What are the responsibilities and job description for the Crisis Clinician - Master's Level position at Yamhill County?
NEW EMPLOYEES HIRED INTO THIS POSITION ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A $10,000 HIRING BONUS.
Yamhill County has multiple regular full-time positions for Master's Level Crisis Clinicians (QMHP) in Adult Behavioral Health. In this position you will be responsible for providing integrated behavioral health services using your training and experiences in evidence-based practices for adults with co-occurring mental health conditions. The clients that you will interact with may present with serious mental illness, trauma disorders, and/or moderate mental health conditions. Your duties will include intake assessments, crisis screenings in the clinic and community, effective case management and community crisis assistance in partnership with local law enforcement. In addition to working closely with an integrated behavioral health team, you will also be expected to travel to local hospitals to assist with acute care placement recommendations, diagnosis and treatment planning activities, providing treatment to your assigned clients, and maintaining accurate treatment records.
This position may be filled as either an Advanced Practice Behavioral Health Clinician or a Behavioral Health Clinician, depending on experience and credentialing.
Please see classification specifications below for details.
Advanced Practice Behavioral Health Clinician Salary: $6450 - $8171/month (DOE)
Behavioral Health Clinician Salary: $5925 - $7571/month (DOE)
The Benefits:
Yamhill County offers generous employee benefits:
- 15 paid holidays per year.
- 19.5 days of Flexible Earned Time (FET) accrual in the first year (based on an 8-hr day).*
- PERS (Public Employee Retirement System) - 100% employer funded contributions.
- Full health benefit offerings with employee premiums starting as low as $70.18/month for PPA or $0/month for HMO during current plan year 2025-2026. *
Additional benefits for HHS employees:
- This position qualifies for a $10,000 hiring bonus - $5,000 to be paid at hire and $5,000 to be paid at the successful completion of the probationary period.
- $750 and 40 hours of paid time annually for professional development/training.
- $200 annually toward required license and/or certification fees.
- HRSA/NHSC approved site with many loan repayment opportunities available.
- Qualifying employer for public service student loan forgiveness.
- Most positions are eligible to accrue overtime.*
*Subject to the AFSCME Collective Bargaining Agreement (7/1/2023 – 6/30/2026).
The Qualifications:
Required
A MSW or master’s degree in a social services field from an accredited school is required in addition to:
- One year of experience as a Human Services Specialist I.
- Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which ensures ability to perform the work may substitute for the above.
- Must qualify as a QMHP or CADC to work in respective fields.
- May require licensing.
- Three years post-master’s experience.
- Active professional license in the state of Oregon as a Qualified Mental Health Provider (QMHP).
- Or be a non-licensed QMHP with dual credentialing as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC I, II, or III).
Preferred
- Licensed Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC).
- It is expected that the individual in this position will be eligible to become a CADC candidate and to complete the CADC I requirements within their first two years of hire.
- Must have an NPI number or be able to obtain one upon employment.
Successful completion of a background check is also required.
The Candidate:
Do you have a working knowledge of techniques specifically related to community mental health services? Are you able to understand the behavior of people under stress? Do you possess excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing, to develop and maintain effective cooperative relationships with clients and their families, the community, physicians, law enforcement agencies, the courts, and public and private administrators? If so, you are the type of candidate that we are looking for.
It is crucial that you are dependable, organized, self-directed, detail-oriented, and possess courteous, professional interpersonal communication skills to promote a positive workplace among our team, your coworkers, clients, and the general public. The work you will do in this role will be challenging, but providing these services will be some of the most rewarding and impactful professional opportunities to benefit the life outcomes of people in our community. Apply today and join our amazing team!
Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this classification with or without accommodation.
In order to qualify for most HHS positions, applicants:
Must not be excluded from participation in federal health care programs (Medicaid, Medicare, and other federally funded programs that provide health benefits); and
Must not be excluded from participation in federal procurement (Federal Acquisition Regulation) and non-procurement activities (Executive Order No. 12549).
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $6,450.73 - $8,171.85 per month
Work Location: In person
Salary : $40 - $750
