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Mental Health Counselor, PRN at Lifepoint Health

Lifepoint Health · Las Cruces, United States Of America · Onsite

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Job Title: Mental Health Counselor II

Job Type: PRN

 

Your experience matters
At Memorial Medical Center, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you’ll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

How you’ll contribute
You’ll make an impact by utilizing your specialized plan-of-care intervention and serving as a patient-care innovator. You will shape exceptional patient journeys every day and leverage your skills and our cutting-edge technology to directly impact patient wellbeing.

Why join us 
We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:  

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage — with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period — tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

     



Qualifications and requirements

The Mental Health Provider position at the Memorial Weight Loss Center will be responsible to engage in short term individual therapy with clients to assist them in trying to improve their physical health and emotional well-being. The mental health provider will receive referrals from the Memorial Weight Loss Center psychologist for follow up therapy before and/or after bariatric surgery. The Mental Health Provider will also be responsible to run at least two support groups each month for on-going patient care.  The Psychologist at the Memorial Weight Loss Center will provide weekly supervision for the incoming mental health provider.

The Mental Health Provider at the Memorial Weight Loss Center is expected to collaborate with the multi-disciplinary provider team that consists of one psychologist, two bariatric surgeons, and two DNP nurses, in order to achieve best patient outcomes and to continue to enhance the Weight Loss, Wellness, and Heartburn programs within the organization.

  • Graduate degree from an accredited university program in Counseling
  • One (1) year experience as a Mental Health Counselor required.
  • Current New Mexico LPC/C or LMHC license required.   

Certification or completion courses must meet the standards of Memorial Medical Center.

Job Description outlines physical requirements of the position.

About Us 
Memorial Medical Center is a 199 bed acute medical/surgical teaching hospital located in Las Cruces, NM, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters.

 

EEOC Statement

“Memorial Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MMC is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”


Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran
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About Company

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Company

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
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