Behavioral Health Therapist

Standard Hours: Full-time – 40 hours/week
Exempt (Y/N): Yes
Location: Grand Marais, MN
Supervisor: Behavioral Health Director
Salary: Starting at $87,000/year
Benefits: Health, Dental, Life, and Disability Insurance, Health Savings Account with employer contribution, 30 days of PTO/year, Floating Holidays, Paid Holidays, Employer-matched 401k after 6 months, Annual Fitness Benefit, plus more as defined in Sawtooth Mountain Clinic’s Employee Handbook.
License: LICSW, LMFT, LPCC, with a preference for experience working with pediatrics
To Apply: email cover letter, resume, and employment application (found at: https://sawtoothmountainclinic.org/contact/employment/) to recruiting@sawtoothmountainclinic.org

Job Summary:
Provides diagnostic assessments and non-pharmacological treatment to patients of all ages with a wide range of mental health conditions in an integrated primary care setting. Works with the Behavioral Health Director, Chief Medical Officer, and a health care team including MDs, NPs, RNs, and MAs. This role includes professional collaboration as well as independent responsibility and accountability in decision-making.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Assesses and diagnoses patients utilizing specialized knowledge, skills and assessment tools
2. Develops patient care/treatment plans based on defined area of clinical expertise, risk and overall patient care complexity
3. Provides outpatient therapy services as appropriate
4. Completes diagnostic assessments in accordance with standards of care
5. Identifies desired patient outcomes, evaluates and monitors patient outcomes and response to care
6. Plans, implements, and conducts patient/family education, as appropriate
7. Documents patient care in the clinical record according to clinical guidelines and professional standards, communicating significant changes in patient status and treatment goals
8. Assists providers/patients with acute mental health needs outside of scheduled appointments, when needed, consistent with current integrated behavioral health models
9. Consults with supervisory, care team and consultants, as needed and required
10. Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness by participating as an active member of the patient care team
11. Participates in QI/QA activities in clinical care areas
12. Complies with organizational policies, procedures, standards of care and related laws and regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA regulations
13. Actively participates in staff meetings, BHI Team meetings, & quality improvement initiatives

Core Requirements:
1. Works collaboratively and respectfully with staff and others—individually and as part of a team—to achieve optimal efficiency, outcomes, and morale
2. Actively engages in team and clinical consultations regarding patient care
3. Demonstrates cultural competency, including but not limited to: race and ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomics, nationality, and religion
4. Maintains excellent and punctual attendance
5. Attends and actively participates in staff and departmental meetings
6. Attends and actively participates in other meetings as relevant or required
7. Works at any or all SMC sites, as needed
8. Uses computer daily including e-mail, word documents, spreadsheets, electronic health record, and patient portal as needed to carry out essential job functions
9. Maintains any required licensure/certification
10. Demonstrates commitment to SMC mission and goals
11. Abides by corporate compliance program, HIPAA regulations, and other SMC policies and procedures
12. Utilizes Patient Portal to access patient information and communicate with patients, as relevant
13. Plans, organizes, and multitasks
14. Performs other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications:
1. Current Minnesota license as an LICSW, LMFT, LPCC, or Provisional License working towards one of the above licenses
2. Master’s degree or higher in psychology, counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy
3. Minimum of two years’ direct patient care; experience in a primary care setting preferred
4. Team care model experience, patient-centered care philosophy
5. Proficient in use of computer software to document clinical care, and in use of Microsoft office applications
6. Knowledge of:
a. assessment, planning, implementation, and care coordination in mental health
b. standards for care/treatment plan development
c. patient rights principles
7. Skill in:
a. diagnosing patient conditions
b. interpreting findings from clinical evaluation and diagnostic tests
c. risk assessment and intervention

Sawtooth Mountain Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.