PHC Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician

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PHC Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician

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TO APPLY :

• Please complete all sections of the online application, even if a resume is submitted. A resume will not substitute for completing the work history section of the application.
• Please include with your completed application the following attachments: Cover Letter, Certification, Driver License, BLS Certificate. Please describe your qualifications and experience related to the required skills for the position in your Cover Letter.
• Complete job description available upon request to the Department of Human Resources.

Without LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT license, Provisionally-Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician at a reduced rate of pay may be considered.

Located halfway between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks and home to the University of Montana, Missoula is an academic center situated in an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise. Depending on the season, you can hike, ski, fish, float rivers, ride mountain bikes, or just sit back and marvel at the surrounding scenery. Join us in scenic, sophisticated, and service-oriented Missoula!

Partnership Health Center (PHC), 2019 and 2022 winner of the Employer of Choice Award for Missoula, and 2022 winner of the Montana Employer of Choice Award, offers impeccable, integrated services to over 18,000 individuals and families. A 14-site, co-applicant Federally Qualified Health Center with Missoula County, PHC fulfills its mission through the provision of a full range of primary care services - medical, dental, behavioral health, and an on-site pharmacy with a dedication to attending to the social determinants of health. Please visit our website to see the amazing benefits you will receive by joining our team such as medical (no cost for employee), dental, and vision insurance, loan forgiveness, retirement plan contributions, and generous paid sick and vacation time.

Performs work as a therapist at the Partnership Health Center (PHC). Work assignment will be in: the traditional model, an integrated model where providers are embedded in the medical clinic providing brief behavioral interventions within the behavioral health department, school-based or the Mobile Support Team, depending on coverage needs. This assignment will be for an integrated behavioral health consultant.

Representative Examples of Work

Provides screening and assessments, develops and implements treatment plans and documents patient progress for behavioral health patients.

Provides behavioral health counseling, for individuals, couples, families, and groups as indicated by the treatment plan or as assigned.

Functions as a member of an interdisciplinary team in a patient-centered health home model, or as part of a mobile support team, depending on work assignment.

Advocates on behalf of integrated care at PHC and stays current in best practices of primary care behavioral health and related topics.

Completes timely peer review and related audit activities as assigned. Contributes to process improvement and program development.

Provides community education to other providers or community partners.

Participates in scheduled administrative staff meetings. Participates in clinical staff meetings.

Provides training for support and clinical personnel as required.

Maintains appropriate and timely clinical records.

OTHER DUTIES:

Performs related duties as required or directed.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the direction of the Behavioral Health Director or designee.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: Has numerous contacts with the PHC Medical and Dental Clinic Directors, clients and medical providers. May occasionally represent PHC at community meetings or educational forums. Contacts are for the purpose of planning and coordinating work and resolving problems.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

KNOWLEDGE: Considerable knowledge of techniques in interviewing, screening, assessing and counseling clients with mental health disorders, trauma, and/or substance abuse. Considerable knowledge of the principles, theories and practices of clinical counseling. Considerable knowledge of the ethical and legal requirements of the profession. Working knowledge of quality management processes. Working knowledge of client confidentiality, and the ethical and legal requirements of the profession. Working knowledge of the principles and practices of HIPAA compliance. Working knowledge of the PHC Corporate Compliance Guidelines.

SKILLS: Skill in the use of a personal computer using electronic medical records, word processing and database software. Skill in the use of audio/visual equipment including slide and overhead projectors.

ABILITIES: Ability to compile reports and track data as it relates to performance indicators and health outcomes. Ability to assess clients and create appropriate treatment plans or referrals. Ability to provide effective counseling and case management in a clinical setting. Ability to coordinate care through effective consultation with PHC providers and community supports. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse individuals and groups. Ability to communicate effectively in the English language, both orally and in writing.

Minimum Qualifications

Without LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT license, Provisionally-Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician at a reduced rate of pay may be considered.

EDUCATION: Master’s degree in social work or counseling required. Active Montana State LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT license required.

EXPERIENCE : Two years of experience in a clinical or mental health setting is required.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS : Subject to passing a criminal background investigation that will require fingerprinting. Requires immunizations or proof of immunity to certain infectious diseases and a TB test. New employees will be asked to volunteer vaccination status for required vaccines upon hire and will be offered assistance during hiring to receive necessary immunizations. Employees who have not received the vaccines required for their positions or who are unwilling to voluntarily provide vaccination status for required vaccines will receive a reasonable accommodation where such accommodation does not require an undue hardship or endanger the health or safely of any person. May require a valid drivers’ license. (Mobile Support Team work assignment).

Physical/Environmental Demands

Crisis intervention work may involve exposure to potentially dangerous situations. The employee may risk exposure to communicable diseases. Works primarily in an office setting. May work remotely from home or in the field responding to 911 behavioral health emergencies, depending on work assignment (Mobile Support Team). Requires some evening, weekend and holiday work, and may require over forty hours in a work week. May require driving or riding in a car to satellite sites, to distant meeting locations, or to see patients in the field as part of a Mobile Support Team. Integrated Behavioral Health assignment is not eligible for remote work.

Mobile Support Team work assignment involves exposure to a stressful environment; requires working both indoors in an office setting, and outdoors in all weather conditions; requires continuous sitting and standing; requires frequent walking on all types of surfaces including over uneven terrain; and requires occasional bending, stooping, twisting and reaching. Requires climbing stairs occasionally. Lifting, carrying and pushing/pulling of items weighing up to 50 lbs, and running are required on rare occasion.

This summary outlines the benefit programs; actual benefits may vary depending on bargaining unit and employment status.

Missoula County will reward your contributions to our community with competitive compensation and generous benefits, including but not limited to:

Excellent Medical Health Benefits– Group health benefits, including dental and vision coverage, are available to eligible County employees. The medical health benefits premium is covered for full-time employees. The County contribution is pro-rated on hours paid for part-time employees. The employee pays the premium portion for dependent coverage. Family health benefits coverage is $258.00 per pay period.

Medical deductible is $500 for an individual and $1,000 for a family.

Flexible Benefits Plan– Pre-tax out-of-pocket medical expenses and day care expenses.

Voluntary Life Insurance Coverage, Long and Short-Term Disability, Critical and Accident Insuranceare offered through Mutual ofOmaha.

Public Employees Retirement System– Montana public employees of the state, university system, local governments and certain employees of school districts are covered by the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). New members to the PERS have an opportunity to choose between two retirement plan options: the Defined Benefit Plan or the Defined Contribution Plan.

Sheriffs' Retirement System (SRS)– A public pension plan for all Montana Sheriffs hired after July 1, 1974 and Detention Officers hired after July 1, 2005.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness- Working for Missoula County may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness. Look here to learn more and understand whether you may be eligible.

Supplemental Retirement Benefitsare offered through Valic or Nationwide.

Sick Leave– Full-time employees accrue 7.38hours per month and are eligible to use sick leave once you have been an employee for 90 days.The accrual is pro-rated for part-time employees.

Vacation Leave– Full-time employees accrue 9.24 hours per month and are eligible to use leave after continuous employment for a period of 6 full months. The accrual is pro-rated for part-time employees.

Holidays– The County observes eleven legal holidays in even numbered years and ten legal holidays in odd numbered years.

Paid Parental Leave (PPL)-In recognition of the importance of bonding and care of a newborn child or a child placed for adoption, Missoula County 6 continuous weeks of PPL to eligible full-time employees that have been with the county for 180 days. The hours are pro-rated for part-time employees.

Tuition Assistance- Because we value the professional and personal development of our employees, Missoula County is proud to offer reimbursement of certain education expenses.

Closing Date/Time: 10/2/2024 5:00 PM Mountain

Salary:

$31.50 Hourly