Behavioral Health Therapist Crisis Services

Southeast Behavioral Health Clinic is seeking Behavioral Health Therapist Crisis Services for Evening and Weekends in the Fargo, ND area.

Sign on bonus up to $15,000

Be part of the solution to the behavioral health crisis. As a team member for 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.

This is a crisis position and therefore qualifies for additional pay due to the nature of services provided. $7,831 - $10,442

In this position, you will conduct crisis stabilization or therapeutic intervention, provide supportive therapy to mitigate crisis situations, develop safety plans for individuals at risk, and assist individuals in obtaining appropriate services, either within or outside agency. You will also coordinate social detox/crisis residential placements and admissions to the North Dakota State Hospital. This position also provides support to the other regions as needed via telehealth platforms.

This position will provide rotational coverage for nights, weekends and holidays when the Behavioral Health Clinic is closed.

You will thrive in this position, if you are committed to a least restrictive and person-centered philosophy. Additionally, you will need to be comfortable providing services in homes and communities, as most services are provided in those locations. Travel is a norm with this position.

Location

This position provides essential client services face to face and therefore the person in this position needs to be able to travel to meet clients at their location.

About HHS

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of well being: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.

To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - Leading with hope, Instilling purpose and meaning, Galvanizing gratitude, Honoring health, and Talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.

Minimum Qualifications


You are required to have a master's degrees in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or any other Master's degree approved by a North Dakota Board, and ND licensure as a LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) or LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor); or LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist)

• OR a Doctorate in Psychology and ND licensure as a psychologist by the ND Board of Psychologist Examiners.

We will consider filling this position as a Human Relations Counselor or a Licensed Addiction Counselor at a reduced rate.


Human Relations Counselors require a master's degree in social work and ND licensure as a LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) by the ND Board of Social Work Examiners;

• OR a master's degree in counseling and ND licensure as a LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) by the ND Board of Counselor Examiners.
• OR a master's degree in counseling and LAPC licensure
• OR a master's degree in counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy - LAMFT licensure (if applicant is far along with the process to obtain their LPCC/LMFT within two years from the date of hire)

Licensed Addiction Counselor position, you are required to have a bachelor's degree in Addiction Counseling, Addiction Studies, Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology, AND have current licensure as an Addiction Counselor (LAC) by the North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners.

This position requires a valid driver's license and successful completion of the assigned defensive driving course during new-hire orientation.

About Team ND


"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

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Application Procedures


Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications credit will not be given. All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 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 or provide sponsorships.


This employer participates in E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information HHS ND Careers E-Verify


A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.


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Equal Employment Opportunity


The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.