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Behavioral Health Crisis Therapist- North

Crisis CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

Now offering up to $7,500 in hiring bonuses for Crisis Therapists!

Join Community

Community Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors. Over 60 years later, “community” is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state-of-the-art technology.

It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients.

And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered — and we couldn’t do it without you.

Make a Difference

The Behavioral Health Crisis Therapist conducts crisis mental health and substance abuse evaluations for consumers. Evaluates biopsychosocial status and needs for the development of an appropriate treatment/crisis plan. Provides 24-hour mental health/substance abuse emergency resources to persons in central Indiana.

Exceptional Skills and Qualifications

Applicants for this position should be able to collaborate with others in a team setting, have excellent communication skills, and a positive attitude toward problem-solving.

  • LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT in the State of Indiana required.
  • Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a mental health related field required.
  • 2 + years of experience providing mental health treatment required.
  • Past experience in crisis triage and management, risk assessments, and working with mental health and chemically dependent populations preferred.
  • Experience in medical milieu preferred.
  • Evaluate psychosocial status and needs for development of appropriate disposition.
  • Provide ADL’s when necessary. Triage patients accurately and efficiently in numerous settings (Pavilion, ER, medical unit). Determine level of care. Determine level and type of risk, suicide and homicide, for each patient that presents as "in crisis." Conduct crisis intervention and support services to consumers of all ages. Conduct mental health and chemical dependency screening for consumers and family members. Coordinate direct admissions between patients' providers, inpatient psychiatrists, and inpatient units. Maintain documentation for all crisis and case management services, including but not limited to social, psychiatric, and medical histories, and presenting cases in a way that supports disposition and preliminary diagnosis.
  • Provides offsite and community-based response. Provides consultation services to medical units as needed. Provide consultation and education to hospital staff and external customers. Screen for acute care services including partial, outpatient, and case management.
  • Provide psychiatric coverage to Network Emergency departments and other departments, as needed. Present detailed cases to insurance reviewers for certification. Succinctly present cases to psychiatrists on high-risk patients.
  • Participate in aggressive behavior management appropriate to the population served.

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Crisis Therapist conducts mental health and substance abuse evaluations to develop appropriate crisis treatment plans. They provide 24-hour emergency resources and triage patients across various hospital settings including the ER and medical units.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in a mental health-related field and possess an active LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT license in Indiana. A minimum of 2 years of experience in mental health treatment is required, with preference for experience in crisis triage and risk assessment.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental health evaluationSubstance abuse evaluationBiopsychosocial assessmentSuicide risk assessmentHomicide risk assessmentTeam collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 30% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Ohio403 active7,885 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% remote · 30% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$8k sign-onOhio Counselor listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 16% offer loan repayment605 active listings, Oct 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend+2.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Counselor Jobs

46 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

45 jobs · 36 employers
21
<$70k
14
$70k-85k
6
$85k-100k
4
$100k-115k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

39 jobs · 36 employers
401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
51%
Sign-on bonus
41% this job
Loan repayment
31%
PSLF eligible
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,926 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Cincinnati

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$240k
Typical market rent
$1,432/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.4
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.