Job Details

The position will provide behavioral health evaluations, acute therapy, and support services for students in Jefferson’s Student Counseling Center.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

•    Provides comprehensive assessment, interventions, individual therapy, group therapy and other psychosocial treatment modalities.
•    Provides effective treatment planning and assists patients in successfully achieving goals.
•    Participates in outreach, wellness, and psychoeducational programming to the campus community.
•    Establish community connection and offer resources/referrals to students 
•    Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the iSCORE values of Jefferson. 

OTHER FUNCTIONS AND COMPETENCIES:
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•    Maintains a high standard of professionalism and confidentiality within the Department
•    Maintains working knowledge of best practices in the field of college mental health
•    Works collaboratively with Student Counseling Center staff and campus partners,documents accurately within the medical record of patients as well as other forms to meet city, state and federal regulatory requirements
•    Completes all records within the electronic health record system (Point and Click)
•    Prioritizes and maintains assigned cases to ensure appropriate services are provided to patients
•    Provide psychoeducation to students on how to navigate health systems 
•    Attends assigned meetings at all levels within the organization
•    Create community referral options for the Student Counseling Center  
•    Facilitates outreach events as needed
•    Other duties as assigned

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL CONTACTS:

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

Master in Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family or Social Work(LSW, LPC, LMFT, LCSW) or higher.

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CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION:

LSW, LPC, LMFT, LCSW licensed in the state of Pennsylvania

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EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

A minimum of one year of experience in a behavioral health setting is required. Prefer three or more years of outpatient clinical behavioral health experience. Experience in college counseling preferred.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

Provides care that is appropriate to the specific chronological age, developmental age, social maturity and cultural background of the patients being treated.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

833 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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