Behavioral Health Counselor

5 days ago
LouisianaFull TimeSocial Work
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Open Health Care Clinic as a Behavioral Health Counselor – LCSW/LPC in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Adheres to OHCC’s core values: commitment, compassion, diversity, integrity, and quality.
  • Accepts responsibility for ensuring that performance meets the standards of the professional, ethical and relevant legislated

Requirements

  • Demonstrates cultural competency and commitment to patients.
  • Maintains weekly scheduled appointments in electronic health record. 2. Patient Screening/Assessment
  • Assist patients as they present for services through walk
  • in or warm hand off from other providers.

Work Schedule

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

Apply to join Open Health Care Clinic as a Behavioral Health Counselor – LCSW/LPC.

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTherapeutic interventionsTreatment planningBiopsychosocial assessmentCrisis interventionDiagnostic evaluationDSM diagnosisICD diagnosisCase managementElectronic health recordTrauma informed careCo-occurring disordersMental health counselingSubstance use disorder servicesCultural competencyPatient education
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Counselor at Open Health Care Clinic a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Social Work psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Social Work — Psychologist Career Context

This Social Work position at Open Health Care Clinic is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Louisiana.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Patient assessment, Therapeutic interventions, Treatment planning, Biopsychosocial assessment, Crisis intervention, Diagnostic evaluation, DSM diagnosis, ICD diagnosis. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Social Work role.

Core responsibilities: The Behavioral Health Counselor conducts patient assessments, develops individualized treatment plans, and provides evidence-based therapeutic interventions. They also collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate care and ensure patients have access to necessary community services.

About WeekdayDoc

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About Open Health Care Clinic

Hospitals and Health Care
Baton Rouge, LA
0-2
4.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

5d ago

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