Mental Health Counselor

SUMMARY:

Plans, oversees, organizes, and directs OCOM’s Office of Behavioral Health programs and activities; ensures assigned functions fulfill institutional goals and objectives. The Office of Behavioral Health is under the organizational umbrella of the Office of Student Services.

The Mental Health Counselor primarily provides clinical services within the Department of Behavioral Health at Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine (OCOM). The Mental Health Counselor provides psychosocial support and direct clinical services for OCOM medical students.

POSITION START DATE: JULY 01, 2024.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Builds and directs the day-to-day operations of the OCOM Office of Behavioral Health.
• Supports the OCOM-approved policies and ensures that they are adhered to.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, university, college, and other outside agency rules and regulations.
• Provides assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychosocial/behavioral health issues for OCOM students.
• Provides on-call services to OCOM administration.
• Provides crisis intervention for OCOM students during normal operating hours.
• Appropriately refers clients to community resources if needed.
• Maintains knowledge of current literature related to mental health and behavioral medicine.
• Attends professional conferences as well as appropriate involvement in state and/or national meetings related to behavioral health and/or behavioral medicine.
• Engages in continuing education as required to maintain active clinical licensure.
• Develops expertise with Titanium EMR system for scheduling and confidentiality of student records.
• Ensures confidentiality of student records in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Works collaboratively with the Associate Dean for Student Services on the Behavioral Health budget.
• Submits an Annual Report to the Associate Dean for Student Services.
• Assists in accreditation functions, including document creation, data collection, data entry, education of staff on accreditation, and other accreditation-related functions.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Psychology or related field, and FL clinical licensure are required.
• Candidates with a Clinical/Counseling Psychology degree must come from an APA-accredited program.
• A team player who values cooperation, mutual support, and team cohesion.
• Experience providing counseling services to higher education and/or graduate-level students. Additionally, exposure to and experience with medical culture is preferred.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Must be local to the Central Florida area.

KEY COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills in order to work well with faculty, staff, students, administration, and the public
• Maintaining confidentiality and attention to detail are essential
• Respond calmly and appropriately in emotional situations
• Listen and communicate in a positive manner
• Collaborate and interact with healthcare professionals
• Organize, direct, and prioritize work appropriately
• Exercise independent judgments in complex and new situations
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and still meet strict deadlines
• Manage time well and work under stressful conditions
• Excellent public speaking skills
• Relate well with a diverse student population and other constituencies.
• Ability to work independently as well as function effectively in a team and within a diverse group of people
• Demonstrate tact, courtesy, and discretion in dealing with faculty, staff, students, administration, and the public.
• Maintain a high energy level and enthusiasm for OCOM

Benefits

• Pay Rate: $90,000/Annual Salary

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Professional development - continuing education opportunities to support your career growth.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.