LPCC (Full-time)

Family Practice Asn•Nicholasville, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Family Practice Associates (FPA) was founded in 1983 and has grown to be one of the largest family practice groups in Central Kentucky. FPA is a group of primary care providers dedicated to family-centered care from birth to later years. FPA has over 20 primary providers including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and a marriage and family therapist. With a professionally trained staff of CMAs, receptionists, lab techs, and others, FPA provides award-winning care recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) through the National Commission on Quality Assurance. FPA works diligently to offer Central Kentucky families enhanced access to medical care at its Hamburg & Brannon Crossing locations, as well as online.

Requirements

Master's or Doctoral degree in counseling or a counseling-related field from an accredited college or university.
Currently licensed to practice counseling services in the state of Kentucky.
Minimum two-three years of experience in providing counseling services.
Broad background with diverse patient populations, preferably in a medical office setting.
Knowledge of professional counseling principles, methodology, and ethics.
Knowledge of human psychosocial development within the family, community, and culture.
Knowledge of the use of the therapeutic relationship to foster patient involvement.
Familiarity with brief therapy theories/techniques and therapeutic process.
Understanding of techniques for facilitating client motivation to change behavior.
Ability to address concerns through talk-therapy and by modeling adaptive, sustainable behaviors.
Ability to promote constructive self-reflection, helpful coping techniques, and nurturing relationships.
Ability to monitor perceptions about and adherence to suggested treatment.
Skill in crisis intervention.
Skill in client advocacy.
Skill in case management.
Ability to interact effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary health care team.
Ability to identify and utilize community resources.
Ability to effectively communicate, appropriately, with a diverse patient population.
Ability to be empathetic, sensitive, and driven to foster healing.
Ability to establish and maintain positive, professional relationships with all peers, management, and patients.
Good communication skills (written and oral).
Fine motor skills necessary to operate a computer.

Nice To Haves

Training and experience with EMDR/ART, emotionally focused couples therapy, Family systems therapy, and/or bariatric psychological assessments.
Familiarity with patients experiencing medical complexity.
Knowledge of Electronic Health Record.

Responsibilities

Providing professional counseling and treatment services to patients and families, including direct counseling and treatment modalities, services, crisis intervention, and coordination of community services/resources.
Conducting comprehensive, culturally sensitive psychosocial assessments.
Developing care plans.
Providing counseling and crisis intervention services to individuals and families.
Coordinating services with appropriate clinic and community resources.
Providing information and education about health/mental health issues to individual patients and groups.
Documenting assessment, intervention, and treatment data in the medical record.
Performing any other tasks deemed appropriate and assigned by FPA.