Behavioral Health Outreach Clinician - Seattle

Overview

Career opportunities abound at Sound!

Sound Behavioral Health is growing and we are a behavioral health outreach clinician in Seattle, WA! Sound is one of King County’s most comprehensive providers of quality mental health and addiction treatment services, supporting our area’s most vulnerable populations. A central tenet of our work is Reaching Recovery, an evidence-based clinical care model.

 

Sound clinicians are focused on demonstrating compassion, patience, and understanding when treating clients. We believe in and advocate for Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion for our team and clients. 

 

Clinicians working in the Behavioral Health Outreach Program (BHOP) have the opportunity to work in a self-directed capacity in the community for much of the week and utilize a range of brief interventions and therapeutic clinical skills. This program serves public housing residents with behavioral health concerns. As the program is project-based, we can engage clients outside of a fee-for-service model, but work diligently to connect individuals to long-term supports or providers when appropriate. Read more about the program here. 

 

Schedule: 40 hours per week.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES

• Provides, direct services and/or internal and external organization referrals for clients.
• Develops treatment plans and maintains accurate and timely clinical records according to organization policy.
• Provides housing stabilization services to clients referred by Seattle Housing Authority and King County Housing Authority.
• Provides on-site services at the housing site during their scheduled work hours.
• Assists client to remain stable in the community, thereby reducing the use of hospitals or involuntary treatment services.
• Monitors medication regimes and treatment compliance.
• Monitors utilization of services and the success of outcome measures.
• To meet the county standards there are service intensity expectations there may be measurable productivity requirements to this position.
• Participates in team member meetings, consultations, case presentations and in-service training. 
• Participates in ongoing program development and assessment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

KEY WORK RELATIONSHIPS

Establishes and maintains positive, ethical, and professional working relationships with clinical team members, clients, and outside organizations, particularly King County and Seattle Housing Authorities. Relates to a wide variety of people including members of ethnic and sexual minority populations, and is respectful of individual and cultural differences.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• BA degree in social work, psychology, or a counseling-related field, with a strong emphasis on working with families and community agencies. 
• A minimum of one year of clinical experience as a clinician or case manager. 
• Demonstrated skills in clinical assessment and treatment plans, preferred. 

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS

• Understands the principles of individual therapy, group therapy and/or case management approach to providing services. 
• Possesses strong working knowledge of the mental and/or behavioral health and support resources of King County, and is familiar with state and local health delivery systems, including knowledge of various funding principles and clinical services mandates. 
• Understands recovery concepts in behavioral health; synthesizes and applies, as appropriate to their work at Sound.
• Ability to learn new tasks and skills quickly, and to manage and prioritize multiple tasks, while simultaneously managing crises. 
• Able to demonstrate the capacity to appreciate and work well with the complex and diverse population.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS

• Washington State driver's license and insurable driving record required. 
• Must be able to apply for and obtain a WA State Agency Affiliated Counselor credential.
• Must pass criminal background checks.

PHYSICAL DEMANDSTo successfully perform the essential duties of this position, an individual must be able to sit at a desk for four or more hours a day, and use office equipment, including phones and computer keyboards, for four or more hours per day. Individuals must be able to engage vendors, team members, clients and others over the phone and in-person by voice. Regular attendance is an essential function of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to assist individuals with disabilities to perform essential position functions.