ResCare
Licensed Professional Counselor-Per Diem - Rehab Without Walls
Job Responsibilities
•Provides empirically based psychological interventions to the person receiving services and his/her family as appropriate for their specific needs in order to maximize and encourage their participation with the community at large. Interventions may include cognitive behavioral interventions, problem solving focused interventions, addressing adjustment processes and coping, psycho-education, stress management, wellness promotion, compensatory strategies, pain management, as well as programmatic outcomes.
•Performs brief neurobehavioral assessments at various stages in the rehabilitation process as appropriate.
•Provides feedback to the person served, family, and treatment team, with regards to behavioral, emotional, psychological, and cognitive rehabilitation issues, test results, and practical applications.
•Designs community reintegration activities to assist the person receiving services with their psychological/cognitive needs during physical activity.
•Assists the person receiving services in understanding their needs and limitations, and how to manage them during function.
•Performs a thorough evaluation by assessing the needs of the person receiving services, and sets measureable objectives that are formulated in conjunction with the rehabilitation team.
•Adjusts treatment to achieve maximum results.
•Provides treatment progress and status documentation in accordance with the Plan of Treatment.
•Maintains and submits documentation in the format and timeliness required by the Company, facility, local, state and federal regulations.
•Reports progress to the rehabilitation staff, person receiving services and family members.
•Observes/documents and reports changes in the condition of the person served to the clinical coordinator/designee, attending physician, and other treatment team members as appropriate.
•Participates in the team process, provides input and effective treatment strategies.
•Attends case conference and family educational meetings.
•Develops, teaches and assesses the Plan of Treatment.
Job Requirements
•Master's or doctoral degree in counseling or a counseling-related field from an accredited college or university.
•A minimum of one year of clinical experience and counseling individuals with traumatic or acquired brain injuries or related neurological conditions.
•Knowledge of complex neurologic injury rehabilitation techniques.
•Maintains professional license and/or certification as required by the state in which the counselor practices.
•Demonstrates effective and professional interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
•Able to work independently and part of a team.
•Organized and able to function under minimal supervision.
•Successfully completes any/all required pre-employment evaluation test (s) per policy in each assigned area of practice.
•Has reliable transportation and is able to travel to/from multiple assignments/locations on a daily basis.
To learn more visit our website at www.rehabwithoutwalls.com or call 866-799-4473
Benefits
At ResCare, you will be part of an established and highly regarded organization with a proud 40-year tradition of making a vital difference in the lives of the people we serve. Not only will you see the positive results of your work each and every day, but you will also have plenty of opportunity for professional development and advancement to positions of greater responsibility. Our senior leadership team has been with us, on average, for a decade or more, and several of them began their careers with us as direct caregivers. Your hard work and professional dedication will be rewarded with competitive compensation benefits package!
Licensed Professional Counselor-Per Diem - Rehab Without Walls
ResCare
Where Care Meets Career
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, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 USA
ResCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ResCare does not discriminate against any person on the basis of gender, race, color, national origin, religion, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activities, or in employment, or on the basis of gender in its health programs and activities.
