Behavioral Health Therapist/Counselor

Job Overview

Why Crescent Community Health Center? Crescent is a mission driven, patient centered organization. Crescent provides medical, dental and brain health services to the Greater Dubuque area including our most vulnerable populations. Crescent works hard to bring high quality affordable health care to all in our community. Crescent provides a diverse, fun, and inclusive workforce with competitive wages and benefits. If you are looking for a rewarding career that makes a difference in the community, this is your chance.

What will you be doing? You will be primarily responsible for providing evidence-based psychotherapy, counseling, and psychoeducational services at Crescent Community Health Center (CCHC). You'll assess, evaluate, diagnose, and treat signs/symptoms related to disorders outlined in the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) across the lifespan. A big key part of this job is actively engaging and coordinating with all members of the patients integrated care team (care management, medical, dental, brain health, etc.).

Additionally, you will provide biopsychosocial assessments of patients and families to diagnose and identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, condition, treatment, and/or life situation. You'll also ensure their treatment is comprehensive, using evidence-based clinical/therapeutic interventions to treat and address an individual's identified needs including but not limited to brain health and physical health.

What do you need to possess to be considered? You will need

• A minimum of a master's degree from a nationally accredited institution or from a program approved by the appropriate licensing board in the State of Iowa for social work, behavioral health/sciences, or other related field, required.
• You will need to be licensed in the state of Iowa as an LMSW, LISW, tLMHC, LMHC, tLMFT, LMFT, or LBA, required.
• A solid general knowledge of risk reduction, brain health disorders (substance use, mental health), psychotherapy, and psychopharmacology, is preferred.
• Finally, we'd prefer you to have a minimum of 2 years' experience in a health care or social service setting.

You will also need a valid driver's license, verification of personal auto insurance and the ability to become an authorized driver on behalf of CCHC.

Pre-employment drug testing, physical, review of required immunizations including COVID Vaccination and background check required.

EOE