School Based Mental Health Consultant LPCC, LPCA, LCSW, CSW

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of students.
• Provide effective treatment planning and assisting clients in successfully achieving goals.
• Evaluate crisis situations and apply appropriate interventions.
• Assist in the detection of “at risk” patients and development of plans to prevent further psychological or physical deterioration.
• Assist the primary care team in developing care management processes such as the use of guidelines, disease management techniques, case management, and patient education to improve self-management of chronic disease.
• Provide assessment, consultation, and brief intervention for psychological/psychiatric problems and/or substance use disorders.
• Teach students, families, and staff care, prevention, and treatment enhancement techniques.
• Monitor the site’s behavioral health program, identifying problems related to students' services and making recommendations for improvement.
• Adhere to post Master’s requirements regarding supervision and practice; ethical guidelines, and board approved practice regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

OTHER ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES

• Winds of Change recognizes that managing patient care is a team effort that involves clinical and non-clinical staff. All employees must embrace a team-based approach to patient care and understand that each role is important to our success.
• Team members must demonstrate excellent team communication and coordination to provide quality patient care.
• Care coordination includes communicating with community organizations, school staff, health plans, facilities, and specialists.
• Care team members understand and embrace the concept of population management and proactively address the needs of students served by this practice.
• Team members must demonstrate skill and knowledge related to effective communication with vulnerable student populations.
• Team members must participate in Continuous Quality Improvement activities within the organization to ensure patients receive high quality care.
• All team members will be involved in the process of improving quality incomes.
• Team members will participate in the review and evaluation processes of practice performance and help to identify opportunities for improvement

GENERAL DUTIES

• Adhere to Scope of practice standards promulgated by the Kentucky State Board of Social Work, Kentucky State Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
• Provide classroom observations.
• Provide consultation
• Provide training
• Provide group, individual, or family therapy to clients as assigned
• Follows policies and procedures of the office, including administrative, clinical, quality assurance, and personnel
• Maintain good attendance (daily, meetings, and other assignment tasks)
• Maintain timely documentation of all work assignments
• Maintain patient confidentiality
• Routinely keep supervisor informed about attendance and job assignments
• Flexible in being able to multitask
• Work effectively and at an efficient pace
• Work cooperatively with providers, administration, and peers

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to assist in advancing the requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SKILLS

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software.

Requirements

• Excellent working knowledge of behavioral medicine and evidence-based treatments for substance use and mental health conditions.
• Ability to work through brief patient contacts as well as to make quick and accurate clinical assessments of mental and behavioral conditions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology/Psychological Associate, or as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. Preferred candidates will have completed all required clinical supervision requirements for licensure.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $30.00 - $44.45 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Work Location: In person