No salary listed — similar Healthcare Admin roles pay ~$73k (median of 301 jobs)

6.6/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Healthcare Administration — ranked against 931 active roles in this specialty

Behavioral Health Specialist

Healthcare Admin Top 25% in Healthcare AdministrationFull-Time
Posted 5mo ago · Verified live

About the Role

Behavioral health specialist. Integrated primary care setting. Short-term counseling and crisis intervention.

Join Northern Counties Health Care Inc as a Behavioral Health Specialist – Integrated Primary Care in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provides short term counseling for patients with Behavioral Health needs.
  • Orients patients to Behavioral Health Program.
  • Clinically assesses patients for appropriateness of behavioral health services. Establishes a psychiatric diagnosis.
  • Works with patients (and Primary Care Provider, if indicated) to establish and obtain treatment goals. Monitors follow

Requirements

  • Master’s Degree Social Work preferred, but will consider Master’s in a related, license eligible field.
  • Licensure as a licensed mental health provider, or ability to obtain licensure is required. Experience
  • At least one year of experience actively working with patients in the field.
  • Prior counseling experience, knowledge of DSM V

Work Schedule

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

Apply to join Northern Counties Health Care Inc as a Behavioral Health Specialist – Integrated Primary Care.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Short Term CounselingCrisis InterventionBehavioral Health AssessmentsCollaborationCare CoordinationPatient EducationElectronic Medical RecordsReferral ManagementPsychiatric DiagnosisTreatment Goal SettingConsultationOrganizational SkillsCommunication SkillsClinical SkillsTriage

Healthcare Administration — healthcare professional Career Context

Of the 50 active Healthcare Administration listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 20% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Vermont's cost-of-living index is 118.0 (US average = 100) — Vermont ranks #4 of 50 for clinician purchasing power. 62.3% of Vermont clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Healthcare Administration pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Specialist at NORTHERN COUNTIES HEALTH CARE a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Healthcare Administration — ranked against 931 active Healthcare Administration listings on WeekdayDoc.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 6.6/10 on work-life balance for Healthcare Admin roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

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About Northern Counties Health Care

Medical Practices
SAINT JOHNSBURY, VT
51-200 employees