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Traverse City, Michigan

Behavioral Health Counselor I - Adult/Peds Crisis Residential Program- PRN

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Job Description

Company Description

Munson Adult/Peds Crisis Residential Program Projected Opening November - Start date Mid October

The Munson Adult Crisis Residential Program is a short-term, 24/7 residential treatment program for adults experiencing a behavioral health crisis, offering a safe, home-like alternative to inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. Residents receive individualized, trauma-informed care—including clinical support, therapy groups, medication management, crisis planning, and skill-building—to stabilize symptoms, strengthen coping skills, and prepare for a successful transition back to the community. Staff are part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based care that promotes recovery, resilience, and improved access to behavioral health services across Northern Michigan.

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

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: PRN

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Counselor supports patients experiencing substance use or mental health disorders within a residential crisis program. They coordinate patient care, facilitate therapy groups, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to promote recovery and community transition.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Behavioral health counselingCrisis interventionSubstance use disorder treatmentMental health supportPatient care coordinationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Behavioral Health Counseling — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 38% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 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).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs

401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
32%
PSLF eligible
32%
Loan repayment
29%
Sign-on bonus
21%

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Work-life snapshot

5.1/ 10
Listing-based score
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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
Free individual retirement counseling
Free wellness platform
Personalized support