Location: Mitchell,SD, USA
**Join the team at Avera!**
**Award Winning Health Care:** Avera has been named among the nations 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of Americas Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.
**Culture:** Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
**You Belong at Avera:** Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, Student Loan Repayment Program, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.
**Exciting opportunity to join Avera as a Behavioral Health Counselor!**
**_Position Highlights:_**
+ **Compensation:** Immediately, Avera starts you with great wages, excellent benefits including health, dental, paid time off, and generous retirement.
+ **Student Loan Repayment:** This position may be eligible for Averas Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.
+ **Positive Work Environment:** Be part of an organization where we practice the mission in our daily operations.
+ Great employees are our best investment here at **Avera!** Let us help **you** keep growing while being a part of the **Avera team!**
**Job Summary**
Coordinates all outpatient counseling services, activity assess call, walk-ins, ER patients for service level need and diagnosis. Make clinical service recommendations to callers and physicians. Provides community, regional information and referred services.
**Education and/or Experience**
+ Bachelors Degree and three years relevant experience, or a Masters Degree and one year of relevant experience required.
**Licensure/Certification/Registration**
+ Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW or
+ Licensed Professional Counselor Required
**Work Schedule**
+ Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm; 72 hours every 2 weeks
**Pay**
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
+ $27.50 - $41.50 per hour
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