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Behavioral Health Counselor - Inpatient Mental Health, UPMC

Pay: Not specified

Posted: 1 week ago

Location: Jamestown, NY (Onsite)

Last Updated: 1 week ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 9/26/2026

Job Description

UPMC Chautauqua is seeking a full-time Behavioral Health Counselor to work in our Inpatient Mental Health Department. This position offers a day shift schedule with weekends and holidays off! As a Behavioral Health Counselor, you'll provide clinical treatment services to patients in an inpatient setting. Title and salary will be determined based upon education and experience

Responsibilities:

Demonstrate knowledge of behavior support techniques and skills to aid in the development of individualized behavior plans. Assist with care coordination as needed to ensure the highest quality of care to clients and families. Facilitate referrals for other clinical services during treatment and at discharge. Demonstrate knowledge of structured clinical assessment tools including specific measures of psychiatric symptomatology, family functioning, and academic achievement with an ability to communicate results and recommended course of treatment to families and other professionals. Responsible for paperwork and participates in interagency team meetings. Completes all necessary department documentation per established policies. Actively participate, coordinate, and liaison with other services. Facilitate the resolution of any problematic issue related to service delivery. Provide individual and family therapy in a community and/or inpatient/outpatient setting. Ensure behavior plans are implemented with fidelity by staff to maximize effectiveness. Provide direct care to assigned patients. Provide direct clinical supervision to assigned staff.

Modes of supervision include:

individual, group and onsite supervision. Treatment team meetings also will be conducted. Develop expertise in child/adolescent/adult psychopathology, crisis intervention / de-escalation techniques, and behavioral therapy. Participate in necessary trainings related to the provision of services. Conduct ongoing evaluations of behavior plans after implementation to assess if plans need to be updated.