Licensed Professional Counselor - Behavioral Health Services - Day/Evening

Full Time Licensed Professional Counselor

Monday - Friday (Hours may vary due to clinical need)

No Weekends or Holidays Required

Licensed Professional Counselor 

Performs clinical interventions with patients (children through older adults), families/significant others, staff, outside organizations and providers in order to coordinate patient care, implement treatment and perform discharge planning.  Provides psychosocial assessments and clinical therapies (i.e., individual, couples, group, play, and family therapies) to patients of Behavioral Health Services.  May be required to travel between clinical sites to assist in the Provision of Care.

Qualifications:

Education: Graduate of an accredited Master's degree program in counseling, psychology or other mental health field.  

Experience: A minimum of two (2) years clinical experience in the mental health field including the provision of psychotherapy to individuals, families, couples, and/or groups is required.  Play therapy experience required as applicable. Two years post licensure experience preferred. Evidence of participation in educational programs to update and maintain knowledge and clinical skills.   

Certification/Licensure: Licensed as a Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania.  Current CPR certification required.  Child Abuse History Clearance and Criminal Background Check required. 

Physical and Mental Requirements: 

May exert 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10-20 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible (up to 10 pounds) force constantly in order to move objects. 

 ·Stands occasionally on carpet or tile (mostly within the unit).         

·Walks to and from different departments within the hospital occasionally.         

·Sits frequently on a hard or cushioned chair during normal shift.         

·Lifts up to 50 pounds laterally to and from waist level on an occasional basis.        

·Carries up to 15 pounds for distances of up to 100 feet occasionally.         

·Pushes/pulls up to 125 pounds occasionally from floor to floor; in crisis situations, throughout the hospital.        

·Occasionally bends, squats, and kneels from an upright position to lower levels.         

·Occasionally twists, stretches, and reaches from waist level to higher and lower levels.         

·Manual dexterity and flexibility adequate for operating hand/arm controls on wheelchairs.