Mental Health Therapist - Children, Youth and Families (Davis Technical College)

Job Description

Job Description

Davis Behavioral Health is seeking a full-time Mental Health Therapist to join the Children, Youth, and Families program as a member of the outpatient team at its remote office house in the Davis Technical College (DTC).

The Mental Health Therapist is a licensed mental health professional who provides therapeutic services for individuals who are experiencing a variety of behavioral and psychiatric symptoms. This position is located on-site at Davis Technical College and provides services to students in collaboration with relevant campus partners.

Essential Job Functions

The DTC Mental Health Therapist will be responsible for completing these essential job functions:

• Must meet agency productivity standard.
• 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 and group therapy using evidence-based interventions to decrease symptoms and improve functioning.
• Other duties as needed and assigned.

Position-specific Duties

In addition to the essential job functions outlined above, the following responsibilities are assigned to this specific position:

• Independently manage caseload including referral and waitlist management.
• Respond to crisis situations, conduct risk assessments, and develop appropriate disposition and safety planning.
• Coordinate with DTC staff and other community agencies as needed to provide effective care.
• Maintain effective working relationships with DTC staff.
• Participate in regularly scheduled staff meetings and supervision.
• Assist with the collection, tracking, and reporting of required data metrics.
• Provide psychoeducational groups, workshops and consultation to students and staff, as requested.
• Participate in meetings with school personnel to review trends and needs.
• 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.

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.

Work schedules at DBH are established to meet the needs of our clients and the agency. Program Supervisors, with the approval of Program Directors, determine the specific schedules for their assigned departments and have the authority to ask employees to work a different shift and/or in a different location on a short-term or permanent basis to meet the departments' needs. Due to contractual requirements, the work schedule for this position will include eight hour days, Monday-Friday, although there may be flexibility on the specific hours. The final schedule will be coordinated with and approved by Davis Technical College.

This position will work onsite at the Davis Technical College. On days when the school is closed, and DBH is operational, the successful candidate may be required to work from one of the DBH outpatient clinics.

Full-time employees are required to work 40 hours per week.

Required Experience

Current licensure in the state of Utah as fully licensed clinician (LCSW, CMHC, MFT). Due to contractual requirements, full licensure to practice independently is required and may not be underfilled.

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

• Experience in crisis intervention is highly preferred.
• Experience providing clinical services in an academic setting.
• Knowledge of and experience in dual diagnosis assessment and treatment is highly desirable.

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 follow skills and abilities are essential for the Outpatient therapist position:
• Clinical expertise in screening, assessments, diagnosis, and crisis intervention.
• Must have skills in working with SED/SPMI 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.
• Good organizational and practice management skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively.
• Spanish speaking highly desirable.

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 Dental Select Platinum.

Vision Insurance - Offered by Opticare of Utah

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) : $5,000 on each eligible dependent child
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

Long-term Disability

Health Reimbursement Account offered to employees to voluntarily opt out of DBH medical and/or dental insurance

• Up to $2,600 per year contributed by DBH after required employee contribution
• Cash-in-lieu option for employees who are covered under a non-DBH high deductible health plan

Voluntary Insurance - Administered by Allstate

• Voluntary Accident
• Voluntary Identity Protection
• Voluntary Critical Illness

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Offered through the Intermountain Health EAP program.

Davis Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer.

DBH Criminal Background Check & Drug Screening Disclaimer

Davis Behavioral Health is a drug-free workplace and requires all employees to successfully pass a pre-employment 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.

Further, all employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check as part of DBH's licensing agreement with the State of Utah. Failure to pass either screening will result in the termination of any job offer submitted and/or employment for any individual who has started employment while the criminal background screening is in process. Pending and/or open charges will likely impact a candidate's ability to pass the pre-employment criminal background screening.