Mental Health Counselor

November 27, 2024

🐊 Florida – Remote

Although this job is listed in Florida, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🛋️ Counselor

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Center for Health Care Strategies

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Center for Health Care Strategies is a U. S. -based organization dedicated to improving the healthcare system to achieve better and more equitable outcomes, particularly for those served by Medicaid. The center focuses on issues like complex health and social needs, mental health, substance use, and aging and disability. It emphasizes cross-sector partnerships, community engagement, and health equity to transform the delivery system and promote value-based payments. The organization also supports leadership and capacity building efforts to drive system reform, including integrating Medicare and Medicaid services and advocating for trauma-informed care and primary care innovation.

Medicaid • Health & health care policy • Health care delivery • Payment reform • Managed long-term supports and services

51 - 200 employees

Founded 1998

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• Assessment and treatment in diagnosing and treatment planning for either referral or brief intervention therapy • Responsible for assisting the patient and family in adjusting to the child’s diagnosis and treatment plan • Assists the family in maximizing utilization of the health care system and links them with the appropriate services necessary to meet their needs. • Familiar with modalities in psychological treatment of anxiety, depression, behavior disorders with children and adolescents • Bilingual in Spanish, not required, but preferred • Employee will receive education and training for the primary function of the position and will also receive supervision from other mental health providers • Consults and collaborates with interdisciplinary colleagues for supervision as needed • Collaborates with community organizations who they are referring patients to seek care • Knowledgeable around case management and referral coordination. • Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by employee’s supervisor. • Conducts a psychological diagnostic assessment for each patient with an appointment in the telehealth system • Assists families in integrating any medical, social and emotional dynamics of the disease/treatment into the context of their current life situation. • Documents visits in the EMR in a timely manner • Coordination and linkage with community resources and agencies relative to health, crisis intervention, disability, schools, etc. • Provides support for patients and their families assisting with emotional, personal, psychological, and socioeconomic factors along with adjustment to illness issues. • Responds to the needs of culturally diverse and socially, intellectually or physically challenged patients.

🎯 Requirements

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) credential or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) • Previous experience in hospital or mental healthcare setting is preferred.