Therapist​/Counselor and Program Coordinator

Overview

Yamhill County has one regular, full-time position for a Qualified Mental Health Professional to provide behavioral health services and program coordination in a specialized setting. The Enhanced Care Facility (ECF) and Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) serve older adults and adults with disabilities who experience serious mental illness and co-occurring medical conditions. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team in a licensed residential setting, this position delivers person-centered services and supports (including assessment, treatment planning, therapy, consultation, and case management) to program residents.

Additional responsibilities include general oversight of programming activities, offering training to program staff, collaboration with facility administration, screening referrals for potential admission, transition/discharge planning, and monthly reporting. This position works with a small caseload and offers a unique balance of clinical services and administrative responsibilities.

• Provide behavioral health services and program coordination in a licensed residential setting.
• Deliver person-centered services and supports, including assessment, treatment planning, therapy, consultation, and case management to program residents.
• General oversight of programming activities and training for program staff.
• Collaborate with facility administration and screen referrals for potential admission.
• Coordinate transition and discharge planning and prepare monthly reporting.
• Maintain a small caseload while balancing clinical services with administrative responsibilities.

Required

A Masters of Social Work, or master's degree in a social services field, or a bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy or Nursing, from an accredited school is required in addition to:

• Behavioral Health Clinician: One year of experience as a Human Services Specialist I.
• Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which ensures ability to perform the work may substitute for the above.
• Must qualify as a QMHP or CADC to work in respective fields.
• May require licensing.

Advanced Practice Behavioral Health Clinician:

• Three years post-master's experience.
• Active professional license in the state of Oregon as a Qualified Mental Health Provider (QMHP), (LPC, LMFT, or LCSW), OR be a non-licensed QMHP with dual credentialing as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC I, II, or III).

Experience working with older adults with co-occurring mental health and medical conditions and/or in licensed care settings preferred.

This position requires working knowledge of techniques specifically related to community mental health services and the following abilities: to understand the behavior of people under stress; to develop and maintain effective cooperative relationships with clients and their families, the community, physicians, law enforcement agencies, the courts, and public and private administrators; to interpret community mental health and chemical dependency services, and to prepare concise and complete client treatment and progress records.

Typing/keyboarding and computer proficiency are required for documentation.

The successful candidate will be conscientious and collaborative with excellent communication skills and strong organizational and time management skills. It is important for the individual in this position to be detail-oriented, self-directed, and dependable. Must interact professionally and respectfully with others, be responsive to requests, and support person-centered services. Must demonstrate willingness and ability to adhere to applicable policies, and be open to feedback, learning and growth.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this classification with or without accommodation.

In order to qualify for most HHS positions, applicants must:

• Must not be excluded from participation in federal health care programs (Medicaid, Medicare, and other federally funded programs that provide health benefits).
• Must not be excluded from participation in federal procurement and non-procurement activities.

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