Counselor

UnityPoint Health – Black Hawk Grundy Mental Health Center

Shift: Full-time 40 hr./wk.; M-F; 8 hr. shifts

Benefits Eligible 

Sign-On Bonus: $7,500 paid over 2 years

UnityPoint Health – Black Hawk Grundy Mental Health Center is comprised of a team of dedicated mental health professionals, offering a wide-range of services for children and adults with a variety of mental health concerns. We are seeking a master’s level licensed social worker or mental health counselor to join our committed treatment team to provide diagnostic services and outpatient therapy. Applicants should have a desire to work with a diverse population, effectively care coordinate across departments and agencies, a drive to therapeutically address the needs of our community and those with mental health concerns.

Why UnityPoint Health? 

• Commitment to our Team – For the third consecutive year, we're proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare for our commitment to our team members.
• Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
• Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
• Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
• Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

Visit https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org/ to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work. 

• Perform psychosocial and diagnostic assessments
• Diagnose patients in accordance with the current DSM
• Involve collateral sources in patient’s treatment as clinically indicated (e.g., family, friends, etc.)
• Develop individual treatment plans to help patients achieve their goals
• Provide individual, couples, family and group psychotherapy services as indicated by the treatment plan
• Provide crisis psychotherapy
• Refer patients to other services as clinically indicated
• Willingness to work with all patients seen at one’s site of care as indicated by the site. (i.e., ages, diagnostic presentations, comorbidities, etc. in accordance with one’s scope of licensure and abilities)
• May perform Employee Assistance Programing as indicted by the site of care
• Utilize evidenced based practices in treatment
• Follow all ethical and regulatory guidelines
• Seek consultation from your Clinical Supervisor when needed
• Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate services
• Maintain licensure
• Maintain eligibility to bill for government payers (i.e., not on the Medicaid/Medicare exclusion list.)
• Document services accurately and timely patient progress with treatment plan goals
• Achieve site of care productivity standards.
• Active participation with clinical supervisor on supervision plan
• Participate in individual and group supervision from one’s clinical supervisor
• Participate in all required trainings and educational activities
• Participate in department level meetings and huddles
• Be responsive to patients in applicable communication mode

• Master Degree in Social Work, Professional Counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy with a clinical/mental health concentration from an accredited school
• Applicants should have completed practicum experiences as part of their accredited program.
• One year of experience working with a site’s clientele in addition to practicum is preferred. This may be completed at the bachelor level.
• LMSW, or TLMHC, or TLMFT in the state of Iowa