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Work Shift:

12 Hours - Night Shifts (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Salary Range: $16.50 - $36.00Associate Behavioral Health Counselor: $22.50 - $36.00, Behavioral Health Rehab Assistant: $16.50 - $25.50

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Join Northern Lights in Thief River Falls, MN as an Associate Behavioral Health Counselor and make a meaningful impact supporting individuals on their recovery journey. This role offers hands on experience in behavioral health, collaboration with a caring clinical team, and the opportunity to build skills in a supportive, community focused setting. Ideal for compassionate candidates who want to grow in mental health services while making a difference close to home.

Summary

The Associate 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.

Job Description

The Associate Behavioral Health Counselor assesses patient needs, develops treatment plans, and implements treatment interventions specific to patient needs. Continually assesses patients' 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. Must stay current on emerging issues in the profession. The Associate Behavioral Health Counselor may work in a variety of settings, with duties varying by setting. In a clinic setting (other than primary care), the Associate Behavioral Health Counselor conducts scheduled face-to-face counseling sessions designed to assess and improve patients' emotional, mental, and behavioral health. In a hospital setting, the Associate Behavioral Health Counselor may have a broad scope of duties, depending upon assignment. Hospital assignments include psychiatric inpatient treatment and/or specific hospital units. Psychiatric inpatient treatment duties include development, implementation, and evaluation of treatment plan, individual and family counseling, and consultation with all Mental Health Professionals. Hospital unit duties include crisis intervention, assessment, and referral. In a community setting, the Associate Behavioral Health Counselor coordinates and provides treatment for patients with severe and persistent mental illness. This may include community-based interventions aimed at improving daily living skills, social skills, and self-regulation skills. The community-based Associate Behavioral Health Counselor consults with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure treatment compliance. In a residential setting, the Associate Behavioral Health Counselor coordinates and provides treatment for patients requiring a higher level of care than outpatient therapy; however, do not meet the criteria for psychiatric inpatient treatment. Treatment occurs at the residential treatment facility and includes a broad range of duties: assessment and screening, individual and group counseling, development, implementation, and evaluation of treatment programs, and consultation and coordination with a multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

Qualifies as one of the following -

Associate Behavioral Health Counselor:

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in behavioral sciences or related field preferred, and completion of a practicum or internship.

In Minnesota, must follow Minnesota State statute defining Mental Health Practitioner.

At least 4,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with: mental illness, substance use disorders or emotional disturbances, traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities,

OR

Has at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in behavioral sciences or related fields and at least 2,000 hours of supervised work experience in the delivery of services to persons with: mental illness, substance use disorders or emotional disturbances, traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities.

Behavioral Health Rehab Assistant:

Must meet state-specific requirements. Per Minnesota Statute, must hold a High School Diploma or GED and meet one of the following criteria:

-Agreed to work exclusively overnight shifts
-Completed 2,000 hours of work experience providing health and human services to individuals
-Completed three years of personal life experience with mental illness within the previous 10 years
-Completed three years of personal life experience as the primary caregiver to an adult with a mental illness, traumatic brain injury, substance use disorder, or developmental disability
-Holds an Associate of Arts degree or has completed 15 semester or 23 quarter hours post-secondary education in behavioral science or related field

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