Licensed Counselor

About Finger Lakes Community Health

Finger Lakes Community Health (FLCH) was founded in 1989 with an original mission of serving the region's agricultural workers by linking individuals to area resources and providing essential health services. In 2009 the organization expanded to become a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), serving patients of all incomes, ethnicities and walks of life. Over the last decade, FLCH has grown to provide medical, dental, and behavioral health services to over 28,000 patients at eight health centers.

With over 200 employees we strive to provide high-quality and innovative health care services to the Finger Lakes Region.

• Monday through Friday schedule, closed all major holidays
• Medical insurance with a 90% employer contribution
• Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
• Safe Harbor 3% 401k contribution
• Robust PTO offerings
• Education reimbursement

Responsible for providing psychotherapy, clinical assessment and evaluation to identify and treat disabilities and problems of behavioral, developmental, emotional, or social functioning in individuals served at Finger Lakes Community Health in accordance with the New York State Department of Health Article 28 regulations for Diagnostic and Treatment Center.

• Provide verbal talk therapy or behavioral methods to treat disorders of behavior, character, emotional, or personality.
• Use assessment instruments in addition to mental health counseling to identify and evaluate disorders and dysfunctions of mental illness.

• Provide mental health counseling using evidence based approaches (this will be up to provider and patient needs). This may include but not limited to:
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing

• Work collaboratively with individual on individualized treatment plan that includes the following:
• Diagnosis/assessment
• Goal
• Objective
• Barriers to treatment
• Strength of individual
• Modality and Intervention used
• Target date

• Team based coordination with primary care
• Participate in behavioral health case conference
• Be a core member with a multidisciplinary care team
• Participate in a planned supervision for license and consultation

• Progress notes and treatment plans are documented in an integrated electronic medical record. Notes will include the following but not limited to:
• Presenting problem and status of symptoms
• Treatment goals
• Progress towards goals
• Functional status

* Depending on license, documentation may require supervision and co-signature of notes by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

• A current unrestricted NYS Licensed required
• Required:
  
  The ability to communicate fluently in both Spanish and English
• CPR certification required (can be provided)
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with personnel, patients, and community partners
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion
• The ability to work flexible hours -- some evenings are required

• Must be able to hear and communicate with clients and staff via phone, web media, and in person.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time
• OSHA Category I