Therapist

Job Title: Therapist

Department: Early Assessment and Support Alliance

Full time: Day Shift

Intro and job overview: Join our KBBH team and find meaningful work, inspiring colleagues, career growth, great compensation, and excellent benefits. Located in beautiful Southern Oregon.

Join an outstanding multi-disciplinary team including an on-staff psychiatric team and licensed clinical staff. Klamath Basin Behavioral Health is an accredited NHSC facility.

The NHSC Loan Repayment Program is open to licensed primary care medical, dental, and mental and behavioral health providers who are employed by accredited sites.

Therapist Benefits and Pay range:

• Salary: $59,862.54 - 74,828.18 DOE
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 403 (b) Retirement Plan
• Paid Vacation & Wellness Days
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Therapist Summary

The EASA Therapist provides information and support to young people who are experiencing symptoms of psychosis for the first time. EASA works closely with family members and others

who are supportive of the individual to help them succeed. Services are based on practice

guidelines developed by the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Center (EPPIC), and best practice guidelines from the United States. EASA is a transitional program, serving people for approximately two years. Services will be community-based. The Position will also provide

services for coordinating the access to and provision of services from multiple agencies,

establishing service linkages, advocating for treatment needs, and providing entitlements

based on mental or emotional disability.

Therapist Responsibilities and Qualifications: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

• Outreach and engagement with assigned clients and their support networks.
• Conduct assessments, determine diagnosis and develop a treatment plan.
• Education and support for individuals and families/primary support systems.
• Crisis and relapse planning.
• Assistance with knowing and accessing rights and available benefits.
• Goal setting and planning.
• Mentoring and opportunities to meet others.
• Independent living skill development.
• Occupational therapy.
• Resource brokering and advocacy.
• Support for vocational and educational settings.
• Accessing group and individual counseling.
• Medication support.
• Compliance with all agency policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Therapist Education: Must meet requirements to qualify as a QMHP. QMHPs shall meet the following minimum qualifications and shall hold one of the following educational degree

• Graduate degree in Psychology.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing and licensed by the state of Oregon.
• Graduate degree in social work.
• Graduate degree in a behavioral science field.
• Graduate degree in recreational, music or art therapy.
• Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy and licensed by the State of Oregon.

Required Documents:

• Unofficial Transcripts
• Resume

Therapist Experience: Experience to demonstrate the competencies to identify precipitating events:

• Cultural responsiveness, effective communication, care coordination.
• Inter- and intra-agency collaboration.
• Working alliances with individuals, suicide and other risk assessments and interventions.
• Creating and monitoring safety plans, completion of bio-psycho-social assessments and additional assessments.
• Updating assessments when clinical circumstances change.
• Generating a differential DSM diagnosis, prioritizing health, wellness, and recovery needs.
• Writing measurable service objectives, creating, monitoring, and revising service plans.
• Delivery of mental health and recovery treatment services in individual, group, and family formats within their scope.
• Gathering and recording data that measures progress toward the service objectives and documenting services, supports, and other information supportive of the service plan.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: If the employee is an unlicensed therapist or is not actively in the licensing process, employee must meet the requirements to become MHACBO QMHP-C Certified and maintain certification. This must be maintained for the length of employment.

• Valid Oregon driver’s license with insurable driving record.
• Personal automobile insurance is required if clients are transported, or any agency business is conducted using personal vehicle.
• Authorization to work in the United States

Other Considerations: Klamath Basin Behavioral Health celebrates diversity and is committed to creating inclusive and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran's status. or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Our employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and agency need.