Behavioral Health Counselor

CommonSpirit Health • Westminster, CO

12d

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Counselor contributes to quality healthcare and patient well-being through care in the Behavioral Health Program. The role conducts intake assessments, determines diagnoses, develops and maintains treatment plans, completes concurrent reviews, and plans for discharge. Counseling may include individual, family, couples, or group therapy, as well as psycho-educational groups, using clinically sound, evidence-based practices and following applicable mental health laws, regulatory requirements, professional ethics, and standards of care.

The counselor assesses patient needs, creates personalized treatment strategies, and guides patients through treatment. The role also responds to potentially dangerous situations, assesses suicide risk, and takes appropriate precautions to protect patients in the least restrictive manner. Critical thinking is applied throughout assessment, crisis intervention, treatment planning, implementation, evaluation, and monitoring of care.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, or a related field.
• One year of direct behavioral clinical experience providing individual, group, or family therapy in an inpatient or outpatient setting.
• Competence with DSM diagnostic criteria and treatment planning.
• Clinical and ethical professionalism, conflict resolution, and critical thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) knowledge and experience, preferred for EAP program positions.
• Current Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association for St. Anthony North Hospital and St. Anthony Hospital only.

Responsibilities

• Perform intake assessments and determine diagnoses for Behavioral Health Program patients.
• Develop and maintain treatment plans, complete concurrent reviews, and plan for discharge.
• Provide individual, family, couples, and group counseling using evidence-based practices, as appropriate.
• Facilitate psycho-educational groups to support patients’ emotional, spiritual, and psychological health.
• Assess suicide risk and respond to potentially dangerous situations, using appropriate precautions and the least restrictive approach to maintain patient safety.
• Apply critical thinking to assessment, crisis intervention, treatment planning, implementation, evaluation, and monitoring of care.
• Comply with applicable federal and state laws, accreditation standards, professional ethics, and organizational policies and standards of care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level