Job Opening: Mental Health Therapist (QMHP, CSWA, LPC - Registered Associate, MFT)

Company
WorkSource Oregon
Location
North Bend, OR
Posted on
April 23, 2024

REQUIREMENTS: * Master\'s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or a related field to meet the definition of a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP). * Ability to become registered with the Mental Health and Addiction Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO) as a Qualified Mental Health Professional or hold an Unrestricted Oregon License and hold credentials as an LCSW, CSWA, LPC, LPC Registered Associate, LMFT, PsyD, or PhD. * QMHP candidates will be required to take and pass a board certification exam to become QMHP-C upon eligibility. * Non-violent Crisis Intervention Comprehensive training class completed within 6 months of hire and recertify before the expiration date. * Preferred: Experience working in a mental health care setting with socioeconomic needs. Bilingual (Spanish) fluency qualifies for additional compensation. Current First Aid or BLS Certification or completion of training within 6 months of hire. JOB DUTIES: * Provide trauma-informed counseling services within an outpatient mental health setting including evidenced based assessments and interventions. * Facilitate individual and/or group counseling, utilizing evidenced based approaches in treatment with a variety of mental health needs. * Provide referrals, attend to social determinants of health, coordinate with community partners, and operate within a fully integrated provider care team. * Assess patients\' behavioral and mental condition based on review of patient information, interviews, observation, tests, and collaboration with other integrated care team members along with outside community partners. * Keep accurate and timely records including comprehensive documentation of all patient interactions appropriately in accordance with clinic policies, licensure guidelines, local, state, and federal guidelines. * Build positive rapport with a diverse patient population including those with developmental conditions, psychiatric diagnoses, and patients using substances. * Demonstrate ability to work independently, while actively engaging in proactive patient panel management and timely patient graduation of services * Foster a supportive, trauma-informed, and growth centered approach with patients, staff, and the community. * Serve as a patient advocate to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations. * Develop and implement treatment plans with measurable objectives and goals based on diagnostic assessment and clinical experience in accordance with DSM-5-TR standards of care. * Collaborates with Psychiatric and Primary Care Providers in recognizing, treating, and managing mental health and biopsychosocial issues of patients and acts as a contributing member to the care team. * Communicate effectively and professionally with patients including but not limited to phone calls, MyChart messages, clinical questions, and voicemails. * Ability to adapt and respond with communication strategies to stabilize, slow, or reduce the intensity of a potentially high stress situation with appropriate referrals and continuity of care. HOURS: Full time - Days PAY: \$70,677 - \$80,000 DOE WORKSITE: Coos Bay/North Bend, Oregon

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