Mental Health Specialist II​/III​/IV - PSRB

Job Title: Mental Health Specialist III – PSRB monitor

Location: Hermiston or Pendleton

Reports To: Forensics Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt – 1.0 FTE (expectation to work 40 hours per week)

Pay Grade: MHS IV - B12 ($73,900 - $111,600 annually, DOE) Exempt - Requires Doctorate or Licensure

MHS III - B11 ($67,500 - $101,200 annually, DOE) Exempt - Masters Required

$5,500 Hiring Bonus!!

(2 year Commitment, Staggered-taxed Payout)

Community Counseling Solutions provides a team-based Servant Leadership environment! Located in Eastern Oregon with year-round recreation based near the Columbia River and at the base of the Blue Mountains. Big city amenities in rural family‑oriented communities.

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Our mission is to provide dynamic, progressive, and diverse supports to improve the well‑being of our communities and we’re looking for motivated employees to help us continue our vision!

CCS has a benefit package including, but not limited to:

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• 6% initial 401K match
• Potential for tuition reimbursement
• Generous paid vacation
• Paid holidays
• Relocation Benefit of up to $4,000 if moving over 100 miles
• Student loan forgiveness
• Paid licensure supervision.
• Employee Assistance & Wellness Benefits

Provides culturally competent and appropriate monitoring, security and supervision services for individuals under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB). May provide mental health assessments, therapy and case management as well. The position provides treatment in accordance with the Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR’s) and the mission and values of CCS. The position works closely with other involved community partners and is professional in all aspects of service delivery.

Additionally, this position assists administration in meeting the behavioral health needs of the community.

Supervision Received: This position is supervised by the Forensics Manager.

Supervision Exercised: This position does not supervise other employees.

• Provides monitoring, security and supervision services for individuals under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) for both community based and residential based individuals.
• This position may also provide limited screening, individual and group therapy, case management consultation, and all other allowed clinical services.
• Actively participate in joint case planning and coordination with agency employees and relevant agency contractors. Act as a liaison between clients and other agencies. Act as a client advocate when appropriate.
• Actively participate in group and individual supervision sessions.
• Work with other staff and community representatives to initiate new programs, reviews, evaluations and help revise existing programs as necessary.
• Perform limited joint case planning and coordination in areas of behavioral health with other community agencies including but not limited to: schools, group homes, police organizations, district attorney’s offices, courts, community clinics and hospitals and other agencies in the Department of Human Services.
• May provide limited behavioral health and addiction education, prevention and information to various interest groups.
• Assist other clinicians in the facilitation of groups as requested, on a limited basis.
• Provides after-hours emergency services on a 24 hour, rotating basis to adults and children. This includes telephone consultation and crisis intervention in the community.
• On a limited basis, initiate holds, provide civil commitment investigations, and work with the hospitals, case workers and the state and other individuals/agencies for all individuals in the civil commitment process.
• Complete all paperwork in a way that is professional, clinically sound and timely as prescribed by the OAR’s and other pertinent guidelines. Required to ensure that all paperwork is present, and/or the client record is well maintained.
• Attend training, meetings, conferences, etc. as directed by administration and use the information gathered to benefit the agency and the consumers.
• Utilize agency software/computer systems to prepare…