Onsite EAP Counselor/Arlington VA, Pentagon - Part Time (16 hours per week: Tuesdays, Wednesdays) Secret Clearance

Magellan Health • Arlington, VA

19d • $70,715 - $113,145 • Onsite

About The Position

Provides direct support to organizations and employees through assessment, consultation, education, and triage. Applies knowledge of federal regulations to help organizations appropriately handle employee concerns, and consults on personal and workplace issues. Uses clinical expertise to help employees with diminished performance return to healthy functioning.

The role includes employee and management consultation, critical incident response, EAP assessment and short-term counseling, orientations, webinars, and health and wellness training. The counselor manages a caseload, maintains timely case documentation, and provides information and referrals to appropriate care levels and community resources.

The position also supports service and organizational improvement, develops effective working relationships, participates in team activities and training, maintains current clinical skills, and complies with contract requirements, procedures, and company policies. Additional duties may be assigned. This is a part-time, onsite position at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, scheduled for 16 hours per week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and requiring a Secret clearance.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of clinical experience after receiving a graduate degree.
• Master's degree in Behavioral Health.
• Current independent behavioral health clinician licensure meeting applicable state, commonwealth, or customer-specific requirements; accepted licenses listed include LCSW-C, LCSW, LMHC, LPCC, and LPC.
• Clinical training must include chemical dependency, mental health, and brief therapy.
• Understanding of workplace issues, business operations, and employee-employer relationships.
• Ability to acquire an understanding of EEO rules, ADA in the workplace, FMLA, and Drug Free Workplace Requirements.
• Ability to provide accurate client assessments, including risk, substance abuse and dependency, and job performance issues, and refer to the appropriate level of care.
• Competence in crisis intervention.
• Knowledge and expertise in solution-focused brief therapy in an outpatient setting.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Excellent training and listening skills.
• Ability to interact effectively at all levels within the company and with external customers.
• Ability to adapt to new situations and changing priorities.
• Comfort with ambiguity and stress while handling a variety of assignments.
• Positive, achievement-oriented attitude and consistency in accomplishing expected objectives.
• Secret clearance required.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP) certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, consultation, education, and triage services to organizations and employees.
• Consult with employees and management about personal problems and workplace or management concerns.
• Conduct critical incident response, EAP assessments, short-term counseling, EAP orientations, customer webinars, and health and wellness trainings.
• Manage a caseload and complete timely case documentation in accordance with quality and performance expectations.
• Provide information and referrals to appropriate levels of care and community resources.
• Participate in activities that improve client or organizational performance, excellence, and culture.
• Identify operational challenges or inefficiencies and recommend continuous improvement plans.
• Present issues clearly and persuasively, verbally and in writing.
• Build effective working relationships across organizational lines and support team activities and training.
• Maintain and develop skills and techniques to better serve members and support business and operational goals.
• Adhere to contract requirements, team procedures, company policies, and applicable security responsibilities and controls.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• The position may be eligible for short-term incentives.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health, life, voluntary, and other benefits and perks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior