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Description Sanitas Medical Center is hiring a Full Time Behavioral Health Counselor for our Tampa North Port facility in North Port, FL. Behavioral health counselors are core members of the Sanitas medical team and provide hope, empowerment, and psychoeducation in order to promote autonomy and self-management by arranging comprehensive mental health care services in a primary care setting. This full-time Behavioral Health Counselor is located in our Tampa North Port facility in North Port, FL. Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Paid Time Off Life & AD&D Insurance Disability Insurance Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Voluntary Benefits Behavioral Health Counselor Roles and Responsibilities: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Complete and maintain all documentation in a timely and accurate manner according to all federal, state and center guidelines. Collaborate with a variety of health professionals in the patients circle of care including but not limited to primary care providers, care nurses, care coordinators, community health workers, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals and specialists to ensure a comprehensive continuity of care. Develop and implement care plans. Guide patients in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with their diagnosis. Provide individual, family or group educational interventions, to assist patients in adjusting to life and making changes. Resolve emergency problems in crisis situations. Track treatment response and monitor patients for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications. Participate in regularly scheduled weekly caseload consultation and complex case review meetings. Facilitate care plan adjusts for patients who are not improving as expected in consultation with the medical providers. Facilitate referrals to the appropriate provider or in-house intervention program as clinically indicated. Connect patients and family members with community and social resources. Guide clinical staff on how to manage common behavioral health situations. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Required Skills & Qualifications: At Sanitas, we are committed to a culture of diversity to develop an inclusive organization, so if you're interested in this position but your experience doesn't align with each qualification, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for other positions. 1 year relevant experience required. Masters degree in counseling or related field required. BLS certification required. Ability to travel in assigned region. Bilingual Spanish and English preferred. Relevant or any other job-related vocational coursework preferred. License by a state board to provide counseling. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to work standing up, walk, use hands to operate tools and equipment and must be able to exert regularly up to 10 pounds of force, frequently exert 30 pounds of force and occasionally exert 50 pounds of force to constantly perform the essential job functions. The employee will be frequently required to reach with hands and arms, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, and pull. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee is subject to environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The worker is subject to noise; there may be sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout to be heard above ambient noise level. About Sanitas Medical Center We are a global leader in patient care. Join an organization dedicated to quality patient care, research and education with operations in 8 countries, serving close to 3 million people and more than 14,000 health care employees. At Sanitas, you will find a supportive, team-oriented culture that fosters innovation and respects different points of views empowering each employee to do what's in the best interest of our patients. We offer a competitive compensation program to help you meet your personal and financial goals, grow your career, safeguard your health and secure your future. We prioritize nurturing a socially conscious corporate culture that values employee development and rewards innovative thinking-apply today. Required Skills•1 year relevant experience required. •Masters degree in counseling or related field required. •BLS certification required. •Ability to travel in assigned region. •License by a state board to provide counseling.Optional SkillsBilingual Spanish and English preferred. •Relevant or any other job-related vocational coursework preferred.

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