Associate Behavioral Health Counselor

Sanford Health • Thief River Falls, MN

32d • $23 - $36

About The Position

The Associate Behavioral Health Counselor requires a broad, yet solid, understanding of human behavior and theories of counseling. May work with a wide range of patient populations and presenting issues, requiring a foundation in a variety of treatment modalities. This role is a team-based role where responsibility for patient well-being is diffused among the treatment team and the overall responsibility lies with a clinical supervisor or admitting provider. The Associate Behavioral Health Counselor assesses patient needs, develops treatment plans, and implements treatment interventions specific to patient needs. Continually assesses patients' progress and revises treatment plans and interventions accordingly. Documents treatment sessions. Provides patient progress updates to interdisciplinary team, as needed. May educate patient support members about patient issues and interventions. May refer for additional clinical services or to specialists, as needed. Must stay current on emerging issues in the profession. The Associate Behavioral Health Counselor may work in a variety of settings, with duties varying by setting. In a clinic setting (other than primary care), the Associate Behavioral Health Counselor conducts scheduled face-to-face counseling sessions designed to assess and improve patients' emotional, mental, and behavioral health. In a hospital setting, the Associate Behavioral Health Counselor may have a broad scope of duties, depending upon assignment. Hospital assignments include psychiatric inpatient treatment and/or specific hospital units. Psychiatric inpatient treatment duties include development, implementation, and evaluation of treatment plan, individual and family counseling, and consultation with all Mental Health Professionals. Hospital unit duties include crisis intervention, assessment, and referral. In a community setting, the Associate Behavioral Health Counselor coordinates and provides treatment for patients with severe and persistent mental illness. This may include community-based interventions aimed at improving daily living skills, social skills, and self-regulation skills. The community-based Associate Behavioral Health Counselor consults with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure treatment compliance. In a residential setting, the Associate Behavioral Health Counselor coordinates and provides treatment for patients requiring a higher level of care than outpatient therapy; however, do not meet the criteria for psychiatric inpatient treatment. Treatment occurs at the residential treatment facility and includes a broad range of duties: assessment and screening, individual and group counseling, development, implementation, and evaluation of treatment programs, and consultation and coordination with a multi-disciplinary team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in behavioral sciences or related field preferred, and completion of a practicum or internship.
• In Minnesota, must follow Minnesota State statute defining Mental Health Practitioner.
• At least 4,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with: mental illness, substance use disorders or emotional disturbances, traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities,
• OR,
• Has at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in behavioral sciences or related fields and at least 2,000 hours of supervised work experience in the delivery of services to persons with: mental illness, substance use disorders or emotional disturbances, traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs
• Develop treatment plans
• Implement treatment interventions specific to patient needs
• Continually assess patients' progress and revises treatment plans and interventions accordingly
• Documents treatment sessions
• Provides patient progress updates to interdisciplinary team, as needed
• Educate patient support members about patient issues and interventions
• Refer for additional clinical services or to specialists, as needed
• Stay current on emerging issues in the profession
• Conduct scheduled face-to-face counseling sessions designed to assess and improve patients' emotional, mental, and behavioral health
• Development, implementation, and evaluation of treatment plan, individual and family counseling, and consultation with all Mental Health Professionals
• Crisis intervention, assessment, and referral
• Coordinates and provides treatment for patients with severe and persistent mental illness
• Community-based interventions aimed at improving daily living skills, social skills, and self-regulation skills
• Consults with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure treatment compliance
• Coordinates and provides treatment for patients requiring a higher level of care than outpatient therapy
• Assessment and screening
• Individual and group counseling
• Development, implementation, and evaluation of treatment programs
• Consultation and coordination with a multi-disciplinary team

Benefits

• Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees