Mental Health Counselor

Job description:

Healing Solutions Counseling with JFS of Western North Carolina (JFS) is a growing 501 (C)(3) non-profit agency. We currently have two locations. Our Asheville location is in South Asheville’s Gerber Village near Publix. Our Hendersonville location is easily accessible from I-26. Join our team and be part of an exciting time for our organization! We are seeking a full-time mental health therapist for our Asheville location to serve adolescents, young adults, and adults.

Healing Solutions Counseling at JFS supports a better quality of life for ALL faiths, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, and backgrounds. As members of the JFS clinical team, Therapists are primarily responsible for providing individual mental health counseling, couples/family counseling, and group facilitation as needed.

Mission: Jewish Family Services of WNC (JFS) provides a broad range of clinical and social support services to adults of all faiths

Values: Integrity, Respect, Caring, Quality, and Justice.

JFS accepts insurance (Medicare, UHC, Cigna, Blue Cross, Aetna, Humana, WellCare Medicare Advantage) and offers sliding scale fees for individuals without insurance.

Benefits

• All employees are given W2s
• Free credentialing is completed for you with all our insurance panels, which include Medicare, UHC, Blue Cross, Aetna, Humana, and WellCare Medicare Advantage.
• Caseload is assigned to you; you will be scheduled on average 27-30 clients per week.
• JFS offers a health care stipend that employees may use at their discretion.
• JFS staff and dependents are offered a MercyMe Team Care membership, providing unlimited urgent care visits for employees and their families, annual wellness assessments, flu shots, X-rays, lab services, and pharmacy discounts.
• Compensation listed is for fully licensed clinicians

Qualifications

• Master of Social Work from an accredited university program
• North Carolina licensure LCSW
• Master of Counseling from an accredited university program
• North Carolina licensure LCMHC

Experience/Skills

• Must be a fully licensed provider. (We cannot accept LCSWA or LCMHCA clinicians at this time)
• Must have experience working with adolescent and young adult population
• Work from modalities most appropriate to the young adult population, including family systems theory, CBT, and/or DBT-A
• Must be in good standing with Medicare if previously billed to them
• Provider paneled with Medicare and/or BCBS-NC, or application pending with other insurances preferred but not required
• Experience working with electronic health record software (EHR)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including verbal
• Strong clinical writing skills for SOAP notes and Treatment planning
• Highly organized work style & work ethic
• Strong computer skills including Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel & client database systems
• Ability to work independently & efficiently, to think creatively, and problem-solve
• Ability to interact respectfully with diverse socio-economic and cultural populations
• Respect for client and agency privacy & confidentiality
• Awareness of and respect for Jewish culture, values, and traditions or openness to learn

Responsibilities

• Work with diverse individuals and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health in person and via telehealth.
• Assist with group facilitation.
• Assess clients for risk factors including self-harm and suicide. Act as client advocates to coordinate required services or resolve emergency problems during crises.
• Evaluate clients’ physical or mental condition; formulate initial diagnosis at assessment.
• Prepare, complete, and maintain client electronic records promptly, including federal- and state-mandated forms, client diagnostic and treatment plans and records, reports, insurance forms, and progress notes. Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge.
• Refer patients, clients, or family members to any additional specialists, our case manager, and/or community resources as needed.
• Counsel clients, individually or in group sessions, to assist them in meeting their therapy goals. Modify treatment activities, approaches, and diagnoses as needed to comply with changes in clients’ status.
• Maintain appropriate boundaries; uphold ethical standards and confidentiality of records relating to clients’ treatment.
• Discuss with individual patients their plans for life after leaving therapy, conduct appropriate termination, and assist with continuity of care.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $ 55,000-58,000

Expected hours: 40 hours per week in the office, 25-30 client hours per week.

Schedule:

• Flexible; we have hours open during the week, evenings, and weekends

Work setting:

• In-person
• Outpatient

License/Certification:

• LCSW or LCMHC (Not able to hire associate level) (Required)

Shift availability:

• Flexible; we have hours open during the week, evenings, and weekends

Pay: $55,000.00 - $58,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Work Location: In person

Salary : $55,000 - $58,000