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Mental Health Counselor, Behavioral Health, PRN

Counseling

Job Description

Posting Description

We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates' "True North" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.

  • Counseling:  Provide case management and individual and group counseling services to patients.
  • Patient Interviewing:  Conducts patient and family interviews in a professional and thorough manner. 
  • Patient Teaching: Presents educational modules to enhance patient communication skills, coping skills, assertive behavior, etc.
  • Treatment Planning: Attends staff meetings and participates in the formulation of treatment and discharge plans.
  • Charting:  Monitors, measures, and documents patient progress during treatment.
Job Knowledge: 
  • Master’s degree in social work, counseling or related field. 
  • Must be Licensed Master Social Worker, Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Associate.
  • Two years’ clinical experience in an inpatient or outpatient psychiatric setting is highly desirable. 
  • The incumbent must have good verbal and written communication skills and be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to work with adult and geriatric patients.

Qualifications

Education

You must have the following education to apply:

Bachelors of Social Work (CSWE approved) and Bachelors of Related Field

You must have a Masters or higher

Schedule

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North Mississippi Health Services
About North Mississippi Health Services

North Mississippi Health Services (NMHS) is a diversified regional health care organization serving 24 counties in north Mississippi and northwest Alabama and is one of the largest employers in Mississippi with over 6,900 employees. NMHS covers a broad range of acute diagnostic and therapeutic services offered through North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) in Tupelo, Community Hospital System, and North Mississippi Medical Clinics.  NMHS strives to improve the health for people in this region by providing conveniently accessible and cost-effective healthcare of the highest quality. 

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