Therapist - Children, Youth and Families Mental Health-Part time

Overview

Davis Behavioral Health (DBH) is hiring a part-time Therapist to join the Children, Youth and Families Mental Health outpatient team. The outpatient Therapist is a licensed mental health professional who provides therapeutic services for Davis County children and youth who are experiencing a variety of behavioral and psychiatric symptoms. This position will work in the Layton Main Street outpatient location.

• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments and diagnosis as appropriate.
• Develop individualized treatment plans consisting of mutually agreed upon goals and objectives and update as needed.
• Provide individual, family, and group therapy using evidence-based interventions to decrease symptoms and improve functioning.
• Maintain clinical documentation as required by agency standards.
• Coordinate with other staff and community agencies as needed to provide effective care.
• Participate in weekly staff meetings and regularly scheduled supervision.
• Must meet agency productivity standard.
• Other duties as assigned.

This position is classified as part-time, non-exempt.

Base Rate

The base rate for fully licensed clinicians is calculated with a starting rate of $37.02 plus credit for years of full-licensure experience as defined below:

• $37.25 to $44.09 per year is the approved base rate range
• 1% per year for each year of full licensure
• $57.69 Spanish-language incentive stipend (paid bi-weekly) available. Must pass a Spanish assessment.
• The compensation for under licensed clinicians (CSW, ACMHC) is $31.25 per hour.

Clinical documentation for all services completed during each 2-week pay period must be completed no later than 12:00 am on the Monday following the end of a pay cycle.

The Children, Youth and Families Mental Health Therapist is a part-time position of 20-25 hours per week and is normally assigned to weekdays. Schedule can be flexible as long as it meets clinic needs. This schedule may require two evenings per week. DBH reserves the right to require overtime, weekend work, and/or assignment to evening or night shifts, depending upon operational need, some in and out of state travel may be required.

The Main Street outpatient clinic located at 934 S. Main Street, Layton, UT 84041

Required

The Children, Youth and Families Mental Health Therapist must fulfill the minimum required qualifications:

Master s degree in social work or related field. Current licensure in the state of Utah as an LCSW or equivalent (if under licensed, must work towards obtaining full licensure). Must have relevant experience in the behavioral health field.

Required

Experience in completing behavioral health assessments and providing clinical care to youth and their families.

The follow skills and abilities are critical to the success of the Youth Outpatient Therapist

• Clinical expertise in screening, assessments, diagnosis, and crisis intervention.
• Skill in administering and interpreting the SASSI-A2.
• Must have skills in working with SED populations, substance use, and with individuals and families undergoing acute episodes of psychiatric distress.
• Knowledge of the ASAM criteria for determining level of care and guiding treatment.
• Demonstrates the skills necessary to motivate and engage youth and their families.
• Considerable knowledge of the techniques and principles of child and family development and family systems theory.
• Considerable knowledge of trauma-informed care, including screening, assessing, and treating from a trauma-informed lens.
• Good organizational and practice management skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff and community agencies (such as DCFS, juvenile courts, etc.).
• Flexibility in days and hours available for scheduled work, including evenings.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Offered through the Select Health LiVe Well program.

Davis Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer.

DBH Criminal Background Check & Drug Screening Disclaimer

Davis Behavioral Health is a drug-free workplace and requires all employees to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain Work Med location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.

Further, all employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check as part of DBH s licensing agreement with the State of Utah. Failure to pass either screening will result in the termination of any job offer…