Mental Health Counselor, Community Crisis Stabilization

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Lawrence (MA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health in Massachusetts seeks a Mental Health Counselor for its Crisis Stabilization Unit to provide safe, therapeutic care and support to patients and families in need. The role involves collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate admissions, care planning, and aftercare steps.

The position is full-time, 32 hours per week with evenings, on-site at our 24/7 unit; requires a Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field, and offers a wage of $22.00–$26.82 per

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field required.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop a therapeutic relationship while maintaining professional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Assist during admitting, discharging, and transfers, ensuring patient safety and accurate data entry.
• Provide supportive, respectful, non-judgmental care to adult clients and assist goals in treatment plans.
• Assist with Case Management, including contact with clients, meetings, and referrals.
• Liaise with inpatient facilities, case managers, psychiatrists, therapists, and families.
• Participate in treatment team meetings and help develop care plans; report issues to the Nurse.
• Record symptoms and changes in patient safety status for the Nurse.
• Maintain a positive, courteous interaction with staff and clients.
• Collaborate as a team to deliver effective care and foster good working relationships.
• Work cooperatively and adapt to changes in the workplace.

Skills

Effective oral and written comms

Therapeutic relationship building

Professional boundaries

Education

Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Job Description

The Mental Health Counselor is a member of the treatment team who works collaboratively to ensure a safe, therapeutic treatment environment. The ideal candidate is energetic, nonjudgmental, works well in teams and is driven to help patients and families in a time of need.

Our Crisis Stabilization Unit is an 8 bed unit offering short-term residential stabilization services for individuals with psychiatric and/or substance abuse disorders. We are a 24/7 facility that works as a team to lead encouraging groups, connect clients with medication evaluations, and follow through with aftercare plans. Individuals are accepted on a voluntary basis. The average length of stay for the program is three to five calendar days.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the admitting, discharging and transferring process ensuring that patient safety is addressed, monitor patient valuables during body and belonging search and enter proper data into computer.
• Provide supportive, respectful, non-judgmental care to adult clients and assist them in meeting goals identified in treatment plans.
• Assists with Case Management duties, which include one on one client contact each shift, team meetings, collaboration with other service providers and follow up with referral sources.
• Acts as liaison to all inpatient facilities, case managers, psychiatrists, therapists, clinicians, referred agencies, and families to maintain communications for staff and clients.
• Participates in treatment team meetings, assists with development of care plans and report any issue for shift directly to the Nurse.
• Records and reports all observed symptoms, reactions, treatments and changes in the patient’s safety status to the Nurse.
• Demonstrates a positive demeanor that allows for respectful and courteous interaction with all external and internal customers.
• Work as a team player delivering effective care to clients and promoting continuous harmonious working relationships.
• Works cooperatively and effectively with others with ability to adapt to changes in the workplace

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field required.
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to develop a therapeutic relationship while maintaining professional boundaries.

Schedule

• Full time, 32 hours per week evenings (3p-11p).
• Rotating: Week 1: Sun, Tues, Wed, Fri and Week 2: Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sat

Pay Range

$22.00 - $26.82

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

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