Therapist – Youth Outpatient EASA (License not required)

Options for Southern Oregon•Medford, OR

8d•$40 - $49

About The Position

The Therapist provides clinical services and supports to clients in the Early Assessment and Support Alliance (EASA), as well as other youth and young adult programs as indicated. Working as part of a transdisciplinary team, the clinician provides supportive, community-based services to youth and young adults ages 12–30 who meet EASA criteria. The role includes direct services to program members and their families, training and education, and co-facilitation of multi-family groups. The clinician collaborates within the agency and with mental health professionals, community partners, and local, state, and federal stakeholders. Client services use Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT); on-the-job training and supervision for FIT are provided. The role serves transition-age youth through community- and office-based settings. The clinician provides outreach and engagement, assessments, service plan development, psychoeducation, appropriate treatments, therapy, and service coordination in consultation with patients, families, and team members. The position also provides community education to reduce mental illness stigma and raise awareness about psychosis, uses appropriate evidence-based practices, and ensures program fidelity. Services must address the diverse social, cultural, gender, and economic needs of the population using equity frameworks. Timely documentation is completed in the Electronic Health Record. The position requires a master's degree in a behavioral science, an understanding of co-occurring disorders, related experience, and QMHP registration or eligibility to register with MHACBO, or qualifying Oregon licensure-intern registration or professional licensure. A license is not required if the candidate otherwise meets the stated qualifications.

Requirements

Master's degree in a behavioral science.
Understanding of co-occurring disorders and related experience.
Must be a QMHP on the Mental Health & Addictions Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO) registry, meet eligibility qualifications to register with MHACBO, or be registered as a licensure intern with the State of Oregon or licensed in Oregon as an LMFT, LCSW, LPC, or clinical psychologist.
Ability to use e-mail, compose documents, save and locate documents electronically, and learn the Electronic Health Record system.
Must pass state-required background and DMV checks.
Valid Oregon driver's license and satisfactory driving record.
Ability to work independently and flexibly under general supervision.
Applicants must not have received services from Options for Southern Oregon within the last 12 months, to avoid potential conflict of interest.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Spanish skills and certification of language proficiency at the Oregon Health Authority-approved “High Intermediate” level.
Proficiency in Word and other Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

Provide outreach and engagement activities for EASA and transition-age youth.
Conduct assessments and develop service plans.
Provide psychoeducation and appropriate treatments in consultation with patients, families, and team members.
Provide therapy and coordinate services.
Deliver services in community-based and office-based settings.
Provide training and education and co-facilitate multi-family groups.
Offer community education to reduce the stigma of mental illness and raise awareness about psychosis.
Use appropriate evidence-based practices and ensure program fidelity.
Use Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT) in client services.
Complete timely documentation of services in the Electronic Health Record.
Collaborate with agency colleagues, mental health professionals, community partners, and local, state, and federal stakeholders.
Address the diverse social, cultural, gender, and economic needs of the population served using equity frameworks.

Benefits

Family medical, dental, and long-term disability coverage.
403(b) plan with 6% match.
Generous paid time off, with annual accrual up to 208 hours based on FTE status and available to use upon accrual.
11 paid holidays annually.
Clinical supervision and training.
Continuing education opportunities.
Potential relocation reimbursement.
Professional development and support for licensure.
Potential eligibility for loan repayment programs.
License differential of $3.00 per hour for employees licensed in Oregon as an LCSW, LMFT, or LPC, equivalent to an additional $6,240 per year prorated by FTE.