Behavioral Health Counselor MS

**Counselor – Behavioral Health MS** **Location: IU Health Bloomington Hospital** **Address: 727 West 2nd Street, Bloomington, IN 47403** **Shift: Full-Time Days (Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM)** * * * **Join Our Dedicated Behavioral Health and Counseling Team!** **Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital is seeking a compassionate and skilled Master’s Level Counselor with experience in behavioral health to provide direct therapeutic services, discharge planning, and crisis intervention. This role involves face-to-face interactions with patients and families, collaboration with healthcare teams, and supporting patients through complex psychosocial challenges.** * * * **Position Overview:** **The Behavioral Health Counselor will:** - Facilitate patient involvement in treatment and education within a supportive environment - Conduct individual, group, and family counseling sessions - Perform all functions related to utilization review and discharge planning, ensuring safe and effective care transitions - Collaborate with all members of the healthcare team to ensure timely delivery of services, resources, and education for patients and families - Interpret and communicate complex patient and family needs, modeling caring and professional practices to other caregivers - Assess patients’ and families’ psychosocial risk factors by evaluating prior functioning, support systems, reactions to illness, and coping abilities - Counsel patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial impacts of health conditions or disabilities - Access and mobilize community and family resources to meet patient needs - Provide mental health assessments upon physician referral - Serve as the point person for cases involving child abuse/neglect, elder abuse/neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence - Act as a liaison between IU Health and local protective services (APS/CPS) - Provide crisis intervention and support during acute situations, including de-escalation techniques - Support complex discharge planning and care coordination - Provide specialized mental health services, including crisis and addiction assessments, with appropriate referrals for psychiatric or community resources - Lead interventions in guardianship, foster care, adoption, and mental health placements * * * **Qualifications & Requirements:** - Education: Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related mental health field from an accredited institution required. - Experience: 0-3 years relevant healthcare, mental health, or community-based experience preferred. - Licensure: - Candidates must be license-eligible in Indiana as an LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, or LCAC. - A minimum of a permanent LSW, LMHC-A, or LMFT-A is required upon hire. - Note: Candidates with a BSW must obtain an LBSW license. They can be considered if they acquire a 12-month temporary license prior to start date, which makes them compliant until passing the licensing exam. We recommend obtaining the temporary license within one week prior to employment. - Certifications: - Crisis intervention certification may be required. - BLS certification may be required. - Skills & Knowledge: - Evidence-based practices such as CBT, MI, DBT - Knowledge of the disease process, human behavior, and social needs - Crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques - Legal mandates related to child and adult protective services (state and county) - Ability to create a safe, therapeutic environment and instruct daily activities and programming - Basic proficiency in Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) - Strong relationship-building skills with community agencies, law enforcement, schools, and healthcare teams * * * **Core Competencies:** - Connecting to IU Health’s mission, vision, and values by demonstrating purpose, excellence, compassion, and teamwork - Building rapport and providing exemplary customer service - Clear, concise, and professional communica…