Mental Health Assistant Psych FT Nights

Tenet Healthcare; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Worcester is seeking a Licensed Professional Counselor to monitor and provide community support services. The successful candidate will have a Master’s degree and experience in counseling, and must hold a Licensed Professional Counselor certification. This role focuses on delivering services in a supportive, community-based environment, ensuring high-quality mental health care for the community.

Benefits

Up to $5,000 Sign-on Bonus

Qualifications

• Required: Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field.
• If a new graduate, supervised-post graduate counseling experience with direct client contact.
• Required: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).

Responsibilities

• Monitor services and provide community support services.
• Use knowledge of diagnostic characteristics and medications.
• Provide services in a person-centered, supportive environment.

Skills

Counseling

Diagnostic skills

Knowledge of mental illness

Education

Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field

Job description

Overview

Up to $5,000 Sign-on Bonus Based on Eligibility

Saint Vincent Hospital offers a whole new experience in health care. By combining our advanced, state-of-the-art facility with our commitment to providing the best quality of life to the many members of our Worcester community. Saint Vincent Hospital excels at offering the best care in a friendly atmosphere. From our advanced heart and vascular services, to our comprehensive orthopedics and rehabilitation programs, our robust surgical facility including our Da Vinci robotic surgery and Cyberknife technology, to our comfortable and compassionate women & infants programs - you don\'t have to travel far for high-quality health care: We\'re right here, in the heart of Worcester.

Onboarding Process

Please be advised that candidates must successfully complete a background check and pre-employment health screening which includes a drug screen.

Position Summary

Primarily responsible for monitoring services and providing community support services and therapeutic services. The BHC uses a basic knowledge of diagnostic characteristics, symptomology of primary mental illness and knowledge of medications, side effects and benefits to provide services in a person-centered, supportive, community-based environment. The LPC is monitored by periodic supervision.

Qualifications

Education:
Required: Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field.

Experience:
Required: If a new graduate, supervised-post graduate counseling experience (internship) with specified direct client contact under the supervision of a board-approved supervisor. Otherwise, 1 year of experience.

Certifications:
Required: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).

Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.