PRN Counselor

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• Master's Degree in related field.
• State criminal background check and Federal (if applicable), as required for regulated areas.
• Valid driver's license.

To be completed as established by department: (Administered at Department level)

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• Temporary Social Work permit or passage of National Board of Certified Counselors examination for licensure and certification.
• Prior experience in a mental health setting.

• Participate as an integral professional member of an interdisciplinary treatment team led by a physician.
• Participate as clinical personnel in a treatment area and facilities therapeutic milieu on the treatment unit, when applicable.
• Provide direct one‑on‑one age‑specific psychotherapy services, under supervision, to patients when requested via specific program requirements.
• Determine the developmental age (level of development) of the patient and assist the treatment team in the development and implementation of a treatment plan specific with developmental needs and/or required intervention.
• Assess psychosocial needs, including assessing for high‑risk indicators and document obtainment of psychosocial history/assessment.
• Correlate all assembled data on the psychosocial history in a manner that is clinically pertinent to the individual patient.
• Perform continued‐care planning as developed with the treatment team from first day of services.
• Provide group therapy, under supervision, as deemed appropriate.
• Act as liaison for patients and their families to various community agencies, consultants, and services.
• Record and chart all patient contacts as required.
• Provide direct family therapy, under supervision, to patients and their families as directed by treatment planning and program requirements.
• Maintain appropriate certification and competency through supervision and/or training and successful completion of annual performance evaluations.
• Attend continuing education seminars and in‑services as necessary to maintain professional licensure, competency, and to meet hospital required educational standards.
• Adhere to performance expectations of WVU Medicine employees.
• Perform other duties/projects as requested.

• Frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, and grasping are necessary body movements utilized in performing duties through the work shift.
• When working on inpatient units, must be able and willing to participate in physical restraint of patient if needed.

• The work environment includes time in the office as well as walking around interacting with patients and staff.
• Interact and work with trainees of multiple disciplines.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work independently or cooperatively as a team member.
• Must have independent decision‑making ability.
• Ability to adapt to various workloads and assignments.

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

0

Shift: (unspecified)

Exempt/Non‑Exempt:
United States of America (Non‑Exempt)

Company: USC Healthy Minds

Cost Center: 3038 USC Healthy Minds Harrison

Address: 6 Hospital Plaza, Clarksburg, West Virginia

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.