Pediatrics Mental Health Counselor

Job Description

Pediatric Mental Health Counselor

Reports to: Pediatrics Medical Director

Employment Status: Full-Time

Primary Location: Bethesda Pediatrics

Job Description

Bethesda Pediatrics is seeking a Licensed Mental Health Clinician (LMHC) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) to join our team. Bethesda Pediatrics was born in 2023 after coming together with St. Paul Children’s Medical and Dental Services. Bethesda Pediatrics is a program of Bethesda Health Clinic, which was founded in 2003 to provide care for working, uninsured adults. Bethesda serves low-income, working, uninsured East Texans. We give our patients a primary medical home. Without Bethesda they would be forced to seek care at the emergency room or choose between feeding their families and going to the doctor. Our vision is to serve and honor Christ by inspiring our neighbors to live an abundant life, a life that is healthy in mind, body and spirit… a life that is meaningful, purposeful, joyful and eternal.

Essential Functions:

Provide an array of outpatient mental health services to promote individualized patient recovery

Developing and implementing treatment plans for a range of mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression, personality and behavioral disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress, and more.

Conduct individual counseling, utilizing methods consistent with evidence-based practice, using a brief, focal model of care when appropriate.

Coordinate patient care with primary care and other specialty providers, via written and verbal communication.

Maintain progress notes and other documentation required for the client medical record and utilization management within the timelines outlined according to federal, state, and center guidelines for all patients in your care

Provide crises intervention services, as needed

Expanding your knowledge of psychiatric disorders by attending conferences, completing additional courses, and networking with other mental health professionals.

Maintain positive, professional relationships with all center staff and volunteers

Maintain cross-cultural awareness in the performance of all responsibilities

Utilize outcome tools to determine patient progress

Ensure that each patient’s rights are protected and that they are provided with appropriate interventions based on ability to participate, cultural concerns, and diagnostic impression.

Education:

Master’s degree in counseling, social work, or related field

A professional license to practice independently as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker or provisional license as an

LPC-Associate, LMFT-Associate, or LMSW

Training (licenses and certifications):

Maintain current licensure and/or certification

Maintain good standing with the appropriate state licensing board and group membership affiliations

Additional certifications required: CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation and BLS (basic life support)

Experience:

Prior relevant experience as a practicing mental health professional with anxiety and trauma-related disorders.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) training preferred

A sound understanding of various therapy types, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), Gestalt therapy, multimodal therapy, and more.

A minimum one-year experience providing evidence-based treatments for a variety of mental health and behavioral diagnoses in adults.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Fluent in Spanish language, verbal and written.

Experience in use of Telehealth technologies

Excellent interviewing and assessment skills

Demonstrated success in working with a culturally diverse patient population and community

Demonstrated ability in managing stress and crisis situations

Knowledge of local, state, and federal community resources available to patients