Licensed Mental Health Counselor - CPAN

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Licensed Mental Health Counselor - CPAN

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Licensed Mental Health Counselor - CPAN
41426BR
41426BR

Position Description
Provides individual, family, and group counseling services to patients to address various mental health and wellness-related issues. Conducts assessments and helps patients to problem-solve areas of need. Helps to develop coping strategies and action-based goals and objectives for patients. May specialize in a particular area of counseling.

Major/Essential Functions
Provides child and adolescent behavioral health consultation services and training opportunities for primary care providers (PCP). The mental health clinician (LPC/LCSW/LMFT) will work to support pediatricians, family medicine physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, midwives, obstetricians and gynecologists needing assistance with patients: psychiatric consultation, behavioral management plans, or resource/referrals. The mental health clinician will work efficiently to help medical providers manage basic to moderate mental health concerns and facilitate referrals to reliable mental health providers in the PCP's community.

• Informs providers and the larger community about the program using various means of communication (e.g., paper mail outs, emails, phone calls, faxes, virtual presentations, and in-person visits).
• Invests time and effort in successfully and accurately navigating Lantana, Trayt, and other platforms.
• Enrolls providers in the CPAN-PeriPAN program using Lantana, Trayt, and other programs as needed.
• Maintains accurate and updated documentation of provider referrals, assessments, interventions, and recommendations, and ensures information is entered in needed spreadsheets/databases and health records within required timeframes.
• Completes initial evaluations for patients/families that will receive a direct consultation.
• Conducts screening assessments (such as GAD-7, PHQ-9, SCARED, etc.) and scoring of screening assessments to assist in the overall diagnostic determination of patients who will be seen for direct consults.
• Assesses for risk of suicide.
• Completes safety plans with patients as needed, when identified during an initial evaluation.
• Assists in the implementation of crisis intervention services, providing information about available options in the community for providers and families.
• Answers calls based on program operations and prioritizes tasks assigned.
• Offers guidance to providers on assessing the mental and behavioral health status and needs of patients.
• Identifies patients with urgent mental health conditions (e.g., suicidal, homicidal, psychotic, etc.) and makes appropriate connection to a child psychiatrist as needed.
• Identifies and facilitates coordination with an appropriate mental health professional (e.g., therapists, child psychiatrists) based on the level of care needed (e.g., medication management, therapy recommendations, available resources, etc.).
• Offers information and resources to providers as needed for children, adolescents, and their parents/caregivers, including skill-based interventions (e.g., emotion regulation skills, behavioral parenting skills, distress tolerance skills, etc.).
• Assists the provider in developing a behavioral plan based on information provided through the consultation with CPAN-PeriPAN.
• Updates monthly productivity reports and implements changes when needed.
• Maintains communication with providers and expert clinicians (Child Psychiatrists).
• Facilitates expert clinician consultation (Child Psychiatry).
• Maintains and updates professional knowledge and proficiency through continuing education, staff meetings, workshops and serving on special committees.
• Completes program projects in a timely manner by identifying and implementing new technology and resources.
• Efficiently and accurately prepares updated resource guides and handouts related to CPAN-PeriPAN programs.
• Attends meetings as needed.
• Collaborates with the data team and maintains all needed data.
• Constantly maintains a professional rapport and upholds TTUHSC values throughout all interactions.

Required Qualifications
Education: Master's degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or related field. 3 years of related experience Licenses/Certificates: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Professional Counselor - Associate (LPC - A), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) must be working towards LCSW, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Associate (LMFT-A), Licensed Psychological Associate (LPA)

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All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

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