Counselor tier ii

Job Details:

Job Location: Plateau Mental Health Center - Cookeville, TN

Education Level: Graduate Degree

Salary Range: $62000.00 Salary

Behavioral Health Clinician – Outpatient/Telehealth

VBHCS is seeking a compassionate Behavioral Health Clinician to provide outpatient and telehealth services to adults, children, adolescents, and families experiencing mental health and/or substance use concerns.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide individual, group, family, and/or play therapy using appropriate therapeutic modalities.
• Complete intakes, assessments, treatment plans, discharge planning, and referrals.
• Administer assessments such as the DLA-20, Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, and PHQ-9, as appropriate.
• Provide effective counseling through telehealth while maintaining confidentiality, ethical standards, and professional rapport.
• Complete clinical documentation accurately and within VBHCS-established timeframes.
• Coordinate care with schools, courts, case managers, foster homes, state agencies, families, and other community providers.
• Meet established productivity, contractual, licensure, and behavioral health standards.
• Follow all applicable laws, regulations, VBHCS Standards of Conduct, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a behavioral science field that meets Tennessee behavioral health licensure requirements, such as Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
• LMFT, LPC/MHSP, or LCSW preferred; license-eligible candidates encouraged to apply.
• Experience working with adults, children, adolescents, and families preferred.
• Community behavioral health and substance use treatment experience preferred.
• Telehealth experience and strong technology/communication skills preferred.
• Knowledge of psychotropic medications is a plus.

Join VBHCS and make a meaningful difference by providing quality, ethical, client-centered behavioral healthcare in both traditional and virtual settings.