Behavioral Health Counselor
The Cigna Group
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Tucson • Arizona • United States
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About the role
- Conduct regular appointments with clients who wish to converse with a mental health professional
- Establish positive and trusting relationships with clients
- Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance use disorders, leveraging evidence based tools
- Provide patient education about common mental health and substance use disorders, as well as available evidenced based treatments
- Implement various treatments and protocols to provide guidance and appropriately address client situations using evidenced based techniques
- Continually assess client situations and provide the proper ongoing treatments
- Educate and involve family members or other loved ones in the treatment process when necessary
- Partner with plan and community resources to make referrals to outside sources or agencies that can augment or better address their specific needs
- Coordinate care after an acute event including emergency department presentation or inpatient admission in collaboration with the patient’s provider and population health team
- Coordinate with patient’s care plan team in order to ensure holistic care
- Maintain the strictest confidentiality of each and every client situation
- Maintain all required licenses and the appropriate insurance
- Participate in clinical team meetings as assigned
Requirements
- LCSW, LPC or LMFT
- Current, unrestricted license(s) in Arizona
- Must have an Independent License
- Must have at least 2 years of therapy experience
- Experience with population management
- Experience working with First Responders
- MHFA and Emergency Responder & Public Safety Clinical Certification is preferred; but willing to work with new hire to obtain this after hire.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
screeningassessmentpatient educationevidence based treatmentstreatment implementationongoing treatmentcare coordinationpopulation managementmental health disorderssubstance use disorders
Soft Skills
relationship buildingtrust establishmentcommunicationcollaborationconfidentialityfamily involvementclient advocacyproblem solvingempathyteam participation
Certifications
LCSWLPCLMFTMHFAEmergency Responder & Public Safety Clinical Certification