Behavioral Health Counselor-Inpatient Part-time 6pm to 630am
Listed compensation
$27.29-$35.48/hr
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Company Description
At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry.
As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system.
We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?
Job Description
This position works 12-hour shifts, working 24-hours per week with a every other weekend rotation.
The Behavioral Health Counselor reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
As a member of a multidisciplinary team, assists in providing patient assessments and treatment as directed. Under supervision, provides supportive counseling, case management, and community support services. Assesses patient and patient's family needs, develops treatment plans, provides and evaluates patient care, and assists with discharge planning.
Responsibilities
- Screen and evaluate requests for service.
- Collect and report social history for assigned cases.
- Intervene, stabilize, and manage acute crisis situations.
- Assess and evaluate client needs, strengths, goals and resources.
- Develop individual plans with clients utilizing available assessment tools.
- Work with an interdisciplinary team in reviewing cases and developing individual plans.
- Implement individual plans through rehabilitation services such as case management, advocacy, outreach, skills training groups, social rehabilitation, community support and support counseling.
- Provide linkage case management, participate in treatment planning and discharge planning.
- Consult with other center staff regarding problem assessment and treatment/intervention planning.
- Consult with other service agencies around case-specific and programmatic issues.
- Refer and link clients to other human services programs.
- Serve as a liaison to other agencies as needed.
- Train other providers and non-providers in areas relating to service specialties.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
Education
Bachelor’s in Behavioral Health
Licensure
All NM, Ben Gordon Center (WR849) employees, at point of hire and annually, are required to have a valid State of Illinois driver’s license, current auto liability insurance, and an annual driving abstract
Certification
CPR - Basic Life Support
Behavioral Attributes
Advance verbal and written communication skills
Preferred
One year of experience interacting with clients in an outpatient setting
Additional Information
Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.
Background Check
Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers.
If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check.
Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.
Artificial Intelligence Disclosure
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events.
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If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.
- Job Shift: Evening Job (2nd)
- Salary Range Minimum: $27.29
- Salary Range Maximum: $35.48
- Compensation: USD 27.29 - USD 35.48 - hourly
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Certifications
Key Skills
Behavioral Health — Counselor Career Context
In Illinois, the Behavioral Health weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$64k (17 salary observations; 48 listings), vs ~$67k nationally (149 salary observations; 752 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$65k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $65k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $57k–$74k | Behavioral Health median $59k (middle half $50k–$80k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Illinois vs national | $64k median in Illinois | $67k nationally (−4%)17 state / 149 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$65k in purchasing power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Behavioral Health listings in Illinois | 22 active | 340 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 40% remote · 21% no call · 70% no weekends47 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | Illinois Counselor listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 21% offer loan repayment584 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Behavioral Health listings | 840 in the last 30 days | 554 the 30 days before (+52%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Behavioral Health pay trend | −2.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Northwestern Memorial Healthcare | #5 of 15 for pay | Top Employers work-life index |
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