Counselor Jobs

POSITION SUMMARY

This position will provide counseling that educates patients and families in ways to cope with the psycho-social, vocational, and financial concerns following traumatic spinal cord or brain injury.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Skills & Abilities: Ability to successfully handle multiple priorities and prioritize and schedule accordingly while meeting established deadlines. Must be able to successfully and effectively communicate with a variety of personnel. Able to maintain a high degree of accuracy, dependability, and strong attention to detail both mechanically and technically. Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the position.
• Licensure/Certification/Registrations: None. Education: Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in vocational counseling or in a related field. Specialized training in rehabilitation or equivalent experience working with people who are spinal cord injured preferred.
• Experience: 3-5 years of experience in a rehabilitation setting with neurologic population preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Communicate to hospital personnel both verbally and in writing, significant psychosocial factors that may affect the patient's progress.
• Provide services to adolescent, adult and geriatric patients and adapts the service as needed.
• Assist patients/families in accessing financial resources.
• Perform in accordance with hospital and departmental policy and procedures.
• Identifies community resources to help patients discharge from rehabilitation and resume community living.
• Writes reports and letters and maintains pertinent records of services provided.
• Recognize patient and family goals and provides pertinent education through individual and group counseling.
• Participate in departmental and interdepartmental planning to improve medical/rehabilitative services.

** This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned.

Craig Hospital Benefits:

Per-Diem Positions:

Employees who are not benefit eligible due to working less than 24 hours/ week or being Per-Diem are able to participate in Craig Hospital’s 403B Retirement plan through Empower Retirement. Additionally, you would be able to take advantage of the programs offered through the Employee Assistance Programs.

Salary Range: $33.50 - $48.23

Location: Craig Hospital · Clinical Care Management-Inpatient
Schedule: Per Diem, Days, Monday - Friday