Licensed Professional Counselor - Pediatrics
Geisinger•Sunbury, PA
•Onsite
About The Position
This is a full-time, in-person position for a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in Pediatrics. The role involves assessing patient needs, developing treatment plans, and providing psychotherapy. The counselor will collaborate with a psychiatry team and other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive patient care. The position is based in a clinical environment and requires adherence to agency policies and ethical standards. The role also involves triage evaluation and crisis intervention in collaboration with outpatient and inpatient teams.
Requirements
- Active Pennsylvania Professional Counselor (LPC) licensure
- Master's Degree-Social Sciences
- Previous pediatric experience strongly preferred
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 with automatic Geisinger contribution
- Generous paid time off (PTO)
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program
- Adoption assistance
- Fertility assistance
- Parental leave pay
- Military leave pay
- Free Care.com membership with discounted backup care
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Hospital indemnity insurance
- Identity theft protection
- Universal life insurance
- Pet insurance
- Legal insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
