Outpatient Program Therapist - $5,000 SIGN ON BONUS

Smokey Point Behavioral Hospital•Marysville, WA

2d•$83,200 - $102,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Therapist performs social services functions to include assisting patients in meeting their bio psychosocial needs while enabling them to access through therapeutic treatment skills to achieve their optimal level of emotional health, including providing basic consultation, teaching, complete specialized clinical social work services for patients/families receiving care, crisis intervention, short-term and long-term family therapy, and providing information and referrals as needed.

Requirements

Master's Degree from an accredited college or university, in Social Work or a clinical related mental health field preferred.
A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, and treatment skills; and have strong clinical assessment skills preferred.
Must possess a Washington state license in social work or clinical related mental health field.
CPR certification and crisis intervention/management training within 30 days of employment prior to assisting in a restraining procedure.
Mental Health Provider acknowledgement from DBHR, if eligible.
Children’s Mental Health Specialist acknowledgement from DBHR, if eligible.

Responsibilities

Assisting patients in meeting their bio psychosocial needs
Enabling patients to access therapeutic treatment skills to achieve their optimal level of emotional health
Providing basic consultation and teaching
Completing specialized clinical social work services for patients/families receiving care
Providing crisis intervention
Providing short-term and long-term family therapy
Providing information and referrals as needed