Counselor, Licensed Professional
Boise State University

Job Info

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About Us:

Boise State University, powered by creativity and innovation, stands uniquely positioned in the Northwest as a metropolitan research university of distinction. Learn more about Boise State and the City of Boise at https://www.boisestate.edu/about/boise-and-beyond/. Boise State University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty, staff, students, and academic program offerings and to strengthening sensitivity to diversity throughout the institution. Boise State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and members of historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. We are a welcoming campus that supports diversity and inclusion.
Job Summary/Basic Function:
This position is responsible for providing a range of direct and indirect professional counseling services for Boise State students, faculty and staff within the scope of services offered by Counseling Services. Direct services include treatment for the full range of mental conditions, to include some complex mental disorders. Treatment modalities include individual, multi-person, group counseling, crisis intervention, and psychological assessment. Indirect services include case management, supervision, consultation, collaboration with departments across campus, outreach/preventive programming.

Level Scope:
Fully competent and productive professional contributor who applies acquired job skills, policies, and procedures to complete substantive assignments/projects/tasks of moderate scope and complexity. Works independently with general supervision; exercises judgment within defined guidelines and practices to determine appropriate action. May provide guidance and assistance to entry level professionals and/or support employees.

Essential Functions:

• Provide direct clinical services to clients/patients through: crisis intervention, safety assessments, coordination of emergency interventions and resources.
• Collaborate and consult with behavioral/mental health, psychiatric and medical providers and others.
• Documentation of clinical services, collaborate with other Health Services providers and community to best manage clinical caseload and ensure effective treatment.
• Provide Crisis intervention and triage coverage/consultation to students and other members of the university community.
• Manage CARE reports.
• Maintain electronic medical and other records, including registries for high risk clients/patients.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Clinical/Counseling - Knowledge, awareness, skills and experience related to providing individual, multi person and group counseling; multicultural competence/humility, empathy, advance listening skills, problem solving, wide repertoire of intervention strategies, knowledge of ethical principles, mastery of personal and interpersonal and interpersonal dynamics, assessment skills, strong diagnosis skills, thorough understanding of abnormal behavior/psychopathology, experience/ knowledge working on a highly integrated clinical team.

Supervision - Knowledge, awareness, skills, and experience related to professional training in the field of psychology, counseling, and/or social work, leadership modeling, ethical guidelines, state statutes, professional development, training models.

Consultation - proactive, flexible, open communication style, solution-focused, relationship building skills.

Teaching - competency in a wide variety of psychology topical areas, teaching expertise.

Crisis management - maintain up-to-date skills related to high risk populations and community resources in mental health, case management skills based on relevant knowledge and principles of case management.

Minimum Qualifications:
Masters in Counseling, Social-Work, or Psychology.
Must be a registered supervisor in the state of Idaho.
Requires a license as a Clinical Mental Health Professional.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working as a mental health provider in a college/ university setting.
Salary and Benefits:
Salary commensurate with experience. Boise State University is committed to offering a benefits package that provides health and financial protection plans as well as resources to promote health and well-being. Our program provides flexibility so you can choose the benefits that are right for you and your family. Learn more about our benefit options at https://www.boisestate.edu/hrs/benefits/.

Required Application Materials:
Please provide a cover letter indicating interest and qualifications as well as a resume with employment history.

Advertised: June 8, 2021 Mountain Daylight Time
Applications close: June 15, 2021 11:55 PM Mountain Daylight Time

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