Mental Health Counselor (Weekends)

Job DetailsJob Location: SAN ANTONIO - Stone Oak - San Antonio, TX 78258Position Type: Full TimeTravel Percentage: RotatingJob Shift: On SiteJob Category: Mental Health“Sanitas is a global healthcare organization expanding across the United States. Our services include primary care, urgent care, nutrition, lab, diagnostic, health care education and resources for our patients. We strive to attract professionals who believe in our mission, vision and are dedicated to the service of our patients and their families creating a memorable experience through compassion, respect, and kindness.”

Job Summary Behavioral Health Counselors are core members of the Sanitas medical team and provide hope, empowerment, and psychoeducation in order to promote autonomy and self-management by arranging comprehensive mental health care services in a primary care setting.

Essential Job Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Collaborate with a variety of health professionals in the patient’s circle of care including but not limited to primary care providers, care nurses, care coordinators, community health workers, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals and specialists

Facilitate care plan adjusts for patients who are not improving as expected in consultation with the medical providers

Facilitate referrals to the appropriate provider or in-house intervention program as clinically indicated

Connect patients and family members with community and social resources

Guide clinical staff on how to manage common behavioral health situations

Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance abuse disorders

Support psychotropic medication management as prescribed by medical providers, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment

Promote early detection, accurate diagnosis, personalized treatment, and ongoing support, ultimately leading to improved overall well-being for individuals facing these challenges

Provide or facilitate in-clinic or outside referrals to evidence-based psychosocial as clinically indicated

Guide clinical staff on how to manage common behavioral health situations

Resolve emergency problems in crisis situations

The position includes providing behavioral health services via telehealth, consistent with state and federal guidelines

Required Education Master’s degree in counseling or related field (Social work, Mental health counseling, marriage and couples’ therapy) from accredited program.

Flexible schedule weekdays - weekends.

Preferred Qualifications Preferably 1 year of experience providing CBT-based interventions with adults with depression and anxiety.

Registered Mental Health Counselor Interns are preferred.

Financial Responsibilities This position does not currently have financial responsibilities.

Languages English is required. Spanish is preferred.

Travel This position requires the ability to travel in the assigned region.

Includes all patient-facing clinical staff ( Medical Assistants, Phlebotomists, Mammography Technologists, Radiologic Technologists, Multi-Specialty staff, Providers) as well as Facilities Technicians. These positions typically require prolonged standing and walking, frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing, and pulling of equipment or supplies (up to 50 pounds), manual dexterity, and compliance with infection control and safety protocols. Facilities Technicians may also perform repairs, renovations, remodeling, preventive maintenance, and use tools and equipment to support our medical centers.

Environmental Conditions Inside: The employee is subject to environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. Physical/Environmental Activities Must be able to travel to multiple locations for work ( i.e. travel to attend meetings, events, conferences).May be exposed to outdoor weather conditions of cold, heat, wet, and humidity.May be exposed to outdoor or warehouse conditions of loud noises, vibration, fumes, dust, odors, and mists.Must be able to ascend and descend ladders, stairs, or other equipment.Subject to exposure to hazardous material.