Licensed Mental Health Counselor (Van Dyke ATC)

Duties

Responsibilities for the Licensed Mental Health Counselor in this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Functions as member of the multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Supervision of lower-level clinical staff.
• Provides individual and group therapy and facilitates a variety of clinical activities including facilitating recreational activities as needed.
• Utilizes evidence-based practices to provide therapeutic intervention for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
• Screens and assess patients for co-occurring mental health disorders
• Works in conjunction with the psychiatric prescribers to provide additional mental health services and supports for patients who are dealing with co-occurring mental health issues
• Presents/conducts lectures, videos, psycho-educational groups, and specialty groups.
• Functions as a primary counselor, managing all facets of clinical services to patient caseload.
• Intervenes when patients are in crisis and utilizes clinical skills to problem solve.
• Provides orientation to the clients regarding the nature of the treatment facility, including its programs, activities, policies, and rules.
• Transports patients as needed using NYS vehicle.
• Interviews patients to complete various assessments; clinical record keeping in accordance with McPike ATC operating practices; involves patient in the formation of the treatment plan; and monitors patients' compliance with Treatment Goals.
• Completes forms, documents, and records efficiently, including discharge planning, while adhering to all applicable confidentiality regulations.
• Provides or coordinates all facets of patients’ care.
• Participates in activities to improve patient care and facility operations.
• Maintains relationships with vocational, educational, social services, probation, parole, referral agencies, and other community agencies associated with patient rehabilitation to ensure continuity of services.
• Authors procedurally correct patient records including justification for continued stay and progress toward meeting treatment goals.
• Competent daily use of a computer for patient record documentation and other required communication.
• Admission determination, admission interviews, outreach activities, scheduling, etc.
• Communicates with insurance companies to obtain both pre-authorizations and concurrent reviews to obtain payment for treatment.
• May perform other job related duties

NOTE: The ATC uses a computerized patient record system.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a license and current registration as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State.

NOTE: Candidate(s) must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicaid and Medicare programs.

Failure to maintain Medicaid/Medicare eligibility will result in the termination of employment.

Mandatory overtime (MOT) is a requirement of this position.

Chosen candidate(s) will be added to the mandatory overtime roster, which is utilized on a rotating basis.

The MOT is applied during times of emergency, after the agency has made a good faith effort to have overtime covered and all other staffing options have been exhausted (volunteers, hourly staff, contracted staff).

Our Addiction Treatment Centers (ATCs) operate 24/7/365 programing.

Therefore, MOT IS an essential function of this position and is critical to maintaining adequate staffing at all times in order to ensure the health and safety of clients within the facility.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.