

Provides effective same day access diagnostic assessments to include psycho-social history, diagnostic justification and conceptualization of client needs to drive treatment planning and quality of care.
Completes comprehensive assessments for intake diagnostics, safety and risk management, and treatment planning that is strengths-based and culturally inclusive of client preferences.
Effectively develops and communicates treatment recommendations to clients that are grounded in diagnostic evidence and measured by clinical outcome tools.
Provides expert, quality, and transparent individual, group and family therapy that is evidence based and outcomes informed. May include treatment of co-occurring (MH and SUD) clients.
Provides treatment that involves the client as co-owner of their treatment plan and drives care based on and measured by client feedback about quality of care, therapeutic rapport, and status of symptoms.
Engages at risk clients with strategic safety planning and interventions that deescalate and stabilize them.
Develops safety plans that balance risk assessment with client strengths, support systems, and supervisor feedback as needed.
Completes all crisis-related documentation in clear, comprehensive, and timely fashion.
Ensures all clinical documentation is completed in a timely manner and meets quality standards, in compliance with state and federal regulations.
Demonstrates multicultural awareness and sensitivity to client treatment preferences.
Utilizes client feedback mechanisms to assess treatment progress, level of motivation, treatment preferences, and recommends lengths of stay/ treatment modalities by balancing these factors in clinically appropriate ways.
Maintains effective relationship with operations staff to understand caseload, including how to maximize scheduling to increase client engagement including discharging clients after clinically appropriate intervals of care.
Utilizes data to maximize care delivery and productivity opportunities and demonstrates understanding of caseload dynamics i.e. LOS, clinical complexity, service delivery intervals