Mental Health Therapist- WISe

Position Title: Mental Health Therapist- WISe

City: Yakima

State/Territory: US-WA

Employment Duration: Full time

Offer Relocation: No

Excempt Status: Exempt

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Join our team as a Mental Health Therapist- WISe at Behavioral Health Services 12th Avenue in Yakima, WA!

Be part of a healthcare organization that believes in making a difference beyond medical care! We've transformed into a leading community health center in the Pacific Northwest with 40+ clinics across Washington and Oregon. We offer a wide range of services such as medical, dental, pharmacy, orthodontia, nutritional counseling, autism screening, and behavioral health. Our holistic model also extends assistance to shelter, energy, weatherization, HIV and AIDS counseling, home visits, and mobile medical/dental clinics.

We invite you to explore our short clips, "WE are Yakima - WE are Family" and "YVFWC - And then we grew", for a glimpse into our dedication to our communities, health, and families!

• $92,602.00
• $6,000.00 Hiring/Retention Bonus Structure
  • At Hire: $1,800.00
  • At 6 months: $2,400.00
  • At 12 months: $1,800.00
• Bonus will be prorated based on Full-Time Equivalency (FTE).
• Additional pay for your bilingual skills, paid on hours worked.
• 100% employer-paid health insurance, including medical, dental, vision, Rx, 24/7 telemedicine.
• Profit sharing & 403(b) retirement plan available.
• Generous PTO, 8 paid holidays, and much more!

• Establishes and maintains rapport and trust with individuals to encourage participation and retention in the wraparound process.
• Completes the Integrated Biopsychosocial Assessment and completes intake sessions with clients and formulates a mental health diagnosis by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V (DSM V) standards.
• Develops an initial treatment plan and required safety assessment, incorporating standard practice guidelines for each diagnosis.
• Provides consultation, evaluation and direct mental health services which are defined by the child and family team. The clinician's activities are individualized within each child and family team process. Use of evidence-based practices should be used when available.
• Participates as an active member of the Child and Family Team, by attending CFT meetings to develop cross-system planning and collaborate with youth and family, as well as other system partners and professionals, and natural supports of the family.
• Provides risk assessments, safety planning, assists with hospitalizations, and educates other team members around symptoms and diagnoses, and use of evidence-based practices.
• Participates in crisis support plan meetings to provide clinical skills and knowledge to WISe staff for better understanding of behaviors and how interventions are selected or created so that they fit a family's strengths and unmet needs.
• Provides individual, family, and group therapy. Consultation, coordination, oversight, and evaluation are provided as part of the WISe team-based approach, as needed.
• Consults with the child's psychiatrist and assist in supporting symptom monitoring with the family.
• Reviews and updates the treatment plan with client and CFT members. Measures change and provides information to the child and family team so that adjustments to treatment can be made.
• Maintains a non-judgmental attitude toward families, engaging and working with others from diverse backgrounds, appreciating the various training and life experiences of other staff, and reaching agreement without needing to prevail as the expert as outlined in the WISe Principles.
• Responds to crisis situations and assesses urgency of individual's needs and obtains appropriate services as needed.
• Assists individual and family in obtaining additional mental health services…