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Mental Health Counselor

Full Heart Family Therapy

Mental Health Counselor

Des moines, IA
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Are you a passionate and caring professional who prides themselves on providing the best possible care for your patients? If so, we have a wonderful opportunity at our clinic for a mental health therapist. Responsibilities include conducting diagnostic evaluations, developing tailored treatment plans with goals and objectives, offering crisis intervention when needed, and following up with patients to ensure they're getting the best care possible. Our ideal candidate holds a current LMHC license (licensed mental health counselor) and has 1-3 years of experience counseling mental health patients. If this sounds like a rewarding opportunity, please apply now! Responsibilities: • Recommend community services or specialists for patients and family members in need • Use patient medical information, interviews, observation, and testing as well as collaboration with other staff members to determine a patient’s mental health status • Develop specific therapy plans with goals and objectives for individual patients • Evaluate patients’ circumstances on a regular basis and provide necessary follow-up care • Provide crisis intervention as needed • Maintain a caseload of 25-30 clinical hours/per week • Keep all case files organized and up to date • Must be available some evenings • Attend monthly staff and case consultation meetings Qualifications: • Possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and great communication and interpersonal skills • Licensure in the state you reside as a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) or the equivalent is required • Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent and a bachelor’s degree in counseling, social work, or related field; preference to those with a master’s degree • Must have 1-3 years of mental health experience in a clinical setting • Requires CPR and BLS (Basic Life Support) certifications Compensation: $50 - $70 hourly

    • Maintain a caseload of 25-30 clinical hours/per week • Keep all case files organized and up to date • Must be available some evenings • Attend monthly staff and case consultation meetings