Behavioral Health Counselor
UCHealth - Pueblo, CO, US, 81004
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Behavioral Health Counselor at UCHealth summary:
The Behavioral Health Counselor provides direct patient care through individual and group counseling and therapy, assessing patients and coordinating necessary internal and external interventions. They participate in case reviews, assist with discharge planning, and connect patients to community resources while supporting educational needs. This role requires a master's degree, relevant state licensure, and certification in life support, operating within a multidisciplinary and fast-paced clinical environment.
DescriptionLocation: UCHealth UCHth Parkview Medical Center, US:CO:Pueblo Department: Behavioral Intake/Assessment FTE: Full Time, 0.9, 72.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks) Shift: Nights Pay: $24.11 - $36.17 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience Minimum Requirements:
- Master's Degree.
- State licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPC-C), Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate (MFT-C), Social Work Candidate (SWC), or Licensed Social Worker (LSW). Relevant life support certification as determined at position level.
- BLS - BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire.
- Provides top of scope practice in direct patient care environment to provide applicable behavioral health or mental health care
- Values a multidisciplinary team approach to achieve exceptional outcomes
- Welcomes new knowledge in a fast paced, innovative clinical environment
- Contributes to secure safety and quality at the point of care
- Implements counseling/therapy for assigned patients in both individual and group settings. Interviews and assesses patients and/or patient's family, caregivers, and/or legal representatives.
- Determines, provides and/or arranges for needed internal and external services/interventions. Participates and/or arranges case reviews/care conferences to evaluate progress.
- Assists with discharge planning and processes, including identification of community-based resources, and provides referrals as part of the discharge plan.
- Utilizes appropriate teaching methods and/or referrals to ensure patient/family educational needs are met.
- Medical, dental and vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents
- 403(b) with employer matching contributions
- Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank
- Employer-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options
- Employer paid short term disability and long-term disability with buy-up coverage options
- Wellness benefits
- Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs
- Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year
- UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.
Keywords:
behavioral health counseling, mental health therapy, patient assessment, individual counseling, group therapy, case management, discharge planning, community resources, multidisciplinary team, licensed professional counselor