Outpatient LCSW or LCPC Counselor, Full-Time - Saint Alphonsus Health System : Job Details

Employment Type:Full timeShift:Day Shift

Description:At Saint Alphonsus Health System, we are looking for people who are living out their calling. We want you to be passionate about coming to work, and challenged to achieve your potential. Living by these virtues, we pride ourselves on exceptional service and the highest quality of care.

Saint Alphonsus Behavioral Health Clinic is growing!

Our mission is to provide outpatient mental health services that help our patients learn to cope with life's challenges, while being treated with dignity and compassion.

We are seeking an LCSW/LCPC counselor to provide evidence based individual, group, family, and educational services including assessment and psychotherapy. Document clinical and consultative activities in patient electronic medical record. Participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team to help assure the most appropriate treatment of patients. Works to develop and promote the programs and objectives of the department.

***The colleague hired into this role would be required to go through the provider credentialing process. Credentialing is an in-depth review process to verify a provider's qualifications to ensure they can provide care or services to patients for insurance billing purposes. Payer enrollment broadly entails identifying a list of the desired insurers, and providing all necessary provider data (in the format preferred by each unique payer) and can take insurance providers between 90-120 days to complete, if the colleague has not be credentialed already (timeline can be shorter for those who have already gone through the process).

This role is 40 hrs a week (M-F 8-5), no weekends, and will be focused on skills and evidence-based, goal-oriented, short-term psychotherapy (counseling) for patients of all ages.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of Idaho.

• One to three years of experience in a mental health setting required.

• Experience in multiple therapy techniques preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Meets Health System's Core Values and Caring Standards including interpersonal communication and professional conduct expectations.

• Demonstrates knowledge and skills to competently care for all assigned age groups (Child, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric as applicable).

• Conduct evaluation of patients and collaborate with healthcare team members to support the emotional, mental, environmental, bio-psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient and/or their family/caregivers, as applicable.

• Ability to clearly document at each visit objectives, measurable goals and progress toward goals and identify the expectations of counseling with patients.

• Ability to recognize when patient has achieved maximum benefit from therapy and professionally terminate care when patient is not progressing toward goals despite any needed treatment plan modifications or when patient has reached their goals.

• Counsel patients and families regarding recommended levels of care, community resources and financial arrangements, as the program defines.

• Interventions may include but are not limited to, individual or family counseling, referral to internal and external community resources, crisis intervention, grief counseling, supportive therapy, substance abuse referral, support groups.

• Complete all patient care documentation within the standards of the Trinity Health Timely Documentation policy.

• Participates in team meetings.

• Mentors students during internships, as applicable.

• Participates in community meetings, as needed.

• All other duties as assigned.

Colleagues of Saint Alphonsus Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout SAHS and Trinity Health.

Visit www.saintalphonsus.org/careers to learn more about the benefits, culture and career development opportunities available to you at Saint Alphonsus Health System.

Saint Alphonsus and Trinity Health are committed to promoting diversity in its workforce and to providing an inclusive work environment where everyone is treated with fairness, dignity and respect. We are committed to recruit and retain a diverse staff reflective of the communities we serve. Saint Alphonsus and Trinity Health are equal opportunity employers and prohibit discrimination against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.