Mental Health Consultant Black Cultural KSA - FLOAT + 10% Jail side Hourly Premium + 5% Hourly KSA

Multnomah County • Portland, OR

4d • $41 - $51 • Onsite

About The Position

The Mental Health Consultant Black Cultural KSA provides direct mental health services to adults and youth in custody at Multnomah County jails and the Juvenile Detention Facility. Direct services include assessment, crisis intervention, counseling, case management, discharge planning, and client education. Indirect services include case consultation, group facilitation, education, research, and assigned administrative and patient-care duties. The role creates a culture of respect, trust, and understanding for the diverse populations served by the Health Department.

The position requires advanced knowledge of and experience working with the African-American community, including understanding cultural considerations affecting clients, historical and current barriers to mental health services, traditions, values, and customs, as well as the effects of trauma and racial trauma and the over-representation of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color in the criminal/legal system.

This is a float position that may be assigned to any of three Corrections Health locations: Multnomah County Detention Center in downtown Portland, Juvenile Detention Center in northeast Portland, or Inverness Jail Detention Center near the Portland airport. The role is represented, non-exempt, eligible for overtime, and designated as an essential position. The listed hourly pay range is $41.45–$50.97, with an additional 10% jail-side hourly premium and a 5% hourly premium for clinicians with the Cultural Knowledge, Skills and Abilities qualification.

Requirements

• Be a Certified Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP-C) through the Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO), or hold an independent Oregon license such as LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or PsyD through the applicable Oregon licensing board.
• Have current CPR/BLS certification upon hire.
• Have advanced knowledge of and experience working with the African-American community, including its traditions, values, customs, and historical and current barriers to mental health services, and understanding cultural considerations, racial trauma, and over-representation of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color in the criminal/legal system.
• Pass a background investigation, which may include fingerprinting.
• Submit a resume demonstrating minimum qualifications, a cover letter addressing experience with diverse vulnerable populations, qualifications for the Black Cultural KSA, and interest in the position, and graduate transcripts plus QMHP-C certification or Oregon licensure.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience as a master's-level clinician in a fast-paced clinical setting providing individual and group psychotherapy, diagnostic assessment, and treatment.
• Independent Oregon licensure or eligibility for licensure based on current education.
• Experience in a corrections or other secure setting.
• Experience with severe mental illness, risk assessment, and crisis intervention.
• Alcohol and Drug Counseling certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, crisis intervention, counseling, case management, and discharge planning for clients with mental illness in jail.
• Provide indirect services, including case consultation, group facilitation, education, research, and assigned administrative and patient-care duties.
• Receive referred, emergent, and follow-up clients; conduct an initial psychiatric or psychological workup; and formulate assessments and treatment plans using DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and ASAM placement criteria.
• Provide crisis intervention, counseling, and client education, including information about accessing community resources.
• Use electronic medical records and accurately document client care using SOAP charting.
• Manage a large caseload and coordinate with providers and support staff.
• Use appropriate skills to defuse potentially violent or aggressive situations.
• Participate in the Mental Health Team, consult with providers and nurses, and monitor client responses to treatment.
• Participate in court processes when subpoenaed to explain a client's mental health status.
• Work closely with Correction Deputies and Juvenile Custody Support Specialists in their day-to-day interactions with clients with mental illness.
• Float among the Multnomah County Detention Center, Juvenile Detention Center, and Inverness Jail Detention Center, depending on assignment.

Benefits

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility for full-time Multnomah County Health Department employees who meet program requirements.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Ten paid holidays each year.
• Vacation and sick leave.
• Life and supplemental life insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Employee assistance program.
• Participation in the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
• 10% jail-side hourly premium.
• 5% hourly Cultural Knowledge, Skills and Abilities premium for Mental Health Consultants with a KSA.

What This Job Offers

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