Counselor, Mental Health, Licensed

Schedule: PRN| Day Shift

This is a union position

Your experience matters
Lourdes Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Mental Health Counselor joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you'll contribute
A Mental Health Counselor who excels in this role:

• Essential Functions Effectively utilizes strong clinical and assessment skills, cultural competence, and basic casework skills (referrals, advocacy).
• Provides therapy to assigned adult/geriatric patients per Behavioral Unit (BHU) policies, developing, and revising the treatment plan, utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, establishing specific short- and long-term goals. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and religious/spiritual needs of the patient and patient representative.
• Documents the psychosocial evaluation, all one to one and group activities, therapies, and case management activities in the patient(s) chart.
• Documentation is accurate and meets all hospital, state and TJC requirements. Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health errors. Knows responsibility during a "Code Gray" and provides crisis intervention as necessary.
• Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team participating in treatment team meetings evaluating and updating treatment goals and interventions.
• Provides/conducts group education and group programs per established schedule with emphasis on providing suicide prevention education to patients and/or patient representative

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits:Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time andpart-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO:Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and a minimum of 10 days of paid time off per year (for full time employees) as well as 8 paid holidays per year.
• Financial & Career Growth:Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being:Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development:Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

• Education: Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or Human Services from an accredited university.
• Licenses: Must be a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor.
• Certifications: Current American Heart Association BLS certification or obtained within 90 days after hire date.
• Minimum Work Experience At least five years experience working in the Mental Health Field preferred.
• Required Skills Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work within the required supervision parameters established by the Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Connect with a Recruiter
Not ready to complete an application, or have questions? Please contact Maria by emailing [email protected]

Hourly range: $20.61-$29.02

EEOC Statement
"Lourdes Medical Center an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lourdes Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.