Counselor-Behavioral Health (Martinsville Peds Clinic/Morgan Hospital Full-time)

Indiana University Health; Martinsville (IN); On-site; USD 68,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization is seeking a Behavioral Health Counselor for their Martinsville Peds Clinic. This full-time position requires a Master's Degree and involves counseling children and adolescents, assessing their psychosocial needs, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive care. The role emphasizes crisis intervention and the implementation of evidence-based behavioral health interventions within a pediatric setting.

Qualifications

• Requires current licensure or license eligibility in Indiana as HSPP, LMFT, LCSW or LMHC.
• Experience in health care or community-based settings is necessary.
• Knowledge of protective legal mandates in Indiana is required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct individual, group, and family counseling sessions.
• Assess patients' psychosocial risk factors and provide appropriate interventions.
• Serve as liaison with child and adult protective teams.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Behavioral health interventions

Patient assessment

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Masters Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or related area

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Counselor-Behavioral Health (Martinsville Peds Clinic/Morgan Hospital Full-time)

Counselor-Behavioral Health (Martinsville Peds Clinic/Morgan Hospital Full-time)

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This position will be a part of the growing Pediatric Integrated Behavioral Health (Peds IBH) team! This is a clinical role that will work in pediatric/primary care offices as a member of the primary care team to help address anxiety, depression, and misbehavior in kids and adolescents using evidence-based behavioral health interventions.

Facilitates patient involvement in the milieu of treatment and education. Performs functions of individual, group and family counseling. Performs all functions related to utilization review and discharge planning. Effectively communicates and collaborates with all members of the health care team to facilitate the episode of care so the patient receives services in a safe and timely manner, and the patient and family are provided all necessary resources and education. Interprets and communicates complex patient/family needs and role models caring practices to other caregivers. Assess patients' and families' psychosocial risk factors through evaluation of prior functioning levels, appropriateness and adequacy of support systems, reaction to illness, and ability to cope. Counsels patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial consequences of illness and/or disability; accesses and mobilizes family/community resources to meet identified needs. Provides mental health assessments of patients upon physician referral. Provides therapeutic intervention to facilitate complex discharge planning. Serves as the point person in child abuse/neglect, adult/elderly abuse/neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence. Serves as liaison between Indiana University Health and state and county child and adult protective teams. Provides intervention in guardianship (temporary/permanent), foster care, adoption, and mental health level II placements.
• Masters Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or related area is required.
• CPI (Non-Violent Crisis Intervention) certification may be required.
• Requires current licensure or license eligibility in the state of Indiana as an HSPP, LMFT, LCSW or LMHC.
• Clinical licensure preferred.
• Requires knowledge of the impact of the disease process and of human behavior to provide psychosocial assessments, short-term therapeutic counseling, and crisis intervention to patients, families and staff.
• Requires knowledge of state and county adult and child protective legal mandates.
• Requires knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Maintains principles, practices and techniques of crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with the community, medical teams, law enforcement, APS/CPS, schools, probation and other agencies as indicated.
• Requires proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Requires relevant health care, mental health or community-based experience.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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