Licensed Professional Counselor (Hybrid) - Outpatient Pediatrics
About The Position
This is a Hybrid, Full Time, Day shift position (Monday - Friday) for a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pediatric Outpatient services. The role involves assessing patient needs, developing treatment plans, and providing individual, family, couple, and group psychotherapy. The counselor will participate in program planning with the psychiatry team, evaluate ongoing biopsychosocial needs, and provide case management. Responsibilities include obtaining pertinent data, upholding agency policies and ethical standards, and collaborating with outpatient and inpatient teams for triage, evaluation, and crisis intervention. The work is typically performed in a clinical environment.
Requirements
- Active Pennsylvania Professional Counselor (LPC) licensure
- Master's Degree-Social Sciences (Required)
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - Default Issuing Body
Nice To Haves
- Pediatric Outpatient 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 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 that includes automatic Geisinger contribution
- Generous paid time off (PTO) plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- 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 assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
