Join the team at Avera!

Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.

Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, Student Loan Repayment Program, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.

Exciting opportunity to join Avera as a Behavioral Health Counselor!

Position Highlights:

• Compensation: Immediately, Avera starts you with great wages, excellent benefits including health, dental, paid time off, and generous retirement.

• Student Loan Repayment: This position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.

• Positive Work Environment: Be part of an organization where we practice the mission in our daily operations.

• Great employees are our best investment here at Avera! Let us help you keep growing while being a part of the Avera team!

Job Summary

Coordinates all outpatient counseling services, activity assess call, walk-ins, ER patients for service level need and diagnosis. Make clinical service recommendations to callers and physicians. Provides community, regional information and referred services.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelors Degree and three years relevant experience, or a Masters Degree and one year of relevant experience required.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW or

• Licensed Professional Counselor Required

Work Schedule

• Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm; 72 hours every 2 weeks

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

• $27.50 - $41.50 per hour

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