Licensed Professional Counselor - Addiction/Recovery
About The Position
This is a full-time position requiring an active Pennsylvania Professional Counselor (LPC) licensure and previous addiction/recovery experience is preferred. The role involves assessing patient needs, developing treatment plans, and providing various forms of psychotherapy including individual, family, couple, and group therapy. The counselor will participate in program planning with the psychiatry team and other relevant members, evaluate biopsychosocial needs, and provide case management. Responsibilities also include acting as a primary or co-therapist in group therapy and as a primary therapist in individual, family, and couple therapies. The position requires obtaining pertinent data according to program and regulatory standards, upholding agency policies and ethical standards, and collaborating with outpatient and inpatient teams for triage evaluation and crisis intervention. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment, and the individual is accountable for job-specific obligations and compliance with organizational policies.
Requirements
- Active Pennsylvania Professional Counselor (LPC) licensure
- Master's Degree-Related Field of Study
- Assessment And Diagnosis
- Behavioral Therapy Management
- Healthcare Industry
- Health Care Policy And Ethics Compliance
- Patients Rights
- Psychotherapy
- Teamwork
Nice To Haves
- Previous addiction/recovery experience
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, dental and vision benefits starting on day one
- Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
- Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
- Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contribution
- Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
- Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
- Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more
- Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
