Behavioral Health Counselor MS
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Key details
- Location
- Bloomington, IN, United States
- Work style
- Onsite
- Level
- Entry level
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 0–3 yrs
- Function
- Healthcare
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- 4d ago
Skills
About the role
Position Title: Counselor – Behavioral Health MS
Location: Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington, IN
Shift: Full-Time, Days
Schedule: Day shift; may include some evening hours until 7:00 PM to support the evening IOP group
Position Overview:
The Behavioral Health Counselor supports patients and families at Bloomington Hospital’s Addiction Treatment and Recovery Center through individual, group, and family counseling. This role engages patients in the treatment milieu, completes psychosocial and mental health assessments, and leads utilization review and discharge planning so every patient moves through care safely and with the resources they need. Working closely with the multidisciplinary care team, the Counselor interprets complex patient and family needs and models caring practices for other caregivers.
This position also serves as a point person for abuse, neglect, and domestic violence cases, acting as liaison with state and county child and adult protective teams and providing intervention in guardianship, foster care, adoption, and mental health level II placements. The Counselor applies evidence-based practices such as CBT, MI, and DBT, along with crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques, to support recovery and promote safety.
Key Responsibilities:
Facilitate patient involvement in the treatment milieu and education programming.
Provide individual, group, and family counseling, including facilitation of the evening Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) group.
Perform all functions related to utilization review and discharge planning.
Communicate and collaborate with the multidisciplinary care team so patients receive safe, timely services and families have the resources and education they need.
Interpret and communicate complex patient and family needs, modeling caring practices for other caregivers.
Assess psychosocial risk factors, including prior functioning, support systems, reaction to illness, and coping ability.