Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Center Recruiting for clinicians Licensed Mental Health Counselor minimum qualifications requirement: Possession of a license and current registration as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State.
*Duties Description:* As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, you will provide direct mental health counseling and psychotherapeutic treatment services to individuals and families served by the program to which you are assigned.
The tasks and activities performed by a Licensed Mental Health Counselor vary based on the agency, facility, program, and/or setting.
Services may include, but are not limited to: conduct risk assessment screenings, and provide crisis intervention, stabilization, and follow-up services; present clinical information and observations, and provide consultation and assistance to staff in other disciplines; and coordinate the care and treatment planning of one or more individuals served by the team.
You will also participate in staff training, prepare clinical and administrative reports, and function as a member of a treatment team.
May supervise and train counseling interns and graduates, lower-level counselors, and/or support staff.
Notes: 1.
If you fail to maintain your license and/or registration once you are appointed, action will be taken to remove you from the position.
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In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program).
If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
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If appointed you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid.
If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.
*Additional Comments: *Background Investigation Requirements: Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs.
Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable.
2) Investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks.
All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment.
Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information and may be required to pay any necessary fees.
3) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR).
Prospective employees will be required to pay any necessary fees.
Additionally, prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time Pay: From $30.
00 per hour Expected hours: 20 – 40 per week Benefits: * 401(k) * Dental insurance * Flexible schedule * Health insurance * Life insurance * Paid time off * Professional development assistance * Vision insurance Schedule: * 4 hour shift * 8 hour shift * Monday to Friday People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply Work Location: In person