Therapeutic Counselor - Urgent Recovery Center (PRN)

HOPE is an HRSA supported health center!

URGENT RECOVERY CENTER: 

HOPE is very excited about the opening of our Urgent Recovery Center (URC).  Our (URC) is a place of stabilization providing an emergency assessment and intensive support for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance abuse crisis. The URC setting allows individuals 18 and over to de-escalate from a crisis state in a safe therapeutic environment. With a goal of resolving the immediate crisis and stabilizing at the lowest level possible, services may also include meals/showers, detox screening, case management/peer services, and emergency medication. The URC is staffed 24/7/365 with a multidisciplinary team of a prescriber, nurse, licensed behavioral health practitioner, and peers with lived experience similar to the population served.

EOE STATEMENT  

At HOPE, we are committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.  Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the community we serve.  We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. 

SUMMARY

Provides milieu management to the Urgent Recovery Center (URC) unit. Directs the staff and provides therapeutic services related to crisis intervention and assesses level of care needs for each client.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. 

• Adheres to agency policy and procedures, as found in the Forms Locked drive on each computer.  Also adheres to CARF and DMHSAS standards and criteria, federal and state confidentiality rules and regulations, and any special funding source requirements including Medicaid and HCA regulations. 
• Supports and promotes a service environment for individuals in need of behavioral health and/or co-occurring services that are recovery focused, welcoming, and attentive to the needs of individuals who may have experienced trauma in their lives.  Attends annual core competencies training in relationship to individuals with co-occurring disorders or who have experienced trauma in their lives. 
• Leads the treatment team for intensive services for clients admitted to the URC. 
• Will use assessment and clinical judgement to determine consumers’ next level of care to include outpatient services and/or acute hospitalization.  May be designated to fill out LMHP statement if hospitalization is required. 
• Establishes and maintains professional working relationships with supervisor and peers.  Can effectively work within a team or group setting cohesively. 
• Establishes rapport with consumers, assesses consumer needs; organizes, plans, and delivers face-to-face client services. 
• Provides clinical assessments, evaluations, de-escalation/safety planning, crisis intervention. 
• Provide various therapeutic interventions as needed to assist clients in identifying and overcoming barriers in their lives that may hinder them from reaching their immediate goals.  
• Teach and assist in development of problem solving and coping skills. 
• Provide services therapeutic services that are recovery focused, co-occurring capable, culturally competent, welcoming, and attentive to the needs of the individuals who may have experienced trauma in their lives.  
• Responsible for maintaining strictest confidentiality guidelines for interactions regarding client and family information. 
• Utilizes the philosophy of Collaborative/Therapeutic Documentation to meet clinical record keeping documentation standards and ensure documentation is completed with the Consumer to the extent possible and all documentation is completed on the same day of the date of service. 
• Attends meetings and works in collaboration with various community partners including but not limited to: Oklahoma City Police Department, Oklahoma court system, DMHSAS, OCCIC, and other inpatient hospitals or crisis centers.   
• Responsible for seeking out supervisory assistance for additional training and to enhance skill set as needed. 
• Interacts with other professionals to discuss therapy or treatment, new resources or techniques, and to share information.  
• Reports and documents services in accordance with agency policy and procedures.  Adheres to HOPE policy and procedure of having documentation completed by the end of the next business day.  
  
• Performs other related duties as assigned. 

PRN available to cover call ins and vacations

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Master’s Degree in Counseling or Social work/related field.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Professional license is required (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LADC, etc.).

Required to complete Therapeutic Options, or approved safety training and annual updates.

Required to obtain and maintain First Aid and CPR Certifications.

Must possess current, valid Oklahoma license, meet HOPE insurance requirements. HOPE will annually obtain copy of Motor Vehicle Record from the Department of Public Safety.