Licensed Professional Counselor - Pediatrics
About The Position
This position is for a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pediatrics at the Geisinger Child Advocacy Center. The role is full-time, in-person, working Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm. A $7500 signing bonus is available for eligible candidates. The position requires an active Pennsylvania Professional Counselor (LPC) licensure and previous pediatric experience is strongly preferred. The counselor will be responsible for assessing patient needs, developing treatment plans, and providing individual, family, couple, and group psychotherapy. Collaboration with the psychiatry team and other healthcare professionals is essential, as is adherence to agency policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements. The role involves evaluating biopsychosocial needs, providing case management, and participating in triage evaluations and crisis intervention with outpatient and inpatient teams. Work is performed in a clinical environment.
Requirements
- Active Pennsylvania Professional Counselor (LPC) licensure
- Master's Degree-Social Sciences
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - Default Issuing Body
Nice To Haves
- 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
- Full benefits (health, dental and vision) 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
