Counselor, Mental Health, Licensed

Schedule: Monday-Friday, possible weekend rotation

Your experience matters.

Haywood Regional 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 Licensed 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.

More about our team

Join our team in a 33-bed Behavioral Health Unit specializing in adult and geriatric patients. Staffed with compassionate healthcare professionals, including RNs, CNAs, Mental Health Assistants, Psychiatrists, and Mental Health Providers. Operating with a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:6-1:9, our unit treats a variety of diagnoses such as Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), and Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Patients may present with psychosis, suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, mania, or exacerbations of mental illness. This role offers an opportunity to work collaboratively in a supportive environment focused on providing quality care and support to individuals experiencing behavioral health crises.

How you’ll contribute

A Licensed Mental Health Counselor who excels in this role:

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.

Serves as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient protecting the patient's rights serving as a liaison between patients, referral sources, and community agencies.

Maintains clinical and regulatory processes by demonstrating theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and a working knowledge of DSM-IV.

Performs utilization review process for inpatient admissions, participating in discharge planning including coordinating patient transfers to other facilities and coordinating community resources.

Provides treatment plan and discharge education along with resource referrals to patient 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 : Tailored benefit options for PRN employees, and more.
• Financial Protection & PTO : Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• 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.
• Health & Fitness Center Access www.myhaywoodregional.com/locations/haywood-regional-health-fitness-center

What we’re looking for

Must be a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC), or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or Human Services. Additional requirements include:

• Basic Life Support certification is required within 30 days of hire.
• Five years of experience preferred

More about Haywood Regional Medical Center

Haywood Regional Medical Center (HRMC) is a 154-bed acute hospital and includes 11 multi-specialty clinics that have been offering exceptional care to the Haywood County community for over 97 years. The campus, located in Clyde, is also home to the 54,000 square foot Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center, and the 44,000 square foot Outpatient Care Center. HRMC also operates two urgent care centers in the county. We are proud to be recognized for an “A” hospital safety grade from The Leapfrog Group, The Joint Commission National Quality Approval, Screening Center of Excellence with Lung Cancer Alliance, accredited Chest Pain Center from American College of Cardiology, and Center of Excellence from Addario Lung Cancer Foundation.

EEOC Statement

“Haywood Regional Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Haywood Regional Medical 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.