Behavioral Health Counselor MS Licensed

Overview

Location:
West Hospital, Avon, IN

Address: 1115 North Ronald Reagan Parkway, Suite 364, Avon, IN 46123

Shift: Full-Time Days, Monday–Friday, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm

Position Overview:
The counselor provides ongoing individual, group, and family therapy within the behavioral health setting. This role focuses on facilitating patient involvement in treatment, discharge planning, and resource referral, supporting long-term therapeutic relationships. The position emphasizes collaboration with the healthcare team, crisis intervention, and addressing complex psychosocial needs, including working with protective services and managing high-risk situations. It is a resource referral role, not a practice model or case management.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate patient participation in treatment and educational activities.

Overview

Position Title:
Behavioral Health Counselor MS Licensed

Location:
West Hospital, Avon, IN

Address: 1115 North Ronald Reagan Parkway, Suite 364, Avon, IN 46123

Department:
Behavioral Health - OP

Shift: Full-Time Days, Monday–Friday, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm

Position Overview:
The counselor provides ongoing individual, group, and family therapy within the behavioral health setting. This role focuses on facilitating patient involvement in treatment, discharge planning, and resource referral, supporting long-term therapeutic relationships. The position emphasizes collaboration with the healthcare team, crisis intervention, and addressing complex psychosocial needs, including working with protective services and managing high-risk situations. It is a resource referral role, not a practice model or case management.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate patient participation in treatment and educational activities.
• Conduct individual, group, and family counseling to support emotional and behavioral health.
• Perform functions related to utilization review and discharge planning.
• Collaborate with healthcare team members to ensure effective care and resource coordination.
• Interpret and communicate complex patient and family needs, modeling caring and professionalism.
• Assess psychosocial risk factors based on prior functioning, support systems, reactions to illness, and coping skills.
• Counsel patients and families on emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness or disability.
• Access and mobilize community and family resources to meet patient needs.
• Conduct mental health assessments upon physician referral and provide therapeutic interventions.
• Serve as a point person for cases involving child abuse/neglect, elder abuse/neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence, coordinating with protective agencies.
• Maintain principles and techniques of crisis intervention and de-escalation.
• Provide intervention in guardianship, foster care, adoption, and mental health Level II placements.
• Deliver specialized mental health services, including crisis intervention, addiction assessments, and psychiatric recommendations.
• Support safety during dangerous or potentially violent situations, utilizing de-escalation techniques.
• Ensure a safe, therapeutic environment, including instruction of daily activities and programming.
• Maintain accurate documentation in electronic medical records and MS Office applications.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with community partners, law enforcement, schools, and agencies.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Master’s Degree from an accredited college/university in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or related field.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Current licensure in Indiana as an LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT.
• Certification in crisis intervention (may be required).
• BLS certification (may be required).
• Knowledge of evidence-based practices such as CBT, MI, and DBT.
• Understanding of…