Licensed Professional Counselor – Outpatient Adult
| Company | Geisinger |
|---|---|
| Location | Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Master’s |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Pennsylvania LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) required
- Master’s Degree in Social Sciences required
Responsibilities
- Assesses patient needs and abilities and develops treatment plans to facilitate improved patient functioning/symptom resolution
- Provides individual, family, couple and group psychotherapy as deemed clinically appropriate
- Participates with program planning with the psychiatry team and other applicable team members
- Evaluates the ongoing biopsychosocial needs of patients, identifying needs and problems and determining a treatment plan
- Provides psychotherapies and case management to assigned patients as well as input regarding the care of program patients
- Engages as a primary therapist or co-therapist in group therapy to psychiatric patients and as the primary therapist in individual, family, and couple therapies
- Obtains pertinent data in accordance with program and regulatory standards
- Upholds agency policies and standards as well as ethical standards of appropriate discipline
- Collaborates with outpatient and inpatient teams to provide triage evaluation and crisis intervention
Preferred Qualifications
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus