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Traverse City, Michigan

Behavioral Health Counselor I - OP Behavioral Health

CounselorNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

Company Description

More Than Just Care, It’s Community

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material.

To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You

Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.

Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.

Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.

Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

Job Description

A Day in the Life

The Munson Behavioral Health Counselor 1 is a member of the behavioral health team and works with patients who experience substance use and / or mental health disorders. The Behavioral Health Counselor 1 is responsible for supporting patients, coordinating patient care or wider behavioral health initiatives, and representing behavioral health throughout the hospital and wider community.

Qualifications

What’s Required

Requires a Bachelor’s Degree

  • For outpatient behavioral health – requires either the CADC, CAADC, (Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor or Certified Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor) OR the ability to obtain the credential and meet all requirements within the 3 year time frame.
  • BLS required - can be obtained within 60 days of hire
  • Additional Information
  • $6,750 Sign on Bonus - Terms and Conditions Apply*

Are you Munson Material? Apply today!

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.

Shift: Day Shift

Status: Full Time

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Counselor provides support to patients experiencing substance use and mental health disorders. They are responsible for coordinating patient care and representing behavioral health initiatives within the hospital and the community.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Behavioral health counselingSubstance use disorder treatmentMental health supportPatient care coordinationCrisis interventionCase managementClinical documentationTreatment planning

Behavioral Health — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 26% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Counselor Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution31 jobs

10
<$70k
8
$70k-85k
7
$85k-100k
6
$100k-115k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs

401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
33%
PSLF eligible
33%
Sign-on bonus
30% this job
Loan repayment
27%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Gotham Enterprises · Nicholasville, Kentucky

$100k-$110k
#2

Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician

Pullman Regional Hospital · Pullman, Washington

$35.45-$52.59/hr
#3

Licensed Therapist (LCSW, LMHC, LMFT)

$84k-$107k
#4

Couples/Family Therapist (LMFT)

$84k-$107k
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 5.1
Better work-life than 60% of Behavioral Health (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 319 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Traverse City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$441k
Typical market rent
$1,888/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.4
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Traverse City, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Munson Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Traverse City, MI
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Holidays
Generous PTO
Employee Discounts
Retirement Counseling
Wellness Platform
$6,750 Sign-On Bonus