Associate Behavioral Health Counselor

Job Description

Assists in engaging and providing peer support to behavioral health consumers
experiencing psychosis. Collaborates with clinical and non-clinical team members
to ensure culture of support is reflected in patient's treatment. Implements and
documents individual and group activities geared towards facilitating the
rehabilitation and recovery of patient disorders.

Job Responsibility

* Helps in assessing patients, and develops rehabilitation and recovery plans
to assist patients with transitioning back into community activities
including work, school/training, socialization, and independent living.
* Assists in providing individual and/or group psychotherapy, as needed; also
assists in providing crisis counseling and intervention services, as
appropriate.
* Supports specialized therapeutic interventions including, but not limited to,
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT),
and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Marriage and Family Counseling and
other treatment modalities.
* Assists in providing complex care management and linkage to community
services and liaises with patient providers for collateral treatment as well
as helps in promoting patient compliance and adherence to treatment
appointments utilizing relapse prevention techniques.
* Provides individuals and group members with the opportunity to engage in
activities which promote positive socialized behaviors.
* Provides documentation and feedback on patient participation in program and
participates in case conferences with other program staff members, treatment
team and/or agencies.
* Prepares orders for supplies, maintains inventory of program supplies to
ensure availability on demand and adheres to patient care standards
established by health system, regulatory agencies and funding sources.
* Participates in developing and implementing new/revised, approved programs,
initiatives, techniques and/or protocols as well as coordinates program and
therapeutic group sessions on individual inpatient floors or in the
ambulatory programs based on position’s area-of-assignment.
* May bill (or provide guidance to billing staff) Medicaid, Medicare and
private insurance companies for reimbursable services.
* Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are
considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with
Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not
essential functions.

Job Qualification

* Master's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related
experience.
* Current License to practice as a Mental Health Counselor in New York State
required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
* 0-1 years of relevant experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of
potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for
this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the
future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors
may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service line, years
of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and
internal equity).