Behavioral Health Counselor - Outpatient, Full Time, Day Shift

Job Summary Provides behavioral health assessments, diagnosis and treatment, as well as discharge planning to and consultation about patients and families to assist them and the health care team in coping with patient's hospitalization, illness, diagnosis and treatment, including emotional, mental, and substance abuse disorders. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree or equivalent (some certifications will require Bachelor's): Required Master's Degree in counseling or equivalent combination of education/experience: Required Three years' experience to include crisis intervention, individual and group therapy: Preferred Experience in working with behavioral health clients providing direct assessment, diagnosis formulation, treatment planning, treatment intervention and education to members and/or family members: Preferred Licenses/Certifications Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC): Required Essential Functions Provides behavioral health assessments of patients to identify problems that can be resolved usually through refining and changing the patient's decision making process. Formulates, develops and implements a comprehensive plan utilizing appropriate treatments and interventions. Provides crisis intervention, brief and long-term individual, marital, family and/or group therapies as well as grief and bereavement work. Participates in multidisciplinary healthcare teams and provides leadership in representing a professional counseling based mental therapy perspective with patients and families. Documents assessment plans, interactions and interventions according to departmental, hospital and/or health system guidelines and standards. Performs other job-related duties as assigned. Organizational Requirements Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply. Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein. #J-18808-Ljbffr