Mental Health Therapist III

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services.

Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services.

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization. The Mental Health Therapist provides diagnostic assessments, referrals for psychiatric services, case management in coordination with other teams or parties involved in treatment. In addition, the Mental Health Therapist provides individual counseling, crisis stabilization, suicide risk assessment and treatment plans, and leads groups. Assistance to the Program Manager in program development, policy and procedure development, compliance with WACs and RCWs, and other administrative tasks performed are as directed.

This job description does not suggest or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The person in this position will be required to follow other instructions and to perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Other duties may be assigned.

Assists in insuring agency compliance with WAC's, RCW's, and other pertinent laws, regulations, and contracts.

Assists in developing and implementing policies and procedures as directed by the Program Manager.

Educates staff regarding the process for mental health service referrals and regarding "psycho educational topics (suicide risk assessment, behavior modification, etc.)" as directed by the Program Manager.

Maintains documentation of mental health services, and follow through in patient charts.

Provides diagnostic assessments for each patient during the program.

Documents outcomes, justifies diagnoses, and communicates with the primary Chemical Dependency Counselor regarding outcomes and recommendations.

Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.

Able to identify and categorize each patient’s age-specific grouping of needs, such as those for infant, adolescent, or geriatric patients.

Refers patients to psychiatric services as appropriate.

Gathers record materials and background information as needed by the community mental health center (See Policies and Procedures).

Attends session with the psychiatric service provider to insure accuracy of presentation and that identified needs are addressed.

Provides monitoring regarding the effects of medications, and feedback to the psychiatrist regarding effects/side effects.

Provides consultation to Sea Mar staff regarding mental health and behavioral issues; and develops treatment plans with staff to address emotional needs and behavioral problems identified for patients.

Provides individual counseling, in coordination with other system as needed.

Provides suicide risk assessment and develop treatment plans to address suicidal ideation or gestures.

Uses case management as needed to provide follow through and build community support as follow through.

Provides other crisis stabilization as needed.

Gathers information regarding past mental health services to be used in the individual’s treatment plan development.

Provides mental health services referrals…