Therapist - Adult Mental Health Outpatient

Davis Behavioral HealthLayton, UT
$77,000 - $88,000Onsite

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. Please visit the DBH career page (here) to apply for this position as quick applications through sites like Indeed and others may cause delays as critical information is not required on those sites. Please remember to add email addresses for all references to avoid delays in the recruitment process.

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 to receive the Spanish-language incentive.
  • Successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening.
  • Successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check.

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
  • 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.
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