Behavioral Health Professional
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Essential Position Functions
- Assess mental status, risk, and clinical needs of persons in distress
- Provide emergency psychotherapy
- Provide supportive counseling
- Follow up on the status of persons in distress
- Search out and refer to community resources
- Evaluate clinical need for hospitalization
- Evaluate appropriateness for involuntary treatment according to legal criteria
- Evaluate need for admission to state hospital
- Provide written reports to county attorney and court
- Testify in court in civil commitment cases
- Provide consultation to families, friends and other providers of care to persons in acute distress
- Complete clinical records and reports according to established policy and procedure
Knowledge/Experience
- 1-3 years related clinical experience
Skills in clinical assessment, crisis intervention, writing, and oral communication; excellent medication understanding and conflict-resolution skills.
Education
- Master’s degree in social work or counseling required
LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRY: Must maintain active Montana license as SWLC or LCPC-C. Licensure candidates must complete licensure hours and sit for licensure exam within three years of hire. BLS required.
Key Responsibilities
The Behavioral Health Professional assesses mental status and clinical needs of individuals in distress while providing emergency psychotherapy and crisis intervention. They are also responsible for evaluating the necessity of hospitalization, preparing legal reports, and testifying in court for civil commitment cases.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in social work or counseling and maintain an active Montana license as an SWLC or LCPC-C. The role requires 1-3 years of clinical experience and current BLS certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Healthcare Professional Career Context
healthcare pay on WeekdayDoc is up 13.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Montana is 94.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of Montana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score
Living in Helena
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $479k
- Typical market rent
- $1,616/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 14 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 95.7
- State income tax
- Up to 6.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Helena, MT metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.