• Job Description

  Req#: 388732

  POSITION SUMMARY:

  Counsel and advise individuals with acquired brain injury and their families. May counsel individuals, families, or groups. Works within a multidisciplinary team to provide a comprehensive and quality counseling service for the residents’ grief and loss counseling, education, psychological and cognitive intervention. There will be a need to plan, develop and evaluate the service in response to consumer and service needs.

  
  

  JOB SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Counsel residents and patients, individually and in group sessions, to assist in overcoming deficits, adjusting to life, and making changes.

  • Complete and maintain accurate records and reports regarding the patients’ histories and progress, services provided, and other required information.

  • Develop resident treatment plans based on research, clinical experience and resident histories.

  • Review and evaluate residents’ progress in relation to measurable goals described in treatment and care plans.

  • Interview residents, review records, and confer with other professionals in order to evaluate individuals’ mental and physical condition, and to determine their suitability for participation.

  • Intervene as advocate for residents in order to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.

  • Provide residents and family members with information about acquired brain injury and about available resources, making appropriate referrals when necessary.

  • Modify treatment plans to comply with changes in resident status.

  • Coordinates with the multidisciplinary team and Program Director to develop master treatment plan.

  • Attend training sessions in order to increase knowledge and skills.

  • Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with and supporting residents.

  • Participate in treatment planning and staff meetings.

  • Lead routine individual or family support groups; occasionally lead community based support groups.

  • Respond to request for services in a timely manner

  • Provide supervision if appropriate.

  • Be responsible for providing billing department with services rendered on a daily basis.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

  
  

  POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

  EDUCATION:

   Master’s Degree required

  EXPERIENCE:

   Experience in cognitive rehabilitation and counseling residents with acquired brain injury

   Strong background in healthcare.

   3-5 years direct patient care experience

  LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

   Licensed Professional Counselor

   Certified in AHA BLS/CPR

   Must obtain current tuberculosis test within the first fourteen (14) days of employment and annually after that.

   Maintain current certification in good standing during employment with this facility, or obtain within thirty (30) days of hire

  
  

• About the company

  Nexus Health Systems offers pediatric & adult patients a comprehensive continuum of care after an acquired or traumatic brain injury, sudden accident or illness.

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