Licensed Professional Counselor - Adult Outpatient
About The Position
This full-time, regular position is for a Licensed Professional Counselor in Adult Outpatient services at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC). 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 collaborate with the psychiatry team and other members to evaluate biopsychosocial needs, provide case management, and engage in triage evaluation and crisis intervention. The work is performed in a clinical environment, and adherence to agency policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements is expected. A $7500 signing bonus is available for eligible candidates.
Requirements
- Active Pennsylvania Professional Counselor (LPC) licensure
- Master's Degree-Social Sciences (Required)
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - Default Issuing Body
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
- flexible spending accounts (FSA)
- health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
- Company-paid life insurance
- short-term disability
- long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) plan that includes 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)
- 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
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
