Behavioral Health Therapist

Overview

SCHSC – Valley City, ND – Behavioral Health Therapist (Clinician). SIGN ON BONUS - UP TO $14,000. Be part of the solution to the behavioral health crisis. As a team member for the ND Department of Health & Human Services, you will ensure the most vulnerable have access to a high-quality healthcare system in which prevention works, treatment is effective, and people recover.

Be part of an interdisciplinary team that provides individuals with an opportunity for recovery management so they can live and work independently in their home and community.

In a typical week, you will complete assessments and service plans. You will be involved in organizing, directing, and guiding the care provided by other team members, as well as ongoing monitoring and updates of service recommendations. You will provide skills training, as well as individual, family, and group therapy. You will provide crisis intervention and risk assessments in the office, in the community, and on-call.

You will also provide education and consultation to families, community, interns, and residents.

You will thrive in this position if you are committed to a rehabilitative and person-centered philosophy and comfortable providing services in homes and communities. Because services are provided in homes and communities, travel is a norm.

• Provide assessments and develop service plans; organize, direct, and guide care with a team; monitor and update service recommendations.
• Deliver skills training and individual, family, and group therapy.
• Provide crisis intervention and risk assessments in office, community, and on-call settings.
• Offer education and consultation to families, community members, interns, and residents.
• Travel to clients’ homes and communities as part of service delivery.

• To be considered for the Clinician position, you must have:
• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or areas approved by the North Dakota Board of Counseling Examiners and ND licensure as a LCSW or LPCC; OR
• Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy with licensure as LMFT by the ND Board of Marriage and Family Therapy; OR
• Doctorate in Psychology with ND licensure as a psychologist by the ND Board of Psychologist Examiners.
• We will consider filling this position as a Human Relations Counselor at a reduced rate, who must have a master’s degree in Counseling and LAPC licensure and be within two years of LPCC licensure; details on licensure status and training hours must be submitted with the application.
• Or a master’s degree in Social Work with LMSW licensure; OR a master’s degree in Counseling with LPC licensure.
• Valid driver’s license and successful completion of the assigned defensive driving course during new-hire orientation.

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of well-being: physical, economic, and behavioral. Services are delivered as close to home as possible with dignity and respect. The 2800 committed HHS team members and more than $6 billion in funding from federal, state, and special sources support the mission.

Location:

ND HHS utilizes a blended workplace model. This position provides essential client services face to face and requires travel to meet clients at their location.

“Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” — Theodore Roosevelt. More than 7,500 Team North Dakota members across sixty-three agencies are united to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success.

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Your resume should demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications. All application material must be received by the closing date at 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST). Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer sponsor ships. This employer participates in…