Child and Family Therapist or Licensed

Sea Mar Community Health Centers is a thriving, not-for-profit organization in western Washington dedicated to providing quality, comprehensive health and human services to diverse communities, specializing in the Latino community.

We take great pride in providing quality, affordable, culturally sensitive health care to low income and underserved communities in Washington. We are proud of the high caliber medical providers working on our team. We support access to health care for all, and firmly believe that the patient is our first professional responsibility whether man, woman or child; ill or well; seeking care, healing, or knowledge.

Thank you for considering Sea Mar CHC and we invite you to join us in our mission!

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services.

Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization

Child & Family Therapist - Posting #27158

Hourly Rate: $32.26 - $35.35
Annual Salary: $73,528.00 (Child and Family Therapist Licensed)

Position Summary:

Full-time Child and Family Therapist position available at Sea Mar's Child and Family Clinic in Monroe, WA. We are seeking a highly motivated and results therapist to join our team. This role offers a dynamic and rewarding opportunity with the potential to earn incentives based on productivity. The Child and Family Therapist provides individual and/or family therapy, case management, crisis stabilization, treatment planning, and may lead groups.

In addition, will provide referrals and coordination with medication providers, primary physicians and other community partners. Must have the ability to accurately diagnose mental health issues and develop treatment plans based upon diagnosis.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

ADMINISTRATIVE

• Assists in insuring agency compliance with WAC's, RCW's, and other pertinent laws, regulations, and contracts.
• Assists in developing and implementing policies and procedures as directed by the Program Director.
• Educates staff regarding the process for mental health service referrals and regarding "psycho educational topics” (suicide risk assessment, behavior modification, etc.) as directed by the Program Manager.
• Maintains documentation of mental health services, and follow through in patient charts.

CLINICAL DUTIES

• Provide developmentally and culturally appropriate formal and informal diagnostic assessments for each patient during the program. Document outcomes, justify diagnoses, and communicate with the collaborative partners regarding outcomes and recommendations. It is suggested that this individual communicate with the Primary Care Physicians, Substance Abuse Counselors, schools, case workers, or others involved in the care of the patient.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served, specifically children and families.
• Provide information about assessments and involve family members as active participants in the assessment process and in treatment planning, where appropriate.
• Collaborate with other professionals in conducting family-centered assessments and treatment planning, when appropriate.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Able to identify and categorize each patient’s age-specific grouping of needs, such as those for infant, adolescent, adult or geriatric patients.
• Refer patients to psychiatric and medication management services as appropriate. Gather record materials and background information as needed by the community mental health center (See…