Integrated Care Community Support Counselor

Fulfill your purpose at CLM:

Center for Life Management (CLM) provides the area's most comprehensive array of outpatient mental health services for adults and elders. Our Integrated Care Program is an innovative approach to whole healthcare that encompasses the integration of treatment modalities for mental and physical health needs. Working together as a multi-disciplinary team, internal (CLM) and external (Lamprey Health Care) work as one entity to support individuals with co-morbid health conditions.

The Integrated Care Community Support Counselor provides outpatient community-based support to assist client's with improving symptoms and behaviors that otherwise interfere with daily functioning, medical needs and personal wellness goals. This is a full time, 35 hour per week position.

Major Functional Areas and Description of Duties

• Provide counseling in the home, medical office or other community-based setting as deemed appropriate for the objectives, interventions and desired outcomes identified in the client's treatment plan.
• Develop, apply, and reinforce coping strategies to reduce and/or ameliorate symptoms and behaviors that interfere with functioning and goal achievement.
• Provide crisis intervention when clients experience acute exacerbation of symptoms to ensure their safety within the home and/or community.
• Provide timely documentation on each service delivered.
• Work collaboratively with other treatment team members, Healthy Together program, natural supports, and external providers, in particular Choices For Independence (CFI) and their vendors, to ensure a wrap-around approach is provided for continuity of client care.
• Provide set hours of billable service each week to meet direct service key performance indicator (eligible for incentive pay upon exceeding productivity expectation).
• Serve on appropriate committees, both internal and external, as determined by supervisor.
• Function professionally and in a manner that protects the integrity, confidentiality and rights of all patients.
• Execute all required services and documentation in accordance with agency policies and federal/state standards.
• Maintain professional memberships, licenses, accreditation, certifications, etc.
• Represent CLM in a professional and appropriate manner in all settings.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Benefits

At Center for Life Management, we offer a robust benefits package because caring for our staff is just as important as caring for our clients. Benefits for benefits eligible employees include:

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement
• Flexible Spending