School Based Behavioral Health Counselor- PT/FT

Ozarks Community Hospital

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Humansville, Missouri

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Perform behavioral health and substance abuse screenings and interventions for students within a school setting. Coordinate care through regular communication with school staff, primary care teams, and parents.

Qualifications

You have current licensure as a LCSW, LMSW, LPC, or PLPC, and ideally one year of experience in behavioral health. You are skilled in performing screenings, evaluations, and implementing interventions for individuals with behavioral health and substance abuse disorders.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Licensed Master Social Work

Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor

Licensed Professional Counselor

Family and Friends CPR

Behavioral health screenings

Substance abuse disorder evaluations

Interventions

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY
Seeking a School Based Behavioral Health Professional for the Humansville R-1V Scholl District and surrounding schools throughout Hickory and Polk County. Will work in conjunction with the Director of Behavioral Health and the Clinic Manager to actively and consistently contribute to the clinic & school-based operations and communications; fully integrate mental healthcare into the community-school setting; behaves in a manner consistent with the mission and objectives of OCHC and performs duties as requested.
Education & Training
Must pass annual competencies
Active professional development
Satisfactory maintenance of continuing education standards as established by the Division of Professional Registration of Missouri
Licensure & Certifications
Current licensure of Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Licensed Master Social Work/Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor/Licensed Professional Counselor
Family and Friends CPR within 6 months of employment

Experience
One-year experience preferred   Job Responsibilities  
  • Performs screenings/evaluations of individuals for Behavioral health and substance abuse disorders.
  • Performs interventions for individuals with behavioral health problems.
  • Interventions
  • Identifies problem behavior, discusses impact of intervention, and decides what to change.
  • Implements specific and goal directed interventions.
  • Consistently uses monitoring forms.
  • Uses multiple interventions simultaneously
  • Meets regularly with the primary care team to plan care and discuss cases and exchanges appropriate information with team members when needed.
  • Meets regularly with School Counselors, Principles, Teachers, Nurses, and any other School Employee to coordinate care of patient.
  • Maintains a good working relationship with School Employees
  • Communicates weekly with each School Counselor involving them in patient progress and obtaining feedback about patient.
  • Responds to emergencies
  • Maintains good relationship with parents upon parents request to be involved in patient care.
  • Maintains consistent communication with parents
  • Sets aside time weekly to communicate with parents
  • Returns calls to parents in a timely manner.
  • Documents communication in chart for future reference
  • Follows up on Emergencies in a timely manner per protocol discussed between Provider, Clinic Manager, and Outreach Coordinator
  • Uses skills to find ways to communicate with students unsure or unwilling to participate in treatment.
  • Finds creative and inexpensive ways to promote good behavior
  • Maintains Supervision to include weekly calls
  • Performs screenings/evaluations of individuals for Behavioral health and substance abuse disorders.
  • Performs interventions for individuals with behavioral health problems.
  • Interventions
  • Identifies problem behavior, discusses impact of intervention, and decides what to change.
  • Implements specific and goal directed interventions.
  • Consistently uses monitoring forms.
  • Uses multiple interventions simultaneously
  • Meets regularly with the primary care team to plan care and discuss cases and exchanges appropriate information with team members when needed.
  • Meets regularly with School Counselors, Principles, Teachers, Nurses, and any other School Employee to coordinate care of patient.
  • Maintains a good working relationship with School Employees
  • Communicates weekly with each School Counselor involving them in patient progress and obtaining feedback about patient.
  • Responds to emergencies
  • Maintains good relationship with parents upon parents request to be involved in patient care.
  • Maintains consistent communication with parents
  • Sets aside time weekly to communicate with parents
  • Returns calls to parents in a timely manner.
  • Documents communication in chart for future reference
  • Follows up on Emergencies in a timely manner per protocol discussed between Provider, Clinic Manager, and Outreach Coordinator
  • Uses skills to find ways to communicate with students unsure or unwilling to participate in treatment.
  • Finds creative and inexpensive ways to promote good behavior
  • Maintains Supervision to include weekly calls

Ozarks Community Hospital

Ozarks Community Hospital is a bi-state safety-net healthcare provider headquartered in Gravette, Arkansas, serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Ozarks. Our facilities include a hospital located in Gravette, Arkansas and a number of satellite clinics located in Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas. Our hospital offers a 25-bed inpatient and swing bed (skilled nursing) service, a 24-hour ER staffed with board-certified emergency physicians, and a number of other services, including: • Outpatient (Infusions/Transfusions, Geriatric Psych, Wound Care, Restorative Therapies) • Surgery (Endoscopy, General, ENT, Orthopedic, Dental, Podiatry (strike), Plastics) • Mental Health (Inpatient and Outpatient) • Therapy (PT, OT, Speech) • Cardiopulmonary and Sleep Lab • Diagnostic Imaging (MRI, CT, Ultrasound, X-ray) • Comprehensive Hospital & Reference Laboratory The OCH health system takes great pride in providing patients accredited Patient-Centered Medical Homes through a dozen rural health clinics and as part of a broader range of specialty services located in its two provider-based clinics in Gravette, Arkansas and Springfield, Missouri. Specialty clinic services include Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Diabetes Care, Hepatitis C, Urology, Geriatrics, Pain Management, and the FLAG (Fatty Liver and Goals) Clinic. OCH locations can accept Medicaid, Medicare, TriCare and most commercial insurances. Our Mission: Ozarks Community Hospital and clinics are dedicated to providing exceptional healthcare and preventive services to all patients in an atmosphere of compassion, respect, and dignity, with a commitment to care for the underserved and to improve access to care.
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