Behavior Health Counselor - AdventHealth Manchester

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full Time

Shift: Monday – Thursday; 8:00am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:00am – 12:00pm

Location: 56 Marie Langdon Dr, Manchester, KY 40962

The role you’ll contribute:

The Behavior Health Counselor is to minimize psychosocial stressors that have a negative impact on patient health.  The Behavior Health Counselor works as a member of the primary care team providing psychosocial assessments, substance abuse consultation and referrals, brief therapeutic interventions, education, short term follow up and consultation to medical providers.  Behavior Health Counselor may also be asked to develop and/or facilitate psycho educational support groups.  They also provide outpatient individual, family and collateral therapy to children and adults.

The value you’ll bring to the team:

• Diagnose and provide psychotherapy to children and adults with behavioral health disorders

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:

Minimum qualifications:

• A minimum of an LPCC, LPCA, LCSW, MFTA, or LMFT is required
• One-year full time experience providing clinical counseling as a LPCC, LPCA, LCSW, MFTA, or LMFT
• If not licensed to practice independently, applicant must currently be under supervision.
• Kentucky State License Required
• Maintain up to date professional certification based (i.e. LCSW, LPCC, LMFT, LPC, LBA, etc.)

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Therapy/Counseling/Psychology
• Two-year full-time experience providing clinical counseling and/or mental health experience as a LPCC, LPCA, LCSW, MFTA, or LMFT
• Experience with waiver-based services and/or home and community behavior therapy
• History of Substance Abuse Diagnosis and Treatment
• Alcohol and Drug Certification

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About AdventHealth

At AdventHealth, Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ is our mission. It calls us to be His hands and feet in helping people feel whole. Our story is one of hope — one that strives to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Our more than 80,000 skilled and compassionate caregivers in hospitals, physician practices, outpatient clinics, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers are committed to providing individualized, wholistic care.

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