Mental Health Therapist
The Mental Health Therapist will provide intake and assessment services; individual, group and family therapy. Referral and follow up services. Hours of work are flexible to meet program needs, with some evenings and weekends.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:
· Provide intakes and assessments for individuals at the Wellness Center, an integrated health care site.
· Provide individual, group, couple, family and multifamily therapy sessions.
· Serve as consultant and liaison with referral sources and treatment providers.
· Complete written diagnostic assessments and impressions, treatment plans, progress notes, discharge summaries and other documentation in required timeframes. Create realistic, measurable treatment plans.
· Complete treatment success measures and collect outcome data as needed.
· Provide crisis intervention services as needed including referral and follow up.
· Participate in community mental health awareness and community outreach programs of NARA/NW.
· Provide referral and follow up and outreach services as needed.
· Participate in integrated care meetings, site specific meetings, and mental health staff meetings as needed.
· Participate in quality assurance activities including chart reviews.
· Attend and provide relevant training as assigned.
· Perform other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or psychiatric nursing.
- Two years paid experience as Mental Health Specialist, dual diagnosis experience.
- Licensed as a Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker, Professional Counselor, or Marriage and Family Therapist.
- CADC credentials preferred.
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries with clients, the community, and other staff members.
- Work collaboratively with clients, other NARA staff, team members, and to treat everyone with respect and dignity at all times.
- Experience working within the Native American/Alaska Native community preferred.
- If in recovery, must have a minimum of two years sobriety/clean time.
- Ability to pass a pre-employment or for cause drug tests.
- Ability to pass criminal background and DMV checks.
- Mental Health Therapists must be able to pass a CRIMS finger printing and background check.
This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position’s activities and requirements, the agency reserves the rights to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.
NARA requires a minimum of two years sobriety/clean time if in recovery and all potential hires are required to pass a pre-employment (post-offer) drug screen and criminal background check.
Our agency is fully committed to supporting sobriety and as such it is a requirement that all new hires agree to model non-drinking, no-illicit drug use or prescription drug abuse behavior.
EEO/AA Employer/Vets/Disabled/Race/Ethnicity/Gender/Age. Within scope of Indian Preference, all candidates receive equal consideration. Preference in hiring is given to qualified Native Americans in accordance w/the Indian Preference Act (Title 25, US Code, Section 472 and 473).