Mental Health Worker Jobs in Texas

Location: Austin, TX
Facility: Dell Children's Medical Center
Department/Specialty: Behavioral Health
Schedule: Full Time | Day Shifts | 8 or 12-hour shifts | Weekdays and Weekends

How you'll make an impact in this role:

• Provide behavioral health counseling services, delivering individual, group, and family therapy to support improved mental health outcomes.
• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and establish measurable therapy treatment goals aligned with evidence-based behavioral health practices.
• Evaluate therapy progress and adjust treatment plans to ensure effective interventions and sustained patient improvement.
• Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and community providers to coordinate care from treatment initiation through discharge planning.
• Serve as clinical resource for trauma and personality disorders, providing consultation, staff education, and community outreach on mental health services.

What minimum qualifications you'll need:

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• One or more of the following required:
• Counselor credentialed from the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
• Social Worker credentialed from the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
• BLS Provider preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Clinical Counselor preferred.

Education:

High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Technical degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

What additional requirements you'll need:

• LMSW required upon hire.
• Crisis Counseling preferred.
• Group Therapy Experience preferred.

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity:

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Equal employment opportunity employer:

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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E-Verify statement

Employer does not participate in E-Verify and therefore cannot employ STEM OPT candidates.

Benefits:

• Paid time off (PTO)
• Various health insurance options & wellness plans
• Retirement benefits including employer match plans
• Long-term & short-term disability
• Employee assistance programs (EAP)
• Parental leave & adoption assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.