EAP Regional Counselor

Job Description

Vidant Health

About Vidant Medical Center

Vidant Medical Center is a 900+ bed Level-1 Trauma Center, regional referral hospital and is the flagship hospital for Vidant Health. We serve as the teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. Vidant Medical Center provides acute, intermediate, rehabilitation and outpatient services to more than 1.4 million people in 29 counties. But it's in our work environment that you'll find our sense of family and closeness that permeates everything we do.

Position Summary

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselor utilizes their expertise to support and counsel individuals through crisis intervention, brief solutions-focused counseling, referrals to other services, and ongoing follow-up for Vidant team members and their eligible family members.  

In addition to providing individual, couples and family counseling, the EAP counselor provides orientations and well-being workshops to team members and their eligible family members. The counselor provides assessment, short-term counseling and referral via face-to-face and/or virtually. The EAP counselor also provides management and leadership consultation and coaching, and other EAP organizational interventions on site and as needed throughout the Vidant Health system. The counselor is a trusted and compassionate resource for Vidant Health leadership and team members throughout the organization.

This position requires some travel throughout the Vidant Health region as needed.

Minimum Requirements

• Master’s Degree, Licensed Major:  Psychology, Social Work, MFT or other mental health field

• LMFT, LCMHC, LCSW, or PhD licensure required.

• 3-5 years’ experience in short-term counseling or therapy experience in a clinical mental health

• Regional travel to other Vidant Health entities

• Rotating on call coverage

• Experience providing counseling to children and couples

• Experience developing and presenting workshops on well-being topics

• Experience providing EAP Critical Incident Response services

• Proficient utilizing Microsoft Office

• Experience using an electronic medical record

Preferred Requirements

• Experience providing EAP services

• Experience providing substance abuse assessment and counseling

• Knowledge of community mental health resources

• Basic knowledge of human resources practices and policies

• CEAP preferred