Associate Behavioral Health Counselor

Sanford Health•Thief River Falls, MN

1d•$23 - $36

About The Position

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. Join Northern Lights in Thief River Falls, MN as an Associate Behavioral Health Counselor and make a meaningful impact supporting individuals on their recovery journey. This role offers hands on experience in behavioral health, collaboration with a caring clinical team, and the opportunity to build skills in a supportive, community focused setting. Ideal for compassionate candidates who want to grow in mental health services while making a difference close to home. This is a full-time night shift position consisting of 12-hour shifts, totaling 36 hours per week, and includes full benefits. 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

Assesses patient needs
Develops treatment plans
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
Conducts scheduled face-to-face counseling sessions designed to assess and improve patients' emotional, mental, and behavioral health
Crisis intervention, assessment, and referral
Coordinates and provides treatment for patients with severe and persistent mental illness
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