Counselor - Behavioral Health

Job Description

We Are Hiring

Behavioral Health Counselor - Part-Time, Days - Partial Hospital Progam - Jacksonville, FL

Why Join Ascension?

About Ascension St. Vincent’s Hospitals (Riverside, Southside and Clay)

• St. Vincent’s Medical Center Riverside is a 528-bed hospital founded by the Daughters of Charity in 1916. It is part of St. Vincent’s HealthCare and Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit healthcare system.
• St. Vincent’s Riverside is home to the largest cardiovascular program between Atlanta and Orlando.
• St. Vincent’s Southside is a 311-bed facility and joined the St. Vincent’s HealthCare family in 2008.
• The Family Birth Place at St. Vincent’s Southside was one of only nine organizations in the U.S. to receive the PRC Platinum Achievement Award.
• St. Vincent’s Medical Center Clay County, a 106-bed hospital, opened its doors in 2013 and began an expansion that doubled its size by 2015.
• The expansion added maternity and women’s services, 30 inpatient beds, 13 treatments rooms in the emergency department, and a shell to add 30 additional beds in the future.

About Jacksonville, FL

• Jacksonville is a rapidly growing metropolitan area with approximately 950,000 residents, not including surrounding counties.
• Jacksonville sits on the beautiful St. Johns River in the city center with the Atlantic Ocean a short drive away.
• With over 1,100 miles of beaches and waterways, it boasts a mild climate, reasonable cost of living, professional sports teams, international airport, and a solid growing economy.
• The city is alive with diverse cultural experiences including distinctive museums, world-class tennis, and excellent golf courses.
• Florida has no state income tax.

About Ascension Medical Group

When you join Ascension Medical Group (AMG), you are entering a community where physician and advanced practice provider engagement and experience is recognized as a key driver of delivering excellent patient care.

With 1,900 sites of care and 7,000 providers strong, AMG is one of the largest healthcare provider networks in the United States. Physicians and advanced practice providers benefit from a collaborative approach to care, significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages.

What You Will Do

As an Associate with St. Vincent's HealthCare-FL, you will have the opportunity to provide behavioral health counseling services.

Responsibilities:

• Conducts patient assessments and establishes therapy treatment goals.
• Administers individual and group therapy. Maintains thorough and confidential records of observations.
• Evaluates progress and effectiveness of therapy interventions.
• Provides patient with information regarding resources and therapeutic activities in the community.
• Works directly with the patient, family, physician and community providers to ensure active and collaborate care from the initiation of treatment to the time of discharge.

What You Will Need

Licenses/Certifications/Registration:

• Required Credential(s):
  • One or more of the following:
    • Counselor obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
    • Social Worker specializing in Clinical Practice credentialed from the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling obtained within 12 Months (1 year) of hire date or job transfer date.
• Preferred Credential(s):
  • BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Education:

• Master's level - LCSW, LMFT or LMHC

Work Experience:

• 2-3 years of behavioral health experience post licensure.
• Experience conducting group therapy required.
• Expertise treating mental health and substance use disorders.
• Experience with day treatment programs and ASAM criteria preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity

St. Vincent's Healthcare (SVHC) will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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