Counselor-Behavioral Health MS

Counselor-Behavioral Health MS Indiana University Health - 3.7 Indianapolis, IN Job Details Full-time 12 hours ago Qualifications Collaborate with healthcare professionals Electronic health records (EHR) management Patient assessment Collaborating with government agencies Safe environment creation Productivity software Interdisciplinary behavioral health coordination Crisis intervention counseling

Full Job Description Counselor-Behavioral Health MS Job Description Overview Position Title:

Counselor - Behavioral Health (MS)

Department:

Psych Holding Unit Location:

Riley Hospital, Indianapolis, IN Shift:

Full-Time Nights Position Overview:

The Counselor facilitates patient involvement in treatment and education within a multidisciplinary hospital setting. This role involves individual, group, and family counseling, discharge planning, utilization review, and crisis intervention. The counselor collaborates with healthcare teams, community agencies, and protective services to ensure patients receive safe, timely, and resource-rich care. The position also includes managing complex cases such as abuse, neglect, guardianship, and high-risk crises, with a focus on de-escalation and safety.

Key Responsibilities:

Facilitate patient involvement in treatment, education, and recovery through individual, group, and family counseling. Conduct psychosocial assessments evaluating prior functioning, support systems, reactions to illness, and coping strategies. Provide mental health assessments upon physician referral and deliver therapeutic interventions, including crisis and community resource referrals. Support complex discharge planning, including guardianship, foster care, adoption, and mental health placements. Serve as the primary point person for cases involving child abuse/neglect, adult/elderly abuse/neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence. Act as liaison between IU Health, protective teams, law enforcement, and community agencies. Respond to dangerous or potentially dangerous situations with clinical intervention and de-escalation techniques. Support patients in acute crises, utilizing de-escalation skills to prevent violence. Support and lead decision-making and goals of care conversations to ensure excellent care. Develop and maintain strong working relationships with hospital staff, law enforcement, social services, schools, probation, and community agencies. Provide clinical supervision and opportunities for ongoing professional development. Document all assessments and interventions accurately within the electronic medical record system.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or related field. Requires 0-3 years of relevant healthcare, mental health, or community-based experience. License eligible in the state of Indiana as an LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, or LCAC. Must have a minimum of a permanent LSW, LMHC-A, or LMFT-A upon hire. Certification in crisis intervention may be required. BLS certification may be required. Knowledge of psychosocial assessments, therapeutic counseling, and crisis intervention techniques. Understanding of disease processes and human behavior in relation to health-related social needs. Knowledge and implementation of evidence-based practices (CBT, MI, DBT). Knowledge of legal mandates for child and adult protective services at the state and county level. Understanding of growth and development principles over the lifespan. Ability to maintain principles and techniques of crisis intervention and de-escalation. Ability to create a safe and therapeutic environment, including instructing patients in daily activities and programming. Basic proficiency in Electronic Medical Records and MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with community agencies, medical teams, law enforcement, schools, probation, and other stakeholders. We are an equal opportunity employer. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Indiana University Health is Indiana's most comprehensive health system, with 15 hospitals and nearly 40,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state. Our partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine gives our team members access to the very latest science and the very best training, advancing care for all. We're looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. People who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day. People who are always ready to apply themselves.