Behavioral Health Counselor / Inpatient Mental Health
Jamestown, New York
UPMC Chautauqua is seeking a Behavioral Health Counselor to our team in Inpatient Mental Health. This is a part-time, 20 hour per week opportunity.
Do you desire a purpose-filled career where you can impact the lives of others in an engaging, dynamic environment? If so, our team at UPMC Chautauqua may be the career-changing experience you've been searching for. If you are looking for an opportunity where you can grow both personally and professionally, we invite you to explore this opportunity with us today!
Our Inpatient Mental Health Unit is comprised of 2 separate mental health units. We have a 20-bed unit for adults aged 18 and older and a 10-bed adolescent unit for children under 18 years old. We focus on providing stabilization of mental health issues in order to discharge patients safely into the community. Our staff provide compassionate care to patients in mental health crisis. Staff have the opportunity to take part in a interdisciplinary treatment team which makes decisions about treatment for each patient.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Do you desire a purpose-filled career where you can impact the lives of others in an engaging, dynamic environment? If so, our team at UPMC Chautauqua may be the career-changing experience you've been searching for. If you are looking for an opportunity where you can grow both personally and professionally, we invite you to explore this opportunity with us today!
Our Inpatient Mental Health Unit is comprised of 2 separate mental health units. We have a 20-bed unit for adults aged 18 and older and a 10-bed adolescent unit for children under 18 years old. We focus on providing stabilization of mental health issues in order to discharge patients safely into the community. Our staff provide compassionate care to patients in mental health crisis. Staff have the opportunity to take part in a interdisciplinary treatment team which makes decisions about treatment for each patient.
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate knowledge of behavior support techniques and skills to aid in the development of individualized behavior plans.
- Assist with care coordination as needed to ensure the highest quality of care to clients and families. Facilitate referrals for other clinical services during treatment and at discharge.
- Demonstrate knowledge of structured clinical assessment tools including specific measures of psychiatric symptomatology, family functioning, and academic achievement with an ability to communicate results and recommended course of treatment to families and other professionals.
- Responsible for paperwork and participates in interagency team meetings. Completes all necessary department documentation per established policies.
- Actively participate, coordinate, and liaison with other services.
- Facilitate the resolution of any problematic issue related to service delivery.
- Provide individual and family therapy in a community and/or inpatient/outpatient setting.
- Ensure behavior plans are implemented with fidelity by staff to maximize effectiveness.
- Provide direct care to assigned patients.
- Provide direct clinical supervision to assigned staff. Modes of supervision include: individual, group and onsite supervision. Treatment team meetings also will be conducted.
- Develop expertise in child/adolescent/adult psychopathology, crisis intervention / de-escalation techniques, and behavioral therapy.
- Participate in necessary trainings related to the provision of services.
- Conduct ongoing evaluations of behavior plans after implementation to assess if plans need to be updated.
Qualifications:
- Masters degree in Psychology; Child Development; Applied Behavior Analysis; Early Intervention; Education; Special Education; Instruction in Learning; Social Work or a related field.
- One year of clinical experience preferred.
- Knowledge of behavior principles, evaluation and assessment process, as well as application of current version of the DSM preferred
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) preferred.
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Created: 2024-06-29
Reference: 6050425434
Country: United States
State: New York
City: Jamestown
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Founded in: 1893
Number of Employees: 110000
Website: https://www.upmc.com/
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