Mental Health Counselor

Mental Health Therapist -

The Mental Health Therapist will be in charge with assisting patients through medically assisting treatments and offering techniques for handling opioid addiction. Therapist conducts sessions to assist with crisis management and coping strategies. Therapist will evaluate patients’ progress during counseling and collaborate with doctors, nurses and other counselors to assist the patients’ achieving overall outcome.

Responsibilities:

• Therapist will evaluate patients’ progress during counseling and in collaborate with doctors, nurses and other counselors to assist the patients’ achieving overall outcome.
• Provide individual and group counseling services; direct service hours at regularly scheduled intervals; coordinate all services throughout treatment
• Facilitates, establishes and reviews with each patient the initial treatment plan
• Completes Bio-psychosocial assessment.
• Develop aftercare plans and discharge plans
• Ensure efficient and effective delivery of counseling services to all patients in trauma informed manner
• Maintain confidentiality of records relating to patient’s treatment
• Encourage patients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves and their relationships.
• Counsel patients regarding personal issues.
• Collect information about patients through interviews, observations, or tests.
• Guide patients in the development of skills or strategies for effectively dealing with their problems.
• Perform crisis intervention with patients.
• Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge.
• Evaluate clients' physical or mental condition, based on review of client information.
• Modify treatment activities or approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients' status.
• Meet with families or other interested parties to exchange necessary information during the treatment.
• Confer with family members to discuss patient treatment plans or progress (with proper ROI).
• Collaborate with other professionals to assess patient needs or plan treatments (with proper ROI).
• Collaborate with other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.
• Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, or supporting clients or patients.

Qualifications

• Must possess an Ohio LCDC II, LCDC III, Or LICDC
• Previous experience working with chemically dependent individuals is preferred
• Must demonstrate a positive, non-judgmental, and accepting attitude toward our patient population
• Understanding of an EMR system (electronic medical records)
• Satisfactory drug screen and criminal background check.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and 401(K)
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Excellent growth and development opportunities through our counselor career path
• Rewarding opportunity with the ability to impact individuals’ life

COVID-19 considerations:

Everyone will be asked to be in compliance with the most recent COVID guidelines from CDC, State, County and City.

Here is what you can expect from us:

Mahajan Therapeutics, a progressive mental health and substance abuse treatment organization that is committed to the highest quality of patient care in a comfortable outpatient clinic setting. Our ultimate goal is to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of each of our patients so they can achieve long-term mental health and recovery goals and an improved quality of life.

Mahajan Therapeutics is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, natural origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition, disability or veteran’s status or any other classification protected by State/Federal laws.