Mental Health Clinician

5 days ago

Portland, Oregon, United States Morrison Child and Family Services Full time $62,000 - $75,944
Job Title: Mental Health Clinician (Bilingual Spanish) Department/Program: ORR Reports to: Program Director or Clinical Supervisor FLSA status:  Exempt/Salaried Job Type: Full Time/Part Time Salary:      Unlicensed - $30.07/hr. - $33.13/hr. ($62,500/yr. - $68,900/yr.) (Licensed - $33.65/hr. - $36.41/hr.) ($69,995/yr. - $75,744/yr.)    Morrison Child and Family Services: We are a Joint Commission and Sanctuary accredited non-profit    organization that provides a comprehensive array of services to children, adolescents, and their families. As an agency, Morrison, its team members, and clients commit to the following values of trauma-informed care
  • Nonviolence - being safe and doing the right thing  
  • Emotional Intelligence - managing our feelings so we don't hurt ourselves or others 
  • Social Learning - respecting and sharing ideas of our teams 
  • Democracy - shared decision making whenever possible 
  • Open Communication - saying what we mean and not being mean when we say it 
  • Social Responsibility - everyone makes a contribution to the organizational culture 
  • Growth and Change - creating hope for our clients and ourselves 
Job Summary: The Mental Health Clinician provides mental health assessments, with the ability to conduct a mental status examination, as well as provides ongoing individual and group counseling services, screens for human trafficking concerns, and provides crisis intervention services.    Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Provides mental health assessments for unaccompanied youth 
  • Provides ongoing individual and group counseling services 
  • Screens for human trafficking concerns 
  • Provides crisis intervention services 
  •  Ability to conduct a mental status examination, and when appropriate, may complete a DSM diagnosis  
  • Conducts best practice suicide risk assessments and flight risk assessments  
  • Provides safety planning 
  • Writes and supervises the implementation of an individual service plan
  • May involve oversight of Bachelor Level Clinicians (QMHA) and graduate students
  • Provides required documentation, services and external communication for youth on their caseload 
  • Referrals for Psychiatric and Psychological services 
  • Develops and facilitates transition plans for clients per ORR guidelines
  • May help supervise children and youth in milieu, on outings, and to appointments outside facility 
  • Attends and participates in regular staff and clinical meetings
  • Coordinates with other service providers and participates in program development
  • Attends outside workshops and agency trainings as part of professional development activities
  • Adheres to program, agency and contract quality assurance standards
  • Participates in the on-call rotation
  • Completes, timely and accurately, timesheets and other personnel/administrative records as required.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.   
  • Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to workplace effectiveness; model professional behaviors and implement improvements to business practices with awareness of their impact in a trauma-informed behavioral healthcare organization.  
  Required Position Qualifications:
  • Master's or doctorate degree from an accredited program, university, or college in psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family counseling, or other behavioral discipline in which clinical experience is a program requirement.
  • The Clinician must be licensed or eligible for licensure. Non licensed staff must be actively working towards licensure while employed and attain licensure within 3 years of employment date.
  • Bi-lingual in Spanish and English, written, read and verbal required. Must clear a language proficiency test for Spanish.
  • Licensure or licensed eligible preferred
  Preferred Position Qualifications:
  • Ability to work effectively in an environment serving clients who are struggling with severe emotional and mental health related disorders
  • Ability to exercise tact, discretion and judgment while working with a variety of people
  • Ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries while working with others and in handling confidential information
  • Ability to work independently and seek out supervision as needed or required
  • Ability to regularly attend scheduled shift, be punctual for scheduled shifts and meetings, and be in a condition suitable for assuming responsibilities of position
  • Ability to follow HIPAA guidelines, federal regulations and Morrison policy
  • Skills in assessing and treating disturbed adolescents
  • Knowledge of treatment modalities and counseling methods
  • Knowledge of Federal, State and agency regulations
  • Visual acuity allowing for analysis of written data
  • Manual dexterity allowing for operation of routine office equipment (computers, telephone, fax, copy machine, typewriter, calculator, etc.)
  • Physical dexterity allowing for reaching, stooping, and repetitive motion of wrist, hand or fingers
Other Requirements:
  • Bloodborne Pathogens training is required first day of employment
  • Pass a criminal history background check though Morrison and a suitability determination investigation through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. For further information review :    
  • Proof of Vaccination (MMR, Varicella, DTap & Influenza annually)
  • CPI Training 
  • Working at multiple ORR Program sites
Working Conditions:
  • Environment: Work is done in clinical offices, community settings, including Morrison Residential, administration buildings, public locations, and social service sites. Breaks and meals are subject to interruption. Universal Precautions and remaining alert to the environment are critical to address the potential for violent behavior, exposure to disease, biohazards, noise, and contaminants.
  • Mental demands: Work assigned is diverse and may involve addressing new and unique circumstances. The work might be unpredictable and disrupts planned tasks, requiring flexible time management.
  • Physical demands: Ability to remain calm and emotionally available serving youth, adults and or families who have experienced trauma. Proficient with office equipment and physical movement. Ability to perform physical interventions if needed in accordance with program and training. Physical dexterity for reaching, stooping, and repetitive wrist and hand motions.
  All Morrison programs and services are accredited by The Joint Commission, a nationally recognized standards-setting and accreditation body for health care. Morrison is also certified as a trauma-informed organization by the Sanctuary Institute. Certification recognizes our dedication to providing a trauma-informed culture and environment for children, families and staff through implementing Sanctuary values, commitments, and tools.   We are an Affirmative Action Plan Employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. In compliance with our Affirmative Action Plan, Morrison uses E-Verify to determine employment eligibility after an offer is accepted.   Applications will be reviewed as received.  Morrison reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any point during the posting period. Morrison employees are offered a variety of benefits including Medical, Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employer-Paid Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).    

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