Licensed Professional Counselor / LPC

BrightSpring Health Services•El Paso, TX

25d•Onsite

About The Position

Rehab Without Walls is hiring a fully licensed Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) for its Home & Community Rehabilitation team in El Paso, Texas. The LPC provides specialized mental health counseling to support individuals and families as they adapt to disability and lifestyle changes, including social and emotional adjustment. The counselor works as part of an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to help maximize outcomes and address barriers to treatment progress. The role includes evaluating patients and families, establishing measurable goals with the rehabilitation team, providing empirically based psychological interventions, and designing community reintegration activities. The LPC monitors progress and treatment effectiveness, communicates with patients, families, physicians, and team members, and maintains required clinical and billing documentation. The position offers a schedule created by the employee, hourly pay, reimbursement for drive time at the clinical rate and for mileage, a collaborative team environment, educational programs, and growth and advancement opportunities.

Requirements

Master’s or doctoral degree in counseling or a counseling-related field from an accredited college or university, as determined by state licensing requirements.
Current professional license and/or certification as required by the state of practice.
At least one year of post-master’s clinical experience counseling individuals with traumatic or acquired brain injuries or related neurological conditions.
Knowledge of complex neurologic injury rehabilitation techniques.
Effective and professional interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Reliable transportation and ability to travel to and from multiple assignments or locations daily.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of experience.
Knowledge of neurological injuries, including traumatic brain injury (TBI) and cerebrovascular accident (CVA).

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive evaluations of patients and families and establish measurable objectives and goals in conjunction with the rehabilitation team.
Adjust treatment plans to achieve the best possible results in independence and function.
Provide empirically based psychological interventions tailored to patients' and families' needs to encourage participation in the community.
Design community reintegration activities addressing patients' psychological and cognitive needs during physical activity.
Help patients understand their needs and limitations and how to manage them during functional activities.
Regularly reassess treatment effectiveness, progress toward goals, and whether goals or treatment plans need modification.
Communicate patients' needs and progress to the treatment team, physicians, patients, family members, and others as applicable.
Consult with medical providers about patient evaluations, treatment, progress, and discharge.
Observe, document, and report changes in the condition or status of people receiving services to the Clinical Coordinator, Program Manager or DCM, attending physician, and other treatment team members.
Maintain and submit evaluation, treatment, and billing documentation in the required formats and timelines.
Follow the Company's Code of Business Conduct, policies, HIPAA and Corporate Compliance programs, professional practice standards, and applicable state and federal laws.
Perform other duties as assigned.