Therapist - Adult Mental Health Outpatient

Davis Behavioral Health • Layton, UT

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Davis Behavioral Health (DBH) is seeking a full-time therapist to join the Adult Mental Health Program and work in the outpatient clinic located on the Kaysville/Layton border. This position provides outpatient mental health services including conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, providing individual and group therapy, and monitoring client progress using evidence-based interventions. The therapist collaborates with the multidisciplinary treatment team, provides crisis intervention as needed, and maintains timely and accurate clinical documentation in accordance with agency and regulatory standards.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social work or related field.
• Current full/independent licensure in the state of Utah as an LCSW or equivalent (CMHC or LMFT).
• Consideration may be made for candidates with a CSW, ACMHC, or AMFT license who are nearing completion of full licensure requirements.
• Must have relevant experience in the behavioral health field.
• 2-3 years working with the SPMI population
• Experience in completing behavioral health assessments and providing clinical care.
• Clinical expertise in screening, assessments, diagnosis, and crisis intervention.
• Demonstrates the skills necessary to motivate and engage clients.
• Considerable knowledge of trauma-informed care, including screening, assessing, and treating from a trauma-informed lens.
• Good organizational and practice management skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff and community agencies (such as DCFS, juvenile courts, etc.).
• Flexibility in days and hours available for scheduled work, including evenings.
• Must pass a verbal Spanish assessment with a score of 80% or higher.
• Must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check.
• Must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening.

Nice To Haves

• Spanish language skills are strongly preferred with the ability to perform the essential job functions in both the English and Spanish languages.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments and diagnostic evaluations.
• Evaluate for co-occurring substance use if appropriate.
• Develop, implement, and update individualized treatment plans based on client needs and medical necessity following Medicaid and DBH standards.
• Provide individual and group therapy using evidence-based practices.
• Monitor client progress and adjust treatment interventions as clinically appropriate/every six months.
• Provide crisis assessment and intervention when necessary.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, APRNs, case managers, and other members of the multidisciplinary treatment team to coordinate care.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation in accordance with agency, Medicaid/Medicare, and regulatory standards. (24-hour period).
• Participate in treatment team meetings, consultations, supervision, and program coordination activities.
• Ensure services support client stability, recovery, and functioning in the community.
• Other duties and responsibilities and needed and assigned.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance with multiple plan options - The current carrier and network is SelectHealth Share.
• High-Deductible Health Plan with a sizeable employer Health Savings Account contribution
• Dental Insurance - The current carrier and network is Delta Dental
• Vision Insurance - Offered by VSP
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Annual healthcare spending limit: $2,750
• Annual dependent care spending limit: $5,000
• Retirement Utah Retirement System participating agency
• 401(k) - DBH matches up to 2% of annual earnings
• Voluntary employee-funded options available (457 Plan Roth IRA)
• Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Basic Life and AD&D Benefit Amounts Employee: 2x your base annual earnings, rounded to the nearest $1,000, to a maximum of $300,000
• Spouse : $10,000
• Child(ren) : $5,000 on each eligible dependent child
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Long-term Disability
• Health Reimbursement Account offered to employees to voluntarily opt out of DBH medical and/or dental insurance
• Up to $2,860 per year contributed by DBH after required employee contribution
• Voluntary Insurance
• Voluntary Accident
• Voluntary Identity Protection
• Voluntary Critical Illness
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Offered through the SelectHealth LiVe Well program.

What This Job Offers

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