Part Time
Adult Outpatient
$24.16 - $32.96
Tacoma, WA
Clinic hours are Monday - Friday, typically 8am - 6pm (Fridays clinic closes early)
Part time schedule is flexible within clinic hours.
Comprehensive Life Resource is looking for a qualified Mental Health Counselor to join our team in Tacoma, WA.
We offer: Medical, dental, and vision with 100% paid premiums for employees, 11 paid holidays, Mileage reimbursement, 403(b)-retirement plan, and Tuition Assistance, Continuing education programs, and Health club reimbursement, and Paid Sick Leave.
Scope: Provide case management and counseling services to include individual or group services as part of the Outpatient behavioral services treatment team. Work may be in the clinic and/or community depending on client needs. Serves as a member of the organization that welcomes, engages and serves individuals with complex needs.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical case coordination and counseling to assigned clients
- Work as part of a clinical care team to provide integrated healthcare to consumers at CLR
- Complete risk assessments and coordinate treatment planning and services with other program staff, other consultants, relevant agencies, and individuals, e.g. DOC, hospitals, Congregate Care Facilities, etc.)
- Work with consumers to achieve treatment goals; utilize Motivational Interviewing Techniques, cognitive behavioral and other evidence-based interventions to engage clients in the recovery process.
- Complete paperwork in a timely manner.
- Keep records up-to-date and in compliance with WAC, Title XIX and agency requirements.
- Participate in intake and assessment, treatment planning, and psychiatric review of cases.
- Attend treatment team meetings, staff meetings, and designated staff training and consultation sessions.
- Ensure that ethical and professional standards of practice are maintained.
- Provide support and counseling to client’s family and natural supports as appropriate.
- Be prepared to respond to client crisis as part of a team as appropriate or needed.
- Work with clients and multidisciplinary team to develop a treatment plan (signed off on by an MHP for counselor 1) and track progress in achieving goals.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Competencies
- Understands and respects diverse backgrounds and a commitment to culturally competent practice.
- Demonstrates ethical decision-making skills and appropriate boundaries.
- Promote whole health care as a key to people’s recovery and quality of life.
- Ability to receive and apply consultation and feedback, is accountable, and contributes to a positive work environment.
- Seeks supervision when needed and recognizes signs of burnout.
- Ability to complete paperwork within required timeframes, meeting content requirements.
- Able to meet weekly client service provisions (hours of service).
- Understand basic behavioral health diagnostic framework and have ability to apply relevant treatment interventions.
- Have thorough knowledge of Motivational Interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy