What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Counselor- Overnights position at Eating Recovery Center?
Who we are
ERC Pathlight is an innovative, rapidly growing clinical leader in the behavioral health sector. Founded in 2008 by pre-eminent psychiatrists and psychologists in the eating disorder space, ERC Pathlight now treats over 6,000 patients per year, operates more than 30 facilities in 7 states and delivers tele-healthcare to patients nationally. We offer the most comprehensive treatment program in the country for patients who struggle with eating disorders, mood and anxiety and trauma-related disorders.
How you’ll serve our patients
As a patient care professional at ERC Pathlight, you can expect to be a part of team that delivers hands-on treatment, therapy sessions and/or support to our patients in one of our many centers around the nation, or virtually through our tele-behavioral health platform.
You will serve patients daily in a multitude of ways:
Perform vital, front line functions in all aspects of medical and behavioral health care
Responsible for observing, reporting and treating patients in a therapeutic setting
Play a key role in providing behavioral treatment interventions under the direction of the registered nurse and medical team
Assist patients with emotional regulation and behavioral de-escalation
Ongoing assessment and monitoring of physical/mental status
Ensuring patient safety
Perform checks on the unit to ensure environmental safety and patient location
Facilitate and support meals with patients consistent with Policy and Procedure
Maintain daily program structure
Assist in the AM/PM routine
Facilitate therapeutic groups within realm of individual training and expertise
Contribute clinical information and observations about patients as part of therapeutic interventions and document such in the electronic health record
Accompany patients on fresh air breaks and planned outings
Be creative in therapeutic interventions in order to maintain a safe, supportive, clinically sound milieu
Provide 1:1 outreach to patient if necessary
Must haves
High School Graduate/GED
Valid driver’s license with safe driving record
BLS (can be achieved upon hire)
Bonus Qualities
Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree
Experience working with mental health disorders
Experience in health care
How we invest in you
Every role at ERC Pathlight is essential to delivering the high-quality care we promise to our patients. This means that from day one, we’re here to support your role by offering ongoing training and continuing education opportunities, as well as support to achieve internal growth.
What we offer
Healthy organizations value the mental wellness of their teams, and we understand that the professionals who work for us are not immune to their own mental health conditions. In the same way we observe and guide our patients, we take the same consideration for our employees when building our benefits packages and healthcare offerings. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefit plans, Generous Paid Time Off, 401(K) with company match and tuition reimbursement.
Compensation starting range for the Behavioral health counselor role is $17 to $21 hourly . Ranges are based upon market expectations and are dependent upon candidate experience.