Integrated Health Therapist or Counselor

Integrated Health Therapist

Sanford Health and the Good Samaritan Society, have made a system-wide commitment to the integration and collaboration of behavioral health and primary care. Join one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States, where behavioral health is rooted in innovation and empowering people to continue to grow.

We are looking for a mental health professional, with LICSW, LPCC, or LMFT licensure preferred, to join our Integrated Health team focused on holistic health care. The Integrated Health Team provides clinical intervention including psychotherapy and assessment, along with behavioral health consultation to the medical provider teams in the clinics they serve. This role provides shorter term therapeutic intervention and collaborates with community partners for patients in need of longer term intervention. The IHT has the opportunity to work independently and with a team. The IHT will offer in person and telehealth services to the Northern MN Sanford clinics including Bemidji. This role offers a wide variety and a high level of flexibility in daily work. A sign-on bonus is available!

We're seeking a professional, empathetic, and respectful Integrated Health Therapist (IHT) who is able to provide clinical diagnoses for treatments and create individual treatment plans for patients experiencing issues related to mental and behavioral health, chemical health, psychosocial aspects of health and disease, and lifestyle management. At Sanford, Integrated Health Therapists have the opportunity to specialize and work in a variety of settings such as oncology, inpatient settings, and children's specialty clinics. Integrated Health Therapists that thrive at Sanford Health are typically organized, collaborative, flexible, and self-motivated.

Responsibilities include:

• Comfortable providing coverage across all populations and patients with co-morbid medical conditions
• Provides diagnostic assessments, onsite crisis assessments and interventions, determining need for ongoing care according to level of clinical ability, medical and psychosocial complexity
• Competent in multiple counseling modalities, making appropriate referrals, and providing educational services
• Serves as the primary team consultant to promote understanding of the relationship between health and psychological/behavioral factors
• Works closely with other PCMH or PCC team members to address psychosocial and cultural elements of health and disease pertinent to the patient's ability to manage their acute and chronic conditions
• Documents in a responsible, accountable and ethical manner to promote safe, reliable patient centered care

Qualifications:

Integrated Health Therapist: Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related Behavioral Health Sciences required. License must be in good standing in state(s) of practice. In Minnesota, must have one of the following: Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

Integrated Health Counselor: Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related Behavioral Health Sciences required. License must be in good standing in state(s) of practice. In Minnesota, must have one of the following: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW)

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.