Behavioral Health Clinician Licensed

Job Description

Description

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Assistance may be available!

PeaceHealth is seeking a Behavioral Health Clinician Licensed for aPart-time, Evening position. Hourly compensation starts at $34.30 to $51.45 depending on experience.

Must be fully vaccinated or exempted for COVID-19 including 2 doses of a 2-dose series or 1 dose of a 1-dose series plus 14 days beyond the final dose prior to start date. PeaceHealth has a medical and religious exemption request process for those that are unable to receive the COVID-19 primary vaccine series due medical/religious reasons.

JOB SUMMARY

Coordinates and oversees the plan of care and service delivery of behavioral health consumers across the continuum of illness; promotes effective utilization and monitoring of health care resources; and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal clinical outcomes. Provide services to consumers with commercial insurance and Medicaid.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Provides individual, family, group and multi-family group therapy to patients with complex diagnostic presentations and treatment needs.
2. Provides clinical leadership to team of masters’ and bachelors’ level clinical and student interns.
3. Assesses, develops, implements and monitors a comprehensive plan of care through an interdisciplinary team process in conjunction with the patient and their self-identified natural supports.
4. Evaluates and provides interventions to improve a patient’s cognitive, social, vocational, spiritual, and emotional functioning, utilizing natural and community supports when possible.
5. Provides urgent/crisis evaluations, interventions, and safety planning.
6. Together with consumer and natural supports, identifies key problems, strengths and resources to be addressed in the treatment plan.
7. May provide case management, coordination with other treatment agencies or outside support services, outreach and engagement.
8. Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS (required unless otherwise noted)

EDUCATION:

• Masters’ in Social Work (MSW), Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy.

EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:

• Minimum of three years’ experience in behavioral health.
• Experience in diagnosis and treatment of patients with complex mental health conditions.
• Experience provided clinical supervision to bachelors’ and masters’ level clinicians preferred.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION:

• License in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family or related field.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required at date of hire.

OTHER SKILLS:

• Interpersonal skills to obtain and interpret information appropriate to patients’ needs and age as required for assessment range of treatment, and patient care.
• Proficiency with DSM-5 diagnoses and best practice treatment interventions for a variety of behavioral health conditions.
• Demonstrated ability to promote positive interpersonal relationships and patient/family centered work environment.
• Knowledge and adherence to ethical guidelines for behavioral health clinical practice.
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office applications and documenting in electronic medical records.
• Effective prioritization skills.

COMMUNITY/LOCATION SPECIFIC NOTES

Oregon West Network – Crisis/Consult Liaison:

• Responsible for evaluating patients experiencing a mental health crisis to determine appropriate levels of care including psychiatric hospitalization.
• Ability to work in a fast paced emergency room and medical floor setting with a multi-disciplinary team.
• QMHP eligible required.
• CADC preferred.
• Strong diagnostic, evaluation, and crisis intervention skills required.

EUGENE PHYSICAL/COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS

• Work requires normal amounts of physical effort at least 66% of the time.
• Ability to lift objects weighing 30 lbs. or less.
• Work is performed under normal working conditions with adequate lighting and ventilation.
• Job duties frequently require intense concentration and attention to detail (34-65% of work time).

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