Behavioral Health Counselor

St Anthony North Hospital • Westminster, CO

23h • $28 - $46

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Counselor contributes to quality healthcare and patient well-being by providing care for patients in the Behavioral Health Program. The role includes intake assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and maintenance, concurrent reviews, and discharge planning. Counseling may be individual, family, couples, or group therapy, as appropriate, and uses clinically sound, evidence-based practices consistent with state mental health laws, regulatory requirements, policies, and standards of care.

The counselor assesses patient needs, develops personalized treatment strategies, and guides patients through treatment while adhering to professional and ethical standards. The role also involves responding to potentially dangerous situations, assessing suicide risk, using appropriate safety precautions, and applying critical thinking throughout assessment, crisis intervention, treatment planning, implementation, evaluation, and monitoring of care. The counselor facilitates therapy and psycho-educational groups to promote patients’ emotional, spiritual, and psychological health.

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 for EAP program positions.
• Current Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association for St. Anthony North Hospital and St. Anthony Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Perform intake assessments, determine diagnoses, and develop and maintain treatment plans for Behavioral Health Program patients.
• Conduct concurrent reviews and discharge planning.
• Provide individual, family, couples, and group counseling as appropriate, using evidence-based practices.
• Respond to potentially dangerous situations and ensure patient safety in the least restrictive manner.
• Assess suicide risk and use appropriate precautions when working with suicidal, homicidal, or dangerous clients.
• 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.
• Facilitate individual, group, and family therapy and psycho-educational groups to promote patient well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time