Senior Mental Health Counselor Masters - Providence Anchorage Mental Health Unit

Providence • Anchorage, AK

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Providence Alaska Medical Center is hiring a Senior Mental Health Counselor-Masters in Anchorage, Alaska. This role provides direct client care, including treatment planning, individual therapy, family therapy, and group therapy. The Senior Mental Health Counselor-Masters supports leadership in developing and maintaining standards of practice, quality services, and new programs, and serves as a resource for other clinicians by demonstrating advanced clinical skill.

Additional professional responsibilities may include consultation, education, critical inquiry, and direction or mentoring of personnel. The position plans and provides education for clients, families, peers, and the community, and coordinates services with other healthcare professionals, including physicians or ARNPs responsible for client care. The counselor follows an individualized performance development plan to maintain current knowledge and competence in specialty areas and support program goals, while modeling Providence’s philosophy and values.

The available schedule is full-time, 1.0 FTE, day shift, 40 hours per week. A $5,000 hiring bonus is available to eligible external hires who meet the required qualifications and payment conditions. Applicants who meet qualifications will receive an invitation to complete additional screening questions through HireVue.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Social Work, or another related health field.
• Upon hire, hold one of the following Alaska licenses: Master Social Worker, Clinical Social Worker, Professional Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Psychologist.
• Five years of clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct client care, including treatment planning, individual therapy, family therapy, and group therapy.
• Assist leadership with developing and maintaining standards of practice, quality services, and new programs.
• Serve as a resource for other clinicians and demonstrate advanced clinical skill.
• Provide consultation, education, critical inquiry, and direction or mentoring of personnel.
• Plan and provide education for clients, families, peers, and the community.
• Coordinate services with other healthcare professionals, including physicians or ARNPs responsible for client care.
• Follow an individualized performance development plan to maintain current knowledge and competence in specialty areas and support program goals.
• Promote program goals and objectives while modeling Providence’s philosophy and values.

Benefits

• Best-in-class benefits designed to support employees and their families in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security.
• $5,000 hiring bonus for eligible external hires who meet required qualifications and conditions for payment.

What This Job Offers

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