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Park Rapids, Minnesota

Associate Behavioral Health Counselor

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$23-$36/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 29m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Sanford Health as a Associate Behavioral Health Counselor – Mobile Crisis, $23-$36/hr in Park Rapids, Minnesota, United States. Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Work Shift: Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $23 - $36/hr.

Work Schedule

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

Apply to join Sanford Health as a Associate Behavioral Health Counselor – Mobile Crisis, $23-$36/hr.

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Behavioral Health Counselor provides mobile crisis response, assessment, and stabilization services to individuals and families in various community and clinical settings. They develop and implement treatment plans while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure patient safety and continuity of care.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in behavioral sciences or a related field and have completed a practicum or internship. Additionally, applicants must meet specific supervised work experience requirements as defined by state statutes for mental health practitioners.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Crisis interventionCrisis assessmentBehavioral health counselingTrauma-informed careTreatment planningPsychiatric symptom stabilizationCase managementMental health assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationRisk assessmentCommunity-based services

Behavioral Health — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 20% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$61k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $62k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 27 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
32%
Sign-on bonus
21%
Loan repayment
21%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

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