Licensed Professional Counselor/LCSW

Job Responsibilities

• Highly knowledgeable with DSM diagnosis and ICD coding
• Possess strong understanding of societies and their impact on mental health
• Ability to solve problems, monitor and examine patients
• Knowledgeable of community resources
• Highly knowledgeable with applying therapeutic orientations on a case by case
• basis
• Ability to maintain a good working relationship with colleagues
• Ability to build and maintain rapport with clients and their supports
• Highly knowledgeable in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental,
• emotional, behavioral, and/or addictive disorders and in psychoeducational
• techniques aimed at the prevention of such disorders
• Consultation to individuals, couples, families, groups, and organizations
• Research into more effective therapeutic treatment modalities
• Cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, and psychodynamic therapies
• Knowledge of principles and practices of health care planning and management
• sufficient to manage, direct and coordinate the operation of a health care
• organization
• Knowledge of the purposes, organization and policies of the community’s health
• systems sufficient to interact with other health care providers
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with peers,
• employees, policy-making bodies, third-party payers, patients, caregivers, and
• the public
• Skill in organizing work, making assignments, and achieving goals and objectives
• Knowledge of the policies and procedures of the clinic sufficient to direct its
• operations and to provide effective patient care
• Ability to multi-task and work effectively in a high-stress and fast-moving
• environment
• Ability to be culturally sensitive and effective when working with ethnically diverse
• populations
• Ability to assume responsibility and exercise authority over assigned work
• functions
• Ability to establish and maintain quality control standards
• Ability to organize and integrate organizational priorities and deadlines
• Ability to work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel
• Ability to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them
• into existing practices
• Participate in problem-solving and implementation of plans for departmental
• improvement
• Demonstrate a desire to learn more and actively pursues that desire for
• professional development
• MISSION AND CUSTOMER SERVICE:
• Demonstrate the Mission and acts in ways that advance the best interest of the
• customers entrusted to our care. Positively represents SWLA Center for Health
• Services (SWLA) in the workplace and the community.
• Present a professional image: apparel and appearance are appropriate
• according to SWLA department dress code.
• Demonstrate effective communication and listens attentively to the customer and
• promptly acts upon requests with consideration for patient privacy. Keep the
• customer informed about their care and treatment in a comfortable atmosphere.
• Respect the gifts and talents (the diversity that co-workers bring to their jobs) of
• each other. Demonstrates effective communication and assists co-workers as
• necessary.
• Respect the privacy and confidentiality of the customers we serve, our
• physicians, co-workers and the community.
• Practices safe work habits and maintain a safe environment for self, co-workers,
• patients, and visitors.
• Work collaboratively to solve problems, improve processes, and develop
• services. Acts as an advocate for our customers.
• Complies with organization/department policies and procedures, including but not
• limited to confidentiality, safety, cooperation/flexibility and attendance.
• Understands and complies with applicable federal/state laws and Standards of
• Conduct as related to assigned job duties.
• Participates in departmental or organizational quality. Continuous performance
• improvement activity.