Behavioral Health Therapist - Eating Disorders Unit

Behavioral Health Therapist - Eating Disorders Unit

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We're proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.

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The Behavioral Health Counselor requires a broad, yet solid, understanding of human behavior and theories of counseling. May work with a wide range of patient populations and presenting issues, requiring a foundation in a variety of treatment modalities. This role is a team-based role where responsibility for patient well-being is diffused among the treatment team and the overall responsibility lies with a clinical supervisor or admitting provider.

The Behavioral Health Counselor assesses patient needs, may diagnose disorders, develops treatment plans, and implements treatment interventions specific to patient needs. Continually assesses patient's progress and revises treatment plans and interventions accordingly. Documents treatment sessions. Provides patient progress updates to interdisciplinary team, as needed. May educate patient support members about patient issues and interventions. May refer for additional clinical services or to specialists, as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Conducts scheduled face-to-face counseling sessions designed to assess and improve patient's emotional, mental, and behavioral health.
• Development, implementation, and evaluation of therapy programs, individual and family counseling, and consultative services to attending psychiatrist.
• Coordinates and provides treatment for patients with severe and persistent mental illness.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related Behavioral Health Sciences required; graduation from an accredited school preferred.
• License must be in good standing in state(s) of practice.
• In North Dakota, Must Have One Of The Following:
  Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Benefits:

Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.

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