Behavioral Health Therapist

Behavioral Health Therapist Position

There is a Behavioral Health Therapist position open at West Central Behavioral Health Clinic in Bismarck, ND. Sign on bonus available up to $15,000 based on licensure. 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 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 the organizing, and guiding of care provided by other team members, as well as ongoing monitoring and update of service recommendations. You will provide individual, family, and group therapy. You will provide crisis intervention and risk assessments in the office, and in the community. Also, you will provide education and consult to families, community, interns, and residents. 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.

To be considered for the Behavioral Health Therapist position, you are required to have a 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 AND licensure as LMFT by the ND Board of Marriage and Family Therapy 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 at a reduced pay rate. Behavioral Health Counselors must have master's degrees in counseling and LAPC licensure, as well as be within two years of LPCC licensure. Details regarding licensure status and the number of training hours already obtained must be submitted with the application. OR a master's degree in social work and LMSW licensure OR a master's degree in counseling and LPC licensure This position requires a valid driver's license and successful completion of the assigned defensive driving course during new-hire orientation. Location: ND HHS utilizes a blended workplace model. 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.