Crisis Clinician - Night Shift

Benton County•Corvallis, OR

17h

About The Position

Benton County is hiring Qualified Mental Health Professionals for its Crisis Team. The Crisis Clinician provides phone and face-to-face crisis screening, assessment, and referral for varied situations, including high-risk children and adults who may need hospital, residential, or respite care. The clinician may also provide crisis interventions and assessments, safety planning, care coordination, case management, and follow-up care. The person hired must become a director’s designee in Benton County within 60 days of starting. The position works closely with Case Managers, Peer Support Specialists, and Behavioral Health Technicians, as well as community partners such as law enforcement, 911 dispatch, hospitals, schools, and mental and physical health clinics. The assigned shift is a night shift, typically Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.; some holiday work is required. Shift differential is 12% for nights, calculated on base salary. The department may assign mental health standby duties as operationally needed. The role may be filled at Health Care Professional 2 or 3, depending on qualifications, and the posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies. The annual salary range is $69,716.88–$100,793.71 for QMHP – Health Care Professional 2 or $73,881.87–$110,215.00 for QMHP – Health Care Professional 3. Salary placement depends on directly related experience and education under Oregon’s pay equity law. The position is eligible for two salary raises during the first year if performance is in good standing. This is an FLSA-exempt, AFSCME-represented position. Hiring is contingent on a successful background check. A valid Oregon driver’s license is required; the position involves driving and may require use of a personal vehicle.

Requirements

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Psychology, Social Work, Recreational Therapy, Music Therapy, Art Therapy, or a behavioral science field.
For Health Care Professional 2: one year of health experience providing mental health services.
For Health Care Professional 3: two years of health experience providing mental health services.
For Health Care Professional 2: registration as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) with the Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO), or ability to obtain certification within six months of hire.
For Health Care Professional 3: PsyD, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or equivalent licensure.
Valid Oregon driver’s license.
Ability to drive for the position; use of a personal vehicle may be required.
Successful completion of a background check.
Knowledge of or experience with community behavioral health and addictions concepts, client assessment and case management, treatment services, planning and protocols, behavioral health disorders and diagnostic classifications, and psychological, sociological, and psychiatric theories.
Well-developed human relations skills, interpersonal sensitivity, and awareness of client situations and values.
Interviewing and counseling skills.
Writing skills to prepare clear and concise reports.

Responsibilities

Provide phone and face-to-face crisis screening, assessment, and referral, including for high-risk children and adults needing hospital, residential, or respite care.
Provide crisis interventions and assessments, safety planning, care coordination, case management, and follow-up care.
Become a director’s designee in Benton County within 60 days of starting.
Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Apply behavioral health and addictions diagnostic theory.
Plan and implement intervention programs.
Handle crisis situations.
Work independently and as part of a team.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, clients and their families, other agencies, and the public.
Collaborate with team members and community partners to coordinate appropriate responses and services.
Act professionally in accordance with ethical codes and confidentiality requirements.

Benefits

$4,000 hiring bonus for employees assigned to the Crisis Center, paid after completion of the probationary period.
$1,000 annual training budget.
Reimbursement for licensure fees or MHACBO certification.
11 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays.
Vacation accrual of 8 hours per month, increasing with years of service.
Sick leave.
$0 health insurance premium for medical, dental, and vision coverage, including eligible family members.
County contribution of up to $1,900 per year to a Health Savings Account or Health Reimbursement Account, depending on plan and personal contribution.
Health Savings Account funds roll over from year to year.
Eligible dependents covered up to age 26.
After six months of employment, a 6% County retirement contribution toward Oregon PERS.
After six months of employment, a 1.5% County contribution to a deferred compensation 457b plan.
Free wellness program with seminars, challenges, activities, monetary incentives, and prizes.
100% employer-paid accidental death and dismemberment coverage ($100,000), life insurance ($50,000), and long-term disability coverage.
Supplemental insurance plans available at reasonable rates.
Two salary raises within the first year if performance is in good standing.