Mental Health Clinician (Bilingual Spanish)

Morrison Child and Family Services • Portland, OR

61d • $30 - $36

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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
• 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 : https://www.opm.gov/suitability/suitability-and-credentialing-faqs/
• Proof of Vaccination (MMR, Varicella, DTap & Influenza annually)
• CPI Training
• Working at multiple ORR Program sites

Nice To Haves

• 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

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.

Benefits

• 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).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees