Mental Health/ Substance Abuse Counselor Details

Mental Health/ Substance Abuse Counselor

Positive Impact Health Centers INC - Decatur, GA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Description:

Positive Impact Health Centers (PIHC) is a community leader in providing HIV prevention, care and treatment services. The PIHC model of care assures that persons with HIV have access to medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health and social services, providing the best opportunity for patients to achieve high-quality health outcomes.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Mental Health-Substance Abuse Counselor is a fulltime staff member responsible for providing mental health services for PIHC clients, including those who may also have issues with substance abuse. Services include individual and group counseling, completing intakes and behavioral health assessments, providing consultation and connections for clients enrolled in clinic or prevention services.

This position description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the major responsibilities and requirements of this position. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this position description.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides individual and group mental health and substance abuse services.
• Provides services primarily in the Positive Impact Health Centers offices typically in one of the locations with some ability to substitute in the other locations.
• Provide consultation and coordinate mental health services with the HIV medical clinic, prevention services and case management. Conduct mental health screenings and conducts intake interviews.
• Responsible for providing culturally competent individual, family, group counseling sessions and substance abuse groups/ individual interventions.
• Responsible for maintaining up-to-date files on clients including behavioral health assessments and treatment plans.
• Acts as a liaison between client and community resources as needed.
• May provide clinical and administrative supervision to graduate student clinical interns
• Participate in quality improvement activities
• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to plan, implement, evaluate and report activities conducted.
• Ability to interview, conduct assessment, and crisis intervention.
• Ability to organization and experience with volunteer based non-profit agencies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of issues specific to HIV and substance abuse.
• Ability to communicate both in written and verbal communication.
• Ability to plan, implement, evaluate and report activities conducted.
• Ability to establish rapport with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Sensitivity, skill and/or experience working with persons with HIV/AIDS, mental health and/or substance use issues, ethnic and sexual minorities, homeless, and individuals with disabilities.
• Ability to remain calm and supportive in psychological emergencies and/or crises when provided with appropriate supervision and direction.
• Ability to communicate via computer e-mail and electronic medical record.
• Successful candidate will be a self-starter with the ability to multi-task
• Electronic Medical Record system knowledge preferred
• Possess excellent communication skills (writing, spelling, listening and speaking)
• Cooperates as a team member
• Possesses problem solving and decision making abilities
• Utilizes good management techniques
• Follows through to completion of assigned tasks
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet database and presentation software
• Abides by all polices and procedures concerning personnel including conflict of interest policy

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or a related field

Experience

One year experience in social services or mental health agency and/or equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

License/Licensure

Licensure required: LPC, APC, LCSW, LMSW, Licensed Psychologist, LMFT; fully licensed preferred.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, use hands to finger, handle, or operate computers, objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

NOTES:

• Positive Impact Health Centers, Inc., is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, or covered veteran status.
• Recreational drugs, weapons and violence are not permitted on agency property or at any agency events or programs.
• The above job description represents the general nature, primary duties and responsibilities, and qualifications for the work performed by employees within this job, but is not a comprehensive and exhaustive list. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned, and specific duties, responsibilities, and activities within the core nature of the job may change at any time with or without notice. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, as specified by the employing entity, with or without reasonable accommodation.