Child and Family Therapist

Sea Mar Community Health Centers•Seattle, WA

1d•$33•Hybrid

About The Position

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization.

Requirements

An understanding of the Behavioral Health Organization, County, and/or MCO contracts with the ability to tier clients in a managed care system.
The ability to work effectively with all persons and groups with an open mind towards cultural differences and knowledge of cultures.
The ability to accurately diagnose mental health issues and develop treatment plans based upon diagnoses.
The ability to NOT diagnose behavioral problems as mental illnesses unless appropriate.
An understanding of chemical dependency treatment and an ability to coordinate mental health services with chemical dependency treatment providers if necessary.
Must complete an annual clinical competency test as a mental health therapist.
The Child and Family Clinical Therapist must sign a permanent oath of confidentiality covering all patient related information.
This person must pass a background check.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in psychology, counseling, or social work which includes course-work in psychological diagnostics.
Must meet criteria of a Mental Health Professional (MHP).
Must possess a Child Mental Health Specialist credential or be working towards credential.
Must hold and maintain an active Washington State Agency Affiliated Counselor License (may be pending for up to 60 days if applied for within 7 days of being offered employment) or mental health Associate License (includes Marriage and Family Therapist, Mental Health Counselor, and Clinical Social worker).
This position must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR within 90 days of hire date and is required to maintain current BLS CPR throughout employment.
Must take a TB test annually and at time of hire.
Annual influenza vaccine required. Only exception is for employees with a medical or religious exemption approved by Administration. Employees with an approved medical or religious exemption must wear a mask at all time during the flu season.

Responsibilities

Assists in insuring agency compliance with WAC's, RCW's, and other pertinent laws, regulations, and contracts.
Assists in developing and implementing policies and procedures as directed by the Program Director.
Educates staff regarding the process for mental health service referrals and regarding "psychoeducational topics" (suicide risk assessment, behavior modification, etc.) as directed by the Program Manager.
Maintains documentation of mental health services, and follow through in patient charts.
Provide developmentally and culturally appropriate formal and informal diagnostic assessments for each patient during the program. Document outcomes, justify diagnoses, and communicate with the collaborative partners regarding outcomes and recommendations.
Communicate with the Primary Care Physicians, Substance Abuse Counselors, schools, case workers, or others involved in the care of the patient.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served, specifically children and families.
Provide information about assessments and involve family members as active participants in the assessment process and in treatment planning, where appropriate.
Collaborate with other professionals in conducting family-centered assessments and treatment planning, when appropriate.
Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
Able to identify and categorize each patient’s age-specific grouping of needs, such as those for infant, adolescent, adult or geriatric patients.
Refer patients to psychiatric and medication management services as appropriate.
Gather record materials and background information as needed by the community mental health center.
Actively collaborate with the psychiatric service provider to insure accuracy of presentation and that identified needs are addressed.
Provide monitoring regarding the effects of medications, and feedback to the psychiatrist regarding effects/sideeffects.
Provide individual and/or family counseling, in coordination with other system as needed.
Provide suicide risk assessment and develop treatment plans to address suicidal ideation or gestures.
Use case management as needed to provide follow through and build community support as follow through.
Provide other crisis stabilization as needed.
Gather information regarding past mental health services to be used in the individual’s treatment plan development.
Provide mental health services referrals to patients prior to or following admission, and exchange information with outside service providers.
Support other staff regarding mental health needs of staff or patients.
Maintain confidentiality, prevent splitting between staff and patients, and offer concrete ideas on handling challenging situations.