Youth and Family Mental Health Clinician

Yamhill County • McMinnville, OR

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Yamhill County has one regular full-time position for a General Outpatient Therapist to work on the Family & Youth team providing mental health services to children and their families. Duties will include engagement, crisis support, diagnosing, direct treatment, performing integrated behavioral health assessments, service planning and implementation, individual and family therapy, case management, and collaborative service documentation. This position will be responsible for providing clinic-based crisis coverage during regular business hours as part of a team rotation schedule. This position may be filled as either an Advanced Practice Behavioral Health Clinician or a Behavioral Health Clinician, depending on experience and credentialing.

Requirements

• A master's degree from an accredited school in social work, clinical psychology, or a related field
• One year of experience as a Human Services Specialist I
• Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which ensures ability to perform the work may substitute for the above
• Must have an NPI number or the ability to obtain one upon employment
• Must qualify as QMHP, or QMRP to work in respective fields
• May require licensing
• Will be subject to successful completion of a background check
• Excellent skills in organization, paperwork management, and communication – both verbally and in writing, in addition to typing and computer proficiency
• Ability to prepare concise and complete client treatment progress records
• Dependable, organized, self-directed, detail-oriented
• Ability to interact with co-workers, clients, and the public in a courteous, professional manner
• Working knowledge of community mental health and substance use disorder services
• Demonstrated knowledge and skill with diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment planning techniques specifically related to community mental health services
• Ability to understand the behavior of people under stress
• Ability to develop cooperative relationships with clients, their families, and the community
• Ability to maintain relationships with physicians, law enforcement agencies, the courts, public and private administrators, and the community in general
• Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this classification with or without accommodation
• Must not be excluded from participation in federal health care programs (Medicaid, Medicare, and other federally funded programs that provide health benefits)
• Must not be excluded from participation in federal procurement (Federal Acquisition Regulation) and non-procurement activities (Executive Order No. 12549)

Nice To Haves

• Preference will be given to those applicants with training and experience in evidence-based practices
• Preference will be given to those applicants with experience providing intensive mental health and addictions services in a community-based setting

Responsibilities

• Engagement
• Crisis support
• Diagnosing
• Direct treatment
• Performing integrated behavioral health assessments
• Service planning and implementation
• Individual and family therapy
• Case management
• Collaborative service documentation
• Providing clinic-based crisis coverage during regular business hours as part of a team rotation schedule

Benefits

• 15 paid holidays per year
• 19.5 days of Flexible Earned Time (FET) accrual in the first year (based on an 8-hr day)
• PERS (Public Employee Retirement System) - 100% employer funded contributions
• Full health benefit offerings with employee premiums starting as low as $70.18/month for PPA or $0/month for HMO during current plan year 2025-2026
• $750 and 40 hours of paid time annually for professional development/training
• $200 annually toward required license and/or certification fees
• HRSA/NHSC approved site with many loan repayment opportunities available
• Qualifying employer for public service student loan forgiveness
• Most positions are eligible to accrue overtime

What This Job Offers

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