Behavioral Health Counselor
**Most positions offer a sign on bonus**
Join a group of talented, dedicated and diverse employees at an innovative agency with over 45 years of providing compassionate, client-centered behavioral health care!
We offer a competitive benefit package:
- Medical and Dental insurance coverage
- Licensure reimbursement
- NHSC/HRSA loan repayment program
- 12 paid holidays + Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Potential bonuses
- Life insurance
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Flexible savings account
**This position is located, on-site in New Britain CT.**
Summary:
Serves as active part of a multidisciplinary team that provides outpatient assessment and clinical treatment services to children, adolescents, families and adults who present with a wide range of significant behavioral health needs. Treatment is aimed at assisting individuals and families by helping them develop the skills necessary to improve their quality of life.
Essential Responsibilities and Target Outcomes:
• Performs comprehensive intake assessment that results in diagnosis and recommendations for psychiatric and substance abuse treatment for children, adolescents, adults and/or families and assists with appropriate referrals and linkage to others services, if appropriate.
• Develops achievable treatment plan goals with child, adult and or family; with measurable and behavioral objectives within designated timeframes.
• Monitors treatment progress and provides updates within identified timeframes and as necessary • Performs individual, family and group treatment utilizing evidence based practices to facilitate positive strengthbased change.
• Collaborates and coordinates with external agencies such as schools, PCPs, DCF, probation, court and other social service agencies in a timely manner.
• Responds to crisis situations and triages appropriately, communicating clearly with professionals –internal and external – to meet presenting client needs.
• Secures reimbursement by obtaining authorizations, providing accurate documentation and the submitting progress notes in a timely manner. Completes documentation within designated timeframes as established by CMHA and external regulatory agencies.
• Completes documentation within designated timeframes as established by CMHA and external regulatory agencies.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in behavioral health discipline Must be in actively in a masters level program focusing on degree in behavioral health discipline
Credentials and Licenses: Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred CT Driver’s License
Experience:
• Successful experience working with the co-occurring population in individual and group treatment.
• Beginner to intermediate experience with Microsoft Office products including Word and Outlook. • Experience in, or the ability to learn how to use an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system which includes appointment scheduling, authorization tracking, assessments, treatment plans, progress notes and discharge summaries.
$21-$25 per hour