Behavioral Health Counselor

MedStar Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization seeks a Mental Health Professional to provide care and support for Behavioral Health clients. This role involves conducting psychosocial assessments, implementing treatment plans, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective patient support. Ideal candidates will have a Master's degree and relevant licensure to practice in New York, and possess therapeutic and care management skills essential for enhancing patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree or equivalent experience required.
• Licenses in LMSW, LCSW, or LMFT mandatory.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conducts psychosocial assessments and provides therapeutic interventions.
• Manages care and links patients to community resources.
• Documents care in accordance with policies and regulations.

Skills

Crisis Counseling

Therapeutic Interventions

Care Management

Education

Master's Degree

Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

Job description

Job Description

Engages and provides care and support to Behavioral Health clients, patients, and/or families. Performs psychosocial assessment and care management. Plans, implements, and documents care and treatment. Collaborates with clinical and non-clinical team members and supports multidisciplinary team.

Job Responsibility

1. Assesses clients and conducts psychosocial assessment with family, significant others, and/or professional collaterals to determine patient conditions and needs.
2. Provides specialized therapeutic interventions, individual and/or group psychotherapy, as needed, as well as crisis counseling and intervention services, as appropriate.
3. Provides complex care management including identification and linkage to community services and resources, and/or access or transfer to a higher level of behavioral health care (e.g. partial hospitalization, inpatient hospitalization) as appropriate, and ensures patient moves along care continuum in a timely manner.
4. Promotes patient compliance and adherence to treatment as well as liaises with patient providers for collateral treatment.
5. Provides patients and families with the opportunity to engage in care and treatment as well as participates in developing and implementing new/revised approved programs, initiatives, techniques and/or protocols.
6. Completes documentation in accordance with policies and procedures of the organization, state and Federal regulations.
7. Collaborates with multidisciplinary team consisting of healthcare teams, patients and families to understand social and emotional elements related to diagnosis and treatment .
8. Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

* Master's Degree required or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
* Current License to practice as a Master Social Worker (LMSW), Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed
*1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).