Mental Health Counselor, Full time

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 51,500 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Discretionary annual bonuses

Flexible Spending Accounts

403(b) savings matches

Paid time off

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center is seeking a Mental Health Counselor to provide counseling services in Boston. The suitable candidate will hold a Master’s degree in counseling psychology or a related field combined with two years of clinical experience in substance use and/or mental health counseling.

This full-time role involves assessing patients, developing treatment plans, and working within a team to monitor patient progress. The compensation range is between $51,500 and $75,000, depending on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• 2 years of training and/or clinical experience in substance use and/or mental health counseling.
• Specialized cognitive-behavioral knowledge, training, and experience.
• Experience with dual diagnosis.

Responsibilities

• Provide counseling services to patients in inpatient or outpatient units.
• Develop and implement treatment plans for patients.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings for treatment planning.

Skills

Knowledge of dual diagnosis

Collaboration and communication with agencies

Clinical assessment and intervention skills

Education

Master's degree in counseling psychology, Social Work, or Behavioral Science

Job description

Under the direction of the Lead Behavioral Health Counselor, the Behavioral Health Counselor will provide counseling services to patients who are being withdrawn from alcohol and/or other drugs either in the inpatient or outpatient units at BMC Brighton.

Position: Mental Health Counselor

Department: BMC Brighton Comprehensive Addition Program

Schedule: Full Time, Day/Evening shift

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES

• Biopsychosocial assessment, develop and implement treatment plans for each patient.

• Counsel patients individually and in group sessions.

• Educate patients about disease and recovery including relapse prevention techniques.

• Clearly and concisely document patients' history, progress and aftercare treatment planning.

• Acquire and deliver specialization components within our treatment program.

• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings to monitor progress and discharge planning.

• Involves family members and/or significant others in the recovery process, including support, living arrangements, aftercare programs, outpatient therapy programs, etc.

• Encourages patients in decisions about aftercare treatment - providing information about available resources for post-treatment.

• Liaison with MD's nurses and other health care personnel and referral sources within and outside the medical center to ensure physical and psychological aspects of care are addressed.

• Supervises assigned student interns in their clinical practice

JOB REQUIREMENTS

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Master's degree in counseling psychology, Social Work, or Behavioral Science

• and 2 years of training and/or clinical experience in substance use and/or mental health counseling.

• or equivalent combination of education and experience.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED

• De-escalation Certification within 1 month of hire

• BLS required or obtain within 1 month of hire

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS PREFERRED

• Massachusetts LMCH/LICSW

• CADAC/CAS/CAC/CRC

• Current Massachusetts Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor I

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Specialized cognitive-behavioral knowledge, training, experience

• Experience with dual diagnosis

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES (KSAs)

• Knowledge of dual diagnosis.

• Must be able to collaborate and communicate with referring agencies, such as EAP professionals, private practitioners, probation officers, housing staff, primary care doctors, community health agencies

• Familiar with Patient's Bill of Rights.

• Able to make clinical assessments and interventions autonomously

Compensation Range

$51,500.00- $75,000.00

This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, skills, and certifications/licensures as they directly relate to position requirements; as well as business/organizational needs, internal equity, and market-competitiveness. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), discretionary annual bonuses and merit increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family well-being.

NOTE

This range is based on Boston-area data, and is subject to modification based on geographic location.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans