Counselor II, Brain Health Center, Full Time, Days

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference.

• Responsible for responding to phone calls from patients, physicians or other referral sources, requesting counseling services.

• Responsible for accurately completing Clinical Risk Assessment Tool, to determine level of care for patient.  Responsible for providing the most appropriate therapy, specific to patient’s symptoms.

• Responsible for developing individualized patient treatment plan, delineating problems identified in assessment. Specific goals and objectives are to be formulated with measurable outcomes for each problem identified.

• Responsible for appropriately terminating therapeutic relationship and making referrals for any continuing care that may be necessary for patient to maintain stable mental health.

• Responsible for being on Psychiatric Emergency Team (PET) and providing services to the Emergency Room and consultations to medical floors.

• Responsible for maintaining ongoing communication with low intensive and highly intensive patients during course of treatment in the overall continuum of care per protocol for care management responsibilities.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field of study.

• Experience - Two (2) years of experience in direct patient services

In Lieu Of

• NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• Credentialed/licensed in relevant area of training in SC. 

• A valid driver’s license; an acceptable motor vehicle record, as defined by the Acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Chart; and proof of auto insurance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Group and individual therapy skills

• Psychiatric problem-solving abilities

• Ability to evaluate patient’s clinical condition

• Interpersonal skills

• Ability to treat patients of all ages.

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