*Behavioral Health Counselor MS

About the role

Join our dedicated Behavioral Health and Counseling team at IU Health Bloomington Hospital providing direct therapeutic services, discharge planning, and crisis intervention. Be part of a compassionate team dedicated to improving mental health outcomes and providing patient-centered care. We support your professional development and encourage a collaborative, innovative environment where your contributions make a difference. Location: IU Health Bloomington Hospital, 727 West 2nd Street, Bloomington, IN 47403.

Responsibilities

• 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

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