Crisis Intervention Counselor - Gettysburg Hospital - Days
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Job Description
Full-time, Days
80 hrs/2 weeks
Includes every-other-weekend & rotating holidays
General Summary
Ability to work independently to meet the client's needs, assess a crisis situation and provide stabilization to the client at the client's location as needed, resolve the crisis and appropriately refer the client to necessary services following policy and procedures.
WellSpan Health’s vision is to reimagine healthcare through the delivery of comprehensive, equitable health and wellness solutions throughout our continuum of care.
As an integrated delivery system focused on leading in value-based care, we encompass more than 2,300 employed providers, 250 locations, nine award-winning hospitals, home care and a behavioral health organization serving central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland.
Our high-performing Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is the region’s largest and one of the best in the nation. With a team 23,000 strong, WellSpan experts provide a range of services, from wellness and employer services solutions to advanced care for complex medical and behavioral conditions.
Our clinically integrated network of 3,000 aligned physicians and advanced practice providers is dedicated to providing the highest quality and safety, inspiring our patients and communities to be their healthiest.
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital
Celebrating over 100 years of community care, WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital is a nationally recognized acute care community hospital, serving more than 100,000 residents from the greater Adams County and northern Maryland area.
The hospital offers services that include neurosciences, orthopedics, oncology and infusion, OB/GYN and interventional heart and vascular care.
Our patients can receive a full range of heart services close to home— from preventative care and diagnostics to medical and interventional treatments, to cardiac rehabilitation.
The specialists of WellSpan Cardiology perform procedures at WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital’s newly renovated catheterization lab, equipped with the latest technology and equipment.
Key Responsibilities
The counselor must be able to work independently to assess crisis situations, provide stabilization services at the client's location when necessary, and resolve the crisis. Following established policies, the role requires making appropriate referrals to necessary services after the crisis is managed.
Requirements
A Bachelor's Degree is required, along with a minimum of two years of experience in mental health or crisis intervention, preferably with a degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or a related field. Applicants must also possess a valid driver's license meeting organizational risk management standards.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Crisis Intervention — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 24% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- On-site
- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Living in Gettysburg
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $353k
- Typical market rent
- $1,265/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 16 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 95.4
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Gettysburg, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.