Counselor III (Enhanced Care Facilities - Float)

Counselor III (Enhanced Care Facilities - Float)

Job Overview

Location/Schedule: This position floats between two enhanced care facilities (ECFs), Riverside and Premier Living, located in NE and SE Portland, OR, respectively. The schedule for this position is Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Position: Counselor III 

Program: Enhanced Care Facility 

Cascadia's Mission and Vision:  

Mission: Cascadia Health delivers whole health care – integrated mental health and addiction services, primary care, and housing – to promote hope and support the well-being of the communities we serve. 

Vision: We envision a community where everyone benefits from whole health care, experiences well-being, and has a self-directed, connected life. 

Position Description: Cascadia Health offers specialized mental health services to residents within the Enhanced Care Services program, which operates locked residential care facilities. These facilities cater to adults and seniors diagnosed with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) and co-occurring medical conditions. Our residents may also present with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or other cognitive impairments, requiring a high level of care and tailored therapeutic interventions. As a Counselor III, you will play a critical role in delivering trauma-informed, person-centered care to this unique population, ensuring that their complex mental health and medical needs are met within a safe and supportive environment. 

Responsibilities: 

• Utilize a variety of evidence-based practices to deliver therapeutic services tailored to the needs of clients. 

• Complete comprehensive behavioral health assessments, create individualized service plans, and maintain accurate and timely electronic health records (EHR). 

• Work closely with other providers and support systems to ensure comprehensive treatment planning and continuity of care.  

• Offer strengths-based case management and motivational interviewing in a variety of settings, including client’s homes or other community venues, using assertive engagement techniques to meet clients where they are. 

• Establish trusting relationships with clients to support self-advocacy, goal setting, and achievement of personal milestones. 

• Establish and nurture collaborative relationships with community stakeholders to promote stability and continuity of care. 

• Provide crisis intervention services and utilize de-escalation techniques to minimize the need for acute care and hospitalization. 

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation that ensures compliance with all agency policies and procedures and local, state, and federal regulations, and billing requirements.   

• Support clients in obtaining necessary services and benefits, including medical, housing, and social services. 

• Transport clients to appointments and community services using personal or agency vehicles. 

• Engage in an on-call rotation to provide crisis intervention services as needed. 

• Comply with laws, regulations, policies, and procedures under which the program and company operates.  

Qualifications:  

• Master’s degree in behavioral science field from an accredited college or university. Demo