Amita Health Hiring For Behavioral Health Counselor Full Time, Nights at Joliet, IL, United States Full Time

Job Description

We Are Hiring:

AMITA Health is hiring a Behavioral Health Counselor at St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet!

We Offer You:

• Competitive wages
• Affordable medical and dental
• Retirement match
• PTO and paid holidays
• Significant professional opportunities
• Innovative practice groups and networks
• Comprehensive training
• And so much more!

AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet
Our flagship hospital in the Joliet area, AMITA Saint Joseph Joliet provides the sophisticated care you expect from an academic medical center, with the personal attention of a local hospital. We’re one of Chicagoland’s top hospitals according to Chicago Magazine, with multiple specialties ranked by U.S. News and World Report. Our 480-bed facility includes a nationally recognized heart and vascular program that can handle even the most complex procedures, as well as one of the nation’s leading cancer centers, three Healing Arts Pavilion treatment centers, and a high-capacity Level II emergency and trauma center.
What You Will Do:

Provide behavioral health counseling services.

• Conduct patient assessments and establish therapy treatment goals.
• Administer individual and group therapy.
• Maintain thorough and confidential records of observations.
• Evaluate progress and effectiveness of therapy interventions.
• Provide patient with information regarding resources and therapeutic activities in the community.
• Work directly with the patient, family, physician and community providers to ensure active and collaborate care from the initiation of treatment to the time of discharge.

What You Will Need:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Science, Social Science, or Psychology required.

Additional Preferences:

• One year of experience on an inpatient psychiatric unit

Why Join Our Team:

AMITA Health, one of the largest health systems in Illinois, is comprised of 19 hospitals and more than 230 sites of care. With more than 900 providers in its medical groups, 26,000 associates and 7,000 physician partners, AMITA Health serves over 6.6 million residents in the greater Chicagoland area.

We are committed to improving accessibility to healthcare in the communities we serve. We hold ourselves accountable to our patients and one another, and we work hard to treat the whole person, body, mind and spirit. Our compassionate, talented team members are the source of our strength, and we invest heavily in their well-being. We offer significant professional opportunities, career advancement potential, comprehensive training and competitive wages.
Equal Opportunity Employer:

AMITA Health will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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Please note that AMITA Health will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. AMITA Health will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.