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Ahoskie, North Carolina

Behavioral Health Crisis Therapist- North

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

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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 crisis mental health and substance abuse evaluations to determine appropriate treatment plans and levels of care. They provide 24-hour emergency resources, triage patients in medical settings, and coordinate admissions with inpatient 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 given to those with crisis triage and risk assessment experience.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental health evaluationSubstance abuse evaluationBiopsychosocial assessmentSuicide risk assessmentHomicide risk assessmentTreatment planningTeam collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 30% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

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

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 32 employers

401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
42%
Sign-on bonus
24% this job
Loan repayment
24%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,062 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Ahoskie

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$127k
Median resident rent
$809/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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