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Behavioral Counselor-Inpatient Adult Mental Health-Lutheran

Behavioral Counselor-Inpatient Adult Mental Health-Lutheran

UnityPoint HealthDes Moines, IA, United States
5 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
  • Area of Interest : Behavioral Health Services
  • FTE / Hours per pay period : 0.8
  • Department : Inpt Adult MH- Luth
  • Shift : 32 hour week, day / eve mix, every other weekend, holiday rotation
  • Job ID : 174969
  • Overview

    The Mental Health Professional I works one on one with patients and facilitates group psychoeducation sessions. There is also typically an element of care coordination, helping to coordinate services for patient to ensure all available community resources are utilized to the patient's best advantage.

    Why UnityPoint Health?

    At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We're proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

    Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in. Here are just a few :

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  • Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program .
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  • Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
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  • Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family .
  • With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

    And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

    Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

    Responsibilities

    Treatment planning, discharge planning and referrals :

  • Develop and maintain the patient's treatment plan throughout the patient's course of treatment with input from the care team
  • Keep patient, family, or others informed as to the patient's progress throughout treatment as the patient desires.
  • Complete safety planning
  • Complete discharge planning
  • May lead psychoeducational groups
  • Coordinate patient's social determinants of care needs
  • Practice de-escalation techniques
  • Provide patient information and make referrals
  • Understand Medicaid and other governmental benefit systems and help patients navigate through the public mental health system.
  • Help patients follow through with their health goals.
  • Coordinate medical and behavioral healthcare for patients
  • Assists patients with activities of daily living
  • Conducts assessments including but not limited to suicide screening and mental health assessments, patient rights, obtaining releases of information, advanced directives etc.
  • May completes patient rounding in order to maintain a safe environment
  • Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate services
  • May transport patients
  • Documentation and Administrative Functions :

    Maintains accurate, concise, and current clinical documentation.

    Collaboration and Coordination

  • Participate in all required trainings and educational activities
  • Participate in department level meetings and huddles
  • Be responsive to patients in applicable communication mode
  • Qualifications

    Education : Bachelor's degree required. Mental Health related field prefered.

    Experience : Previous healthcare & behavioral healthcare experience preferred.

    License(s) / Certification(s) : Driver's license if in an outpatient setting. May require class D Driver's license within 6 months of employment for outpatient setting. May be required to obtain BLS within six months of hire for certain sites.

    Other : Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.

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