This job requires that you be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Who We Are:

Established in 1975, Non-Profit Yakima Neighborhood Health Services serves patients in the areas of Behavioral Health, Family Dentistry, Internal Medicine, Women’s Health, Primary Care, Pediatrics, Vision Care and Pharmacy. Our mission is to improve the quality of life and equity in our communities by providing accessible and integrated health and social services, ending homelessness and offering unique learning opportunities for students of health professions.

Yakima Neighborhood Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity in the workplace and are committed to an inclusive work environment.

Why Work at Yakima Neighborhood Health Services?

YNHS offers great compensation for this position, with a starting wage of $26-$32 an hour, along with high value benefits of employer provided medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement insurances. To support our team, we also provide ten paid holidays, flexible amounts of paid leave and/or cash-out options, and retention bonuses to reward commitment to our mission.

 Our Ideal Candidate:  Requires great flexibility and team-oriented approaches. This exciting position provides full scope counseling services to support a diverse population and coordinate care for multi-issue clients.

Some technical requirements for this position are:

• Diagnose and treat substance use disorders.
• Create, recommend, and document treatment plans.
• Provide counseling sessions (individual or group), using methods as directed.
• Take action on the measures required to support our diverse population.
• Coordinate the care of multi-issue clients and intervention with their families.
• Working with a team of health professionals and other support staff, do intervention for identified risk factors through the use of developed care plans.
• Provide behavioral health screens and primary care behavioral health for patients.
• Develop and maintain appropriate linkages with other mental health/social services in the community who share patients with us.
• Using current knowledge of community resources, expedite referrals.
• Work in coordination with other YNHS health providers to develop education programs for patients and staff.
• Coordinate with social services personnel to address the complex needs of individuals and families, both at our main clinic and at a satellite location, and work in partnership with the other disciplines to meet additional health-affecting conditions.
• Maintain documentation on all case files including patient information, treatment plan, goals, progress and outcomes using EMR.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Participate in quality assurance activities and peer review as requested.
• Maintain organized, clean, efficient and confidential work area.
• Represent YNHS in local meetings as requested.
• Perform related work and other tasks as requested.

Overview: 

Requires sitting for long periods of time, working at a computer terminal. Some bending and stretching required. Ability to lift papers or boxes up to 30 pounds occasionally. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range. Manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination required for use of calculators, phones, computer keyboards and other equipment. Requires ability to sustain concentration in a noisy and fast-paced environment. Visitation in client homes year-round is common. Local travel using own car is required.