Psychiatric Counselor Behavioral Health Part-time Nights

CounselorPart-Time

Listed compensation

$22.99-$32.19/hr

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Employment & setting
Part-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 34m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Northwestern Memorial Healthcare as a Psychiatric Counselor – Behavioral Health, Nights in Winfield, Illinois, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $22.99 - $32.19/hr.
  • Student loan repayment assistance.
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • 401(k) matching
  • Lifecycle benefits

Work Schedule

  • Part-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Northwestern Memorial Healthcare in Winfield, Illinois, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The Psychiatric Counselor delivers direct care to psychiatric patients and collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to identify and treat crises. Responsibilities include conducting intake assessments, facilitating therapeutic groups, and managing the unit milieu to ensure patient safety.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and possess CPR certification, with de-escalation training required within six months of hire. At least one year of experience in a behavioral health unit or a completed internship in the field is required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Psychiatric counselingPatient assessmentCrisis interventionMilieu managementTreatment planningGroup facilitationIntake assessmentMental healthSubstance abusePatient rightsADL assistance

Psychiatry — Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 43% have no call, 55% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$57k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $57k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 6 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 31 employers

401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
37%
Loan repayment
26% this job
PSLF eligible
26%
Sign-on bonus
9% this job

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

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About Northwestern Memorial Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Chicago, Illinois
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition reimbursement
Loan forgiveness
401(k) matching
Lifecycle benefits