Child and Family Therapist

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

Child & Family Therapist - Posting #25573

Hourly Rate: $32.26 - $35.35

Annual Salary: $73,528.00 (Licensed) (Up to $2k per week incentive for productivity)

Position Summary:

Sea Mar Behavioral Health in Kelso, WA is hiring a full-time Child and Family Therapist. The Child and Family Therapist provides individual and/or family therapy, case management, crisis stabilization, treatment planning, and may lead groups. In addition, will provide referrals and coordination with medication providers, primary physicians and other community partners. Must have the ability to accurately diagnose mental health issues and develop treatment plans based upon diagnosis.

Must be willing to work later hours (after 5 pm) on some days, and will require work within schools or other non-traditional settings. This position offers up to $2k per week incentive for productivity.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists in insuring agency compliance with WACs, RCWs, and other pertinent laws, regulations, and contracts.
• Assists in developing and implementing policies and procedures as directed by the Program Director.
• 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.

• Provide developmentally and culturally appropriate formal and informal diagnostic assessments for each patient during the program. Document outcomes, justify diagnoses, and communicate with collaborative partners regarding outcomes and recommendations. Communicate with Primary Care Physicians, Substance Abuse Counselors, schools, case workers, or others involved in the care of the patient.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served (children and families).
• Provide information about assessments and involve family members as active participants in the assessment process and in treatment planning, where appropriate.
• Collaborate with other professionals in conducting family-centered assessments and treatment planning, when appropriate.
• Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development across the life span and identify age-specific needs (infant, adolescent, adult, geriatric).
• Refer patients to psychiatric and medication management services as appropriate. Gather record materials and background information as needed. Actively collaborate with the psychiatric service provider to ensure accuracy of presentation and address identified needs. Provide monitoring regarding effects of medications and feedback to the psychiatrist regarding effects/side effects.
• Provide individual and/or family counseling in coordination with other systems as needed.
• Provide suicide risk assessment and develop treatment plans to address suicidal ideation or gestures. Use case management as needed to ensure follow-through and build community support. Provide crisis stabilization as needed.
• Gather information regarding past mental health services to be used in the treatment plan. Provide mental health service referrals before or after admission, and exchange information with outside service providers.
• Support other staff regarding mental health needs of staff or patients. Maintain confidentiality, prevent splitting between staff and patients, and offer concrete ideas for handling challenging situations.

Productivity Standard: Produce a minimum of 80 encounters that will equal at least 80 hours of face-to-face contact.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Understanding of Behavioral Health Organization, County, and/or MCO contracts with the ability to tier clients in a managed care system. Ability to work effectively with all persons and groups with cultural sensitivity and knowledge of diverse cultures.
• Ability to accurately diagnose mental health issues and develop treatment plans based on diagnoses. Ability to avoid diagnosing behavioral problems as mental illnesses when not appropriate.
• Understanding of chemical dependency treatment and ability to coordinate mental health services with chemical dependency treatment providers if necessary.
• Must complete an annual clinical competency test as a mental health…