Mental Health Specialist II - Intensive In-Home Behavioral Health Treatment
Job Status: Open - open and accepting application
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Mental Health Therapist to join our Coos Health & Wellness Children's/Youth team. As a Mental Health Therapist, you will provide clinical counseling and support to youth experiencing mental health challenges. This is an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of others and contribute to their overall well-being.
We offer a $10,000 sign-on bonus and up to $6,000 relocation assistance. Eligibility for both State and National Health Service Corp Loan repayment programs.
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Youth Team - IIBHT/MRSS. Provides an array of behavioral health services to children, young adults, and families in the Intensive In-home Behavioral health treatment program and the Mobile Response Stabilization Services programs. Looking for candidates comfortable working within a team-based environment with a smaller caseload utilizing community based and non-traditional approaches.
Position is located in Coos County, Oregon on the beautiful Southern Oregon Coast.
Must be a qualified mental health professional or eligible; Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or other mental health related field; or Bachelor's in nursing or occupational therapy with license and experience. Must pass a criminal background check per state requirements.
Position requires thorough knowledge of the techniques and principles of psychological, behavioral, and social disorders and the application of psychological treatment to these disorders; skill in dealing with the children/adolescents with mental and emotional disorders and their families; ability to develop cooperative relationships with families, physicians, agency personnel and executives and public officials; ability to prepare concise and complete reports and patient records; ability to participate in social planning and to carry out recommendations and directives.
At least two years postgraduate experience providing clinical mental health services that include diagnostic assessment and interventions. Bi-lingual a plus.
The functions of this position classification include, but are not limited to:
- Provide “wrap-around” case management services in order to establish community based interventions that divert from hospitalization and insure stabilization in the community; for children/adolescents requiring medication management; children/adolescents with a severe and persistent mental disorder with symptoms that have resulted in substantial functional limitation; and children/adolescents who are at imminent risk of psychiatric hospitalization or removal from home due to a mental or emotional disorder.
- Provide direct clinical interventions, systems brokerage, creating supportive network.
- Provide short-term services to deal with crisis situations.
- Provide psychosocial assessments and individual treatment plans.
- Coordinate service plans with involved family, caregivers, medical, psychiatric and other providers.
- Provide mental health consultation and patient consultation to other health care or social professionals.
- May provide skills training for children/adolescents.
- Maintain productivity standards set by departmental policy. Regular and consistent attendance is required.
- May provide individual, group and family therapy as indicated by treatment plan.
- Maintain all applicable professional, legal and ethical standards, including confidentiality, dual relations, and informed consent.
- Provide clinical documentation, reports, and records to meet State, Federal, Regional and departmental standards and requirements. Includes, but not limited to:
- Clinical formulations that clearly direct treatment considerations and focus.
- Clear documentation for psychosocial and diagnostic assessments.
- Recovery oriented treatment plans with objective, measurable objectives.
- Clear, organized, timely progress notes.
- Represent the comprehensive mental health program to the community and promote the interest and education of the community in mental health.
- Learn/utilize computer medical record system including use of newer office technologies.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance