Mental Health Counselor

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title : Mental Health Counselor

Supervisor : Chief Clinical Officer

Department : Compass Community Health

Work Location : 11th Street Clinic

Supervises : Not Applicable

Date Effective : 2 / 2023, Rev. 3 / 2025

POSITION SUMMARY :

A Mental Health Counselor is responsible for providing assessments, determining appropriateness of service, and providing direct treatment services. A Mental Health Counselor must also complete paperwork and provide case management functions related to as needed.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

Essential functions are duties, which are essential or primary to the position or the reason the position exists. An individual must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Conducts diagnostic assessments and determines patient appropriateness for service. Gathers information on individual and identifies patient’s strengths, weaknesses, needs and problems in order to formulate appropriate treatment plan.
• Conducts intensive individual counseling sessions with patient on a one-to-one basis; ensures flow of patient’s case during treatment. Ensures individual treatment plan is appropriate to patient’s needs and being implemented properly.
• Provides written documentation of patient activity, develops treatment plans, and written updates in order to maintain compliance with requirement standards, and provides documentation for billing of services. Initiates all correspondence and paperwork related to assessments and patient service reports (i.e., letters, progress notes, etc.).
• Provides input to treatment team regarding the developments of treatment plans and patient progress. Meets with clinical staff and Medical Director for review, input and consultation into patient plan.
• Provides case management services, such as community linkage and development of resource for patients.
• Ensures all services rendered as well as ongoing business processes and operations are managed and conducted legally, ethically, in accordance with the highest professional standards and best practices.
• Implements and upholds all policies of the organization and ensures that all operations are consistent with the stated mission and direction set forth by the Board of Directors.
• Ensures that all operations are performed within accreditation standards and corporate policy.
• Completes periodic competency testing and ensures adequate training is maintained to ensure high quality clinical care.
• Ensures a safe environment for patients and employees through adherence to safety policies, as well as through safety education and periodic drills.

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES :

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS :

1. Perform any other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES :

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE :