Behavioral Health Clinician 1 CSP Crisis

Posting number: 2026-00218

Department: CENTERED SPIRIT PROGRAM TUCSON

Division: TITLE XIX MENTAL HEALTH

Job classification: Behavioral Health Clinician 1

Posting type: External Posting

Categories: Mental Health

Summary

The Behavioral Health Clinician 1 (BHC I) is an associate licensed clinician who works within a multidisciplinary team of providers to enhance the health and wellbeing of Pascua Yaqui Tribe community members served. The BHC1 provides outpatient individual, group and/or family counseling as well as consulting and collaborating with other healthcare providers to ensure clients served receive the most integrated and comprehensive healthcare possible.

Examples of duties

1. Perform clinical duties such as individual, group and/or family counseling in assigned focus area; conduct risk assessment and crisis interventions; evaluate needs of client; write treatment plans; and provide referrals.
2. Perform comprehensive assessments of clients; determines level of care and diagnosis, coordinates client eligibility for outside benefit assistance, and orients clients to new programs.
3. Perform case management activities such as consulting with other healthcare providers, departments and/or agencies to coordinate care for clients; make recommendations for outside treatment; and participate in clinical staff meetings to determine best treatment for patients.
4. Enter and maintain clinical notes and client files in an Electronic Health Information system, charting patient progress, and treatment.
5. Perform other duties of a similar nature or level as requested by supervisor or director.

Additional Focus Area Duties and Responsibilities:

Positions Assigned to Centered Spirit Program (CSP) Child and Family Team may also be responsible for:

• Provide case management, individual, family and group therapy in multiple settings as appropriate (office, in home services and school-based services). Provide therapy for children and their family in the following settings: school based, in-home or office setting.

Positions Assigned to CSP Adult Team may also be responsible for:

• Provide counseling for adults and their family, including treatment for chemical dependence, domestic violence, and mental health related issues.

Positions Assigned to Sewa U’usim/SOC Program may also be responsible for:

• Provide public health education to community members on services available for youth and their families, including early childhood mental health, trauma, teen pregnancy, transitional youth issues, suicide prevention, and substance abuse.
• Implement trainings and workshops in life skills, this includes, but is not limited to the following, Casey Ansell Life Skills Assessment, Training, White Bison, and other evidence-based models of care.
• Provide experiential equine behavioral health services for Pascua Yaqui youth, adults, and families.
• Community service providers, with a focus on helping Yoeme Youth and young children to achieve balance in their life through counseling, prevention, education, and life skills training.
• Certified in Equine Assisted Therapy (EAT), or Equine Facilitated Learning (EFL), or Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) is preferred but not required.

Positions Assigned to Crisis Services Program may also be responsible for:

• Perform risk assessments, crisis interventions, coordinate hospitalization during regular business hours.
• Consult with other tribal departments such as Fire, Education and Social Services Department on crisis matters.

Positions Assigned to New Beginnings (MAT) may also be responsible for:

• Work closely with other integrated team members.
• Coordinate services with other behavioral health components such as Domestic Violence, Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program and other Tribal programs.
• Certification as an ACCUDETOX Specialist through the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association preferred for positions working with substance abuse.

Positions Assigned to a Substance Abuse and/or Diversion Programs may also be responsible for:

• Provide client therapy for adults, including treatment for chemical dependence, domestic violence, and mental health issues.
• Work with clients who are part of a court ordered or voluntary substance abuse diversion program.
• Focus on providing ameans to address the root-cause or primary contributing factors of those tribal members, who have a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) with the goal of reducing the recidivism rate of those individuals in the justice system.
• Certific