Job Opening: Mental Health Clinician I, Redmond Outpatient

JOB SUMMARY: The Mental Health Clinician I provides individual and group services as a part of a multi-disciplinary team of behavioral health professionals to provide or coordinate rehabilitation and community support services for clients who are seeking treatment for mental health and substance use disorders. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1. Complete intakes, assessments, and individualized treatment plans as appropriate; 2. Works closely with other staff as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team to achieve the best outcomes for the clients; 3. Identifies precipitating events, gathers histories of mental, emotional and physical disabilities, alcohol and drug use and substance abuse disorders, past mental health services and criminal justice contacts; assesses family, social, and work relationships; conducts mental status assessments; documents a multiaxial DSM diagnosis; writes and implements or supervises implementation of a treatment plan; conduct and documents mental health assessments; and provide mental health treatment and rehabilitative services within the scope of his or her practice; 4. Develops and maintains strong collaborative relationships with a wide range of community partners, including, but not limited to: County DHS and Health Departments, Adult Community Justice, Public Health, and other programs and departments; 5. Provides individual, group, family counseling, and case management, working collaboratively with treatment team members and other agencies; 6. Complete clinical chart reviews, as assigned; 7. Maintains accurate documentation of all services in client files in EHR within agency stated timelines; 8. Leads psycho-educational, skill development, process, gender-specific, and family groups as assigned; 9. Works closely with referral sources, keeping them informed on the progress of the clients, as needed and appropriate to client confidentiality per HIPAA and 42 CFR and Oregon statutes; 10. Models appropriate counselor behavior to other staff; helps train and orient new staff to the program as necessary; 11. Completes training/certification required to perform mental health crisis work and possibly be part of the MH crisis rotation; 12. Other related duties as assigned.