LMHP Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Professional- Crisis & Triage Management
On-siteAlbany, New York, United States
Job Summary
Conduct telephonic triage, screening, and crisis intervention for members seeking behavioral health services. Provide ambulatory services including evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning, case management, and psychotherapeutic intervention to individuals, families, groups, and Intensive Outpatient Programs. Coordinate admissions and discharges for psychiatric patients, managing contacts with Emergency Rooms, courts, and law enforcement as needed. Deliver crisis management, welfare checks, and follow-up for post-hospital discharges while rendering therapeutic actions such as brief therapy, skills training, and family therapy. Maintain written medical records and participate in clinical team meetings, quality assurance reviews, and departmental planning. Comply with state and federal guidelines and regulatory policies.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of three (3) years of post degree clinical experience
- Masters Degree in Marriage and Family therapy, clinical counseling, or allied field related to the practice of mental health counseling from an accredited college or university
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Hawaii) OR Mental Health Counselor License (Hawaii)
- National Provider Identifier required at hire
- Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association
- Experience in brief triage assessment of a variety of Mental Health and Substance Use disorders
- Experience in providing evidence based treatment including conducting individual, and group therapy, intensive outpatient treatment, and/or partial hospitalization programs for children, and/or adults, including people with serous/chronic mental illness
- Demonstrated knowledge and skill in documentation according to national accreditation guidelines
- Knowledge and experience in conducting assessments and diagnostic evluations using the latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
- Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in adaptability, change management, conflict resolution, decision making, group process facilitation, interpersonal relations, oral communication, problem solving, quality management, teamwork and written communication
- Taxonomy code required at time of hire
Desired Qualifications
- Demonstrated knowledge and skill in documentation according to national accreditation guidelines
- Experience in providing risk assessment and crisis interventions with a range of mental health disorders and symptoms, such as working on-call or crisis line services
- Experience in triaging and screening for appropriate level of care
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