Child and Family Therapist

Job Details

Job Location: Yakima, WA 98901Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: Master's DegreeSalary Range: $38.46 - $45.67 HourlyTravel Percentage: Up to 25%Job Shift: Day

Position Summary:

Provides clinical mental health services to children, families, and adults in an outpatient community mental health clinic, client homes, or community-based locations such as schools. Responsibilities will include intakes, diagnosis, case management, and mental health treatment services to identified clients.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday business hours; must work two nights per week until 7pm.
 

Responsibilities:

• Provide intake assessments, diagnosis, and ongoing culturally sensitive treatment to children, families, and adults using Evidenced Based Practices
• Complete required documentation within the identified timeframes
• Develop clinical treatment plans which focus on client strengths, culture, needs, and goals within the briefest time frame for successful achievement.
• Maintain encounters/productivity of 60% of reportable/billable services
• Participate in ongoing Continuous Quality Improvement to ensure the services provided demonstrate best practice standards and meet all contractual requirements
• Actively participate in individual and group supervision, clinical staff meetings, and other multi-disciplinary meetings
• Staff cases which require specialist consultations and psychiatric consultation as required
• Coordinate client treatment with schools, physicians, and other community resources and referrals to community services whenever necessary
• Observe confidentiality in all related program functions with staff and clients
• Establish and maintain working relationships with other community mental health providers, primary care, and other referral sources
• Provide routine services and on-call coverage outside of standard business hours if required by assigned program or team
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

The following requirements are those that are normally required for performance of this position.  Any disabled applicant or incumbent who does not meet one or more of the physical requirements, but who can perform the essential function of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) shall be deemed to meet these requirements
 

Physical Requirements:

This position normally requires the physical demands of standing, walking, bending, lifting or performing other work requiring low physical exertion, talking and hearing on a regular basis to perform the job requirements.  These physical demands are required up to 80% of the time.  Position also requires ability to drive with adequate vision.
 

Non-Physical Requirements:

Qualifications for candidates hired at the MHP level:  $38.46 - $43.27 per hour (non-exempt)

• Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA), Marriage & Family Therapist Associate (LMFTA), Independent Clinical Social Work Associate (LICSWA), or Licensed Agency Affiliated Counselor (LAAC) in Washington State

Qualifications for candidates hired at the Licensed level:  $85,000 - $95,000 per year (exempt)

• Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), Independent Clinical Social Work (LICSW) license in Washington State

Minimum requirements for all candidates

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, clinical psychology, or a related field leading to eligibility for clinical licensure
• Two years of experience working with children, families adults in a professional outpatient setting
• Valid Washington driver's license and minimum required liability insurance for WA State
• Must be deemed insurable as determined by Catholic Charities liability insurance provider
• Operate from a strengths-based perspective
• Strong clinical assessment skills and knowledge
• Possess good verbal and written communication skills and excellent documentation skills
• Ability to provide service in a culturally sensitive manner
• Ability to wor