Behavioral Health Crisis Therapist/Social Worker

Yamhill County•McMinnville, OR

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Yamhill County has multiple regular full-time positions for a Crisis Social Worker (QMHP) in Adult Behavioral Health. In this position you will be responsible for providing integrated behavioral health services using your training and experiences in evidence-based practices for adults with co-occurring mental health conditions. The clients that you will interact with may present with serious mental illness, trauma disorders, and/or moderate mental health conditions. Your duties will include intake assessments, crisis screenings in the clinic and community, effective case management and community crisis assistance in partnership with local law enforcement. In addition to working closely with an integrated behavioral health team, you will also be expected to travel to local hospitals to assist with acute care placement recommendations, diagnosis and treatment planning activities, providing treatment to your assigned clients, and maintaining accurate treatment records. This position may be filled as either an Advanced Practice Behavioral Health Clinician or a Behavioral Health Clinician, depending on experience and credentialing.

Requirements

A MSW or master’s degree in a social services field from an accredited school.
One year of experience as a Human Services Specialist I (for Behavioral Health Clinician).
Three years post-master’s experience (for Advanced Practice Behavioral Health Clinician).
Must qualify as a QMHP or CADC to work in respective fields.
May require licensing.
Active professional license in the state of Oregon as a Qualified Mental Health Provider (QMHP) (for Advanced Practice Behavioral Health Clinician).
Or be a non-licensed QMHP with dual credentialing as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC I, II, or III) (for Advanced Practice Behavioral Health Clinician).
Must have an NPI number or be able to obtain one upon employment.
Successful completion of a background check.
Working knowledge of techniques specifically related to community mental health services.
Ability to understand the behavior of people under stress.
Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing, 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.
Dependable, organized, self-directed, detail-oriented.
Courteous, professional interpersonal communication skills.
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 (Federal Acquisition Regulation) and non-procurement activities (Executive Order No. 12549).

Nice To Haves

Licensed Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC).
Eligible to become a CADC candidate and to complete the CADC I requirements within their first two years of hire.

Responsibilities

Providing integrated behavioral health services using evidence-based practices for adults with co-occurring mental health conditions.
Conducting intake assessments.
Performing crisis screenings in the clinic and community.
Providing effective case management.
Offering community crisis assistance in partnership with local law enforcement.
Traveling to local hospitals to assist with acute care placement recommendations.
Engaging in diagnosis and treatment planning activities.
Providing treatment to assigned clients.
Maintaining accurate treatment records.

Benefits

15 paid holidays per year.
19.5 days of Flexible Earned Time (FET) accrual in the first year (based on an 8-hr day).
PERS (Public Employee Retirement System) - 100% employer funded contributions.
Full health benefit offerings with employee premiums starting as low as $89.02/month for PPO and $0 monthly for HMO for 2026 to 2027 plan year.
$750 and 40 hours of paid time annually for professional development/training (for HHS employees).
$200 annually toward required license and/or certification fees (for HHS employees).
HRSA/NHSC approved site with many loan repayment opportunities available.
Qualifying employer for public service student loan forgiveness.
Most positions are eligible to accrue overtime.
Subject to the AFSCME Collective Bargaining Agreement (7/1/2023 – 6/30/2026).