Mental Health Counselor
About The Position
Under the supervision of the Charge Nurse, the Mental Health Counselor facilitates and provides psychiatric care to adult, adolescent, and/or child patients. The counselor plans and implements milieu treatment based on patient needs and therapeutic goals, and ensures the quality and safe delivery of care to patients of all ages. The role includes working as a milieu therapist, collaborating with the nurse therapist and multidisciplinary team, conducting initial psychological assessments, providing individual counseling, and participating in individual and group milieu therapy. The counselor contributes to diagnosis and treatment planning and documents patient mental status, functioning, and significant interactions. MetroWest Medical Center describes itself as a community-serving hospital system comprising Framingham Union Hospital and Leonard Morse Hospital, a behavioral health specialty center in Natick.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or a related field.
- For new graduates: supervised post-graduate counseling experience (internship) with specified direct client contact under the supervision of a board-approved supervisor.
- Otherwise, one year of experience.
Responsibilities
- Function as a milieu therapist for assigned patients, collaborating with the nurse therapist on a milieu treatment approach and participating as an active member of the multidisciplinary team.
- Administer an initial psychological assessment and provide consistent individual counseling focused on treatment goals during hospitalization.
- Participate in individual and group milieu therapy, leading or assisting with milieu groups.
- Apply knowledge of each patient's condition and therapeutic techniques, and ensure appropriate patient participation.
- Collaborate in patient diagnosis and treatment, share information, and participate in formulating treatment plans.
- Record appropriate information in patient charts and prepare regular reports describing each patient's mental status, functioning, and significant interactions.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
- Paid time off.
- Career development and continuing education opportunities.
- Health savings accounts and healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Employee discount program.
- Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare, and auto and home insurance.
- Up to $10,000 sign-on bonus based on eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
