Counselor I - Behavioral Health Specialist (32 hours per pay period, Tuesdays

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We strive to be an employer of choice and establish a reputation for being a talent rich organization where Associates can grow their career caring for others. For over a century, we’ve served the health care needs of the people of Memphis and the Mid-South.
 

Provides assessment and treatment of psychological symptoms and coordinates additional mental healthcare referrals as needed for patients identified to have behavioral health and/or mental health disorders. Conducts educational programs and activities to promote mental health wellness. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.

 

Working at MLH means carrying the mission forward of caring for our community and impacting the lives of patients in every way through compassion, a deliberate focus on service expectations and a consistent thriving for excellence.

A Brief Overview
Provides assessment and treatment of psychological symptoms and coordinates additional mental healthcare referrals as needed for patients identified to have behavioral health and/or mental health disorders. Conducts educational programs and activities to promote mental health wellness. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.

What you will do

• Interviews referred clients to provide behavioral health counseling and assess needs.
• Evaluate patients in crisis situations to determine appropriate course of intervention and facilitating internal and/or external referrals when necessary.
• Develops plans of care with patient and provides case management functions of linking and arranging services for patients.
• Utilizes empirically-supported psychological interventions to treat commonly occurring mental health conditions, coordinating with collaborating medical providers as needed to promote overall health and wellness.
• Promote and provide behavioral health education and standards of care in community and among employees as requested.
• Monitor the clinic's behavioral health program, gather data to measure outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement in coordination with the leadership team.
• Performs other job functions as assigned or requested.

Education/Formal Training Requirements

• Required - Master's Degree Social Work
• Preferred - Master's Degree Counseling
• Preferred - Master's Degree Psychology

Work Experience Requirements

• Required - Counseling 1-3 years

Licenses and Certifications Requirements

• Required - Temporary Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health Service Provider designation Tennessee - Tennessee Board for Professional Counselors and Marital and Family Therapists
• Preferred - Licensed Master Social Worker Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Social Workers
• Preferred - Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor Mississippi - Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors
• Preferred - Temporary Licensed Master Social Work Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Social Workers
• Preferred - Licensed Master Social Worker Mississippi - Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates cultural competency and knowledge of interventions with special populations.
• Basic computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office programs, interpreting reports and EMR documentation.
• Ability to assess situations to create appropriate care plans and find solutions to barriers in the behavioral health care system.
• Ability to independently think and collaboratively develop a health navigation program.
• Ability to effectively communicate daily with patients/families, school or employer officials and peers to implement programs.
• Ability to conduct all activities in accordance with professional ethics and values.
• Analyzes problems using knowledge, skills, general precedents and practices for needed assessments.
• Uses judgment in adapting broad guidelines to achieve desired result.
• Make recommendations and refer exceptions that affect policies, procedures and practices to the supervisior.
• Thorough knowledge of current theories and principles of mental health disorders and best-practice counseling techniques.
• Ability to work independently with minimal on-site supervision.
• Performs daily using PC, Email and MS office.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Performs duties within scope of general MLH policies, procedures and objectives.

Supervision Provided by this Position

• Guides the work of others who perform essentially the same work. May organize, set priorities, schedule and review work, but has no responsibility to hire, terminate, review performance or make pay decisions.

Physical Demands

• The physical activities of this position may include climbing, pushing, standing, hearing, walking, reaching, grasping, kneeling, stooping, and repetitive motion.
• Must have good balance and coordination.
• The physical requirements of this position are: light work - exerting up to 25 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently.
• The Associate is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity, such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; or extensive reading.
• The conditions to which the Associate will be subject in this position: The Associate is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions; job functions are typically performed under conditions such as those found in general office or administrative work.

Our Associates are passionate about what they do, the service they provide and the patients they serve. We value family, team and a Power of One culture that requires commitment to the highest standards of care and unity.

Boasting one of the South's largest medical centers, Memphis blends a friendly community, a thriving and growing downtown, and a low cost of living. We see each day as a new opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the people in our community.