Clinician II or III

Cascade Community Healthcare • Centralia, WA

11h • Onsite

About The Position

Cascade Community Healthcare (CCH) is seeking a Clinician II or III to join their team at the Crisis Relief Center. This role focuses on providing direct care to individuals in crisis, facilitating their stabilization and recovery. The position involves comprehensive client assessment, treatment planning, crisis intervention, and coordination of care with various stakeholders. CCH has a long-standing mission to provide compassionate counseling and support to clients in Lewis County and surrounding areas, aiming to foster hope and positive life changes.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in counseling or the social sciences required.
• Must be licensed (LMHC, LMFT, or LICSW), or have Associate License credential (LMHCA, LMFTA, or LICSWA), or Licensed Agency Affiliated Counselor (LAAC) credential, or eligible to obtain LAAC; LAAC also requires two years of supervised experience.
• Must be able to pass WA State Patrol background check.
• A national background check may be required if have not lived in WA state consecutively the last three years.
• Must demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team.
• Must be able to represent the agency in a positive and professional manner.
• Must be able to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing.
• Must comply with agency policies and procedures.
• Must be able to pass Violence Prevention Training.
• Must maintain current phone number and mailing address with Human Resources.

Nice To Haves

• Physical interventions in response to aggressive and self-injurious behavior.
• Successful completion of MOAB training (Management of Aggressive Behavior).
• Including but not limited to pivoting, knee squats, shuffling front and backwards, assisting a person to the floor, stabilizing people in standing, seated, lying and supine positions.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates admission intakes, treatment planning, discharge planning, obtaining collateral, individual therapy, clinical interventions, crisis management, family therapy, support system development, and initiates personalized care for individuals who are in crisis and stabilizing from crisis.
• Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary treatment team to coordinate care and discharge planning for individuals, their family members, clinics, local providers, and/or other referral sources.
• Conducts a thorough, accurate, clinically sound psychosocial assessment with the individual in a timely manner.
• Educates and informs individuals of consents for treatment and authorizations for use and disclosures.
• Participates regularly in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings.
• Collaborates with the treatment team to develop and implement an individualized person-centered treatment plan that is appropriate for brief intervention.
• Complete the signed treatment plan and review with each individual and any other involved parties.
• Gathers collateral from the individual and involved parties to provide a thorough assessment of what an individuals' needs are for treatment and discharge.
• Actively coordinates care and provide referrals for individuals to ensure services are coordinated with both facility staff and external providers.
• Identify and address gaps in service needs for participating parties in service delivery to the individual and make appropriate recommendations to meet the individuals’ needs upon discharge.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary treatment team to engage, monitor and communicate with the individual ensuring that safety is maintained while meeting the individuals' needs.
• Conducts brief intervention, individual, and family counseling within scope of practice.
• Participates in redirecting individual behavior while maintaining a safe milieu when necessary.
• Maintains the Electronic Health Record (EHR), including documentation of activities performed as part of the service delivery process.
• Obtain signatures from individuals regarding treatment, as necessary.
• Ensures documentation complies with best clinical practices, contracts, regulatory, and other legal requirements.
• Maintains a working knowledge of the Washington State behavioral health system and potential funding sources.
• Participates in individual and group supervision as required.
• Participate in ongoing education, including in-services, training, and other activities to maintain and improve competency.
• Demonstrate competency through post-testing, skill observation, and performance as assessed by direct supervisor.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.
• Meaningful work.
• 13 hours of paid time off (PTO) earned monthly.
• 11 paid holidays.
• 16 hours of personal holiday.
• Company Paid Employee Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, AllyHealth, EAP, Life insurance and AD&D, Long Term Disability, and Supplemental Benefits (Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident Insurance), subject to plan terms.
• Voluntary Benefits: Supplemental Term Life Insurance, Supplemental Legal Care, Fraud & Identity Protection, HSA, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, Limited Purpose FSA, and Pet insurance, subject to plan terms.
• 401(k), after 6-months of employment Cascade contributes 5% of your gross earnings monthly.
• Reimburses the cost of Department of Health licensure renewals and other certification renewals that are required for you to do your job (DEA, CPR/BLS, etc.).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level