School-based Therapist - Children, Youth and Families Mental Health

School-Based Therapist - Children, Youth and Families Mental Health

Davis Behavioral Health is seeking a full-time therapist to join the Children, Youth, and Families Mental Health program as a member of the school-based team.

The School-Based Therapist is a licensed mental health professional who provides therapeutic services for youth who are experiencing a variety of behavioral and psychiatric symptoms. Services are mostly provided directly in the school setting and coordinated with the education team; however, some clinic and/or in-home services may be required. This is a year-round position with services expected to continue through the summer.

Essential Job Functions

The School-based Therapist will be responsible for completing these essential job functions:

• Must meet agency productivity standards.
• Maintain clinical documentation as required by agency standards.
• 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.
• Other duties and responsibilities as needed and assigned.

Position-Specific Job Functions

In addition the essential job functions outlined above, the following responsibilities are assigned to the School-based therapist position:

• Participate in regularly scheduled staff meetings and supervision.
• Independently manage caseload including referral and waitlist management.
• Provide consultation on mental health or behavioral concerns to school personnel as needed.
• Attend school meetings as appropriate (IEP, etc.) and provide clinical recommendations to help clients succeed in school.
• Assist with the collection, tracking, and reporting of required data metrics.
• Maintain effective working relationships with school personnel.
• Coordinate with other staff and community agencies as needed to provide effective care.
• Other duties and responsibilities as needed and assigned.

Compensation

This position is classified as full-time, exempt. This position is eligible for a hybrid base rate salary plus incentive model if the candidate is interested.

Base Rate The base rate for fully licensed clinicians is calculated with a starting annual rate of $77,000 plus credit for years of full-licensure experience as defined below:

• $77,000.00 to $88,000.00 per year is the approved base rate range
• 1% per year for each year of full licensure
• $3,000 Spanish-language incentive annual stipend (paid bi-weekly) available. Must pass a Spanish assessment.
• The compensation for under licensed clinicians (CSW, ACMHC) is $65,000.00 per year.

Incentive Payment Option DBH has implemented a salary + incentive model to help improve access to mental health services. Employees who choose to participate in this compensation model will receive a per service incentive for all direct service hours provided during each pay period at the following rates:

• $45 per service for services 44-60 in a pay period
• $50 per services for all services 61 and beyond

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 to receive payment for services provided during the period. While this program is designed for clinicians working in an outpatient mental health program, clinicians who are interested in participating in this program may develop and present a plan on how they can help improve access and have it reviewed by their Program Director and the DBH Clinical Director for approval. Certain positions at DBH may not be approved for this position due to the nature of their core job and the essential duties assigned to that position.

Schedule

The school-based Children, Youth and Families Mental Health Therapist is a full-time position and is normally assigned to weekdays. This schedule may require some early morning and evenings work to meet client and agency needs. 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.

This position will work in various schools through Davis School District as well as in DBH outpatient facilities.

Required Experience

The successful candidate must be licensed as a masters-level clinician in the State of Utah. DBH's preference is to hire a fully-licensed LCSW; however, candidates with an active license in the State of Utah as a CSW, CMHC, ACMHC, or MFT will be considered. Strong preference will also be given to candidates who are bilingual English/Spanish.

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

DBH utilizes an electronic medical health records system, so computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Office products is required.

Preferred Experience

A minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience providing outpatient therapy to youth and their families is strongly preferred.

Qualifications, Skills, & Abilities

The selected candidate must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check and 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 WorkMed 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.

The following skills and abilities are essential for the School-based therapist:

• Clinical expertise in screening, assessments, diagnosis, and crisis intervention.
• Skills in working with SED populations, substance use, and with individuals and families undergoing acute episodes of psychiatric distress.
• Demonstrates the skills necessary to motivate and engage individuals.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff and community agencies.
• Flexibility in days and hours available for scheduled work, including evenings.
• Considerable knowledge of trauma-informed care, including screening, assessing, and treating from a trauma-informed lens.
• Considerable knowledge of the techniques and principles of child and family development and family systems theory.
• Good organizational and practice management skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively.
• Spanish speaking highly desirable.

Benefits

Davis Behavioral Health offers an incredible valuable and comprehensive benefits packages to eligible employees. A copy of the current DBH Benefits Guide is available upon request. DBH benefits include:

Medical Insurance with multiple plan options - The current carrier and network is SelectHealth Share.

• High Deductible Health Plan with a sizeable employer Health Savings Account contribution

Dental Insurance - The current carrier and network is Delta Dental

Vision Insurance - Offered by VSP Vision

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• Annual healthcare spending limit: $3,400
• Annual dependent care spending limit: $7,500

Retirement

• Utah Retirement System participating agency
• 401(k) - DBH matches up to 2% of annual earnings
• Traditional or Roth 401(k) options available
• Voluntary employee-funded options available (457 Plan Roth IRA)

Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance

• Basic Life and AD&D Benefit Amounts
• Employee: 2x your base annual earnings, rounded to the nearest $1,000, to a maximum of $300,000
• Spouse : $10,000
• Child(ren) : $5