Clinical Counselor 4/5 (Adult)

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Clinical Counselor 4/5 (Adult)

Salary

$71,183.00 - $103,319.00 Annually

Location

Lincoln County, OR

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

20-53 (561-1; 562-1)

Department

Health and Human Services

Division

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Opening Date

11/20/2020

Closing Date

Continuous

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Position Summary

Compensation is dependent on experience and based on State of Oregon defined bona fide factors in accordance to Oregon's Pay Equity Act.

CLINICAL COUNSELOR 4 ANNUAL SALARY: $71,183- $95,665

CLINICAL COUNSELOR 5 ANNUAL SALARY: $76,878 - $103,319

Your job in the department is to . . .

Provides professional community behavioral health services through individual and group psychotherapy and counseling of clients.

Your job also involves . . .

The delivery of behavioral health services for prevention of child abuse and neglect, hospitalizations, crime and delinquency, and for improved County safety and quality of living.

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Counselor 5 provides individual, family and/or group counseling, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, case management and discharge planning:

• Document services provided and communicates with client and care team as needed.

• Assess and triage individuals in crisis. Provide short term counseling.

• Prepare documents for referrals if needed.

Provide consultation to outside agencies as assigned, this includes:

• Coordinate care with medical providers, case managers, jail personnel community agencies both for individuals and for population health improvement.

Assigned duties if qualified may include:

• Gambling services, including: education; assessment; diagnosis; treatment planning; counseling and discharge planning,

• Pre-commitment investigations.

• Court liaison as related to Aid & Assist, 370 population, Hope, Mental Health and Drug Court.

• Addiction services including: education; assessment; diagnosis; treatment planning; counseling and discharge planning.

• Multi-disciplinary, community-based, team approach to provide services using Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), including education, assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, counseling and discharge planning.

• Multidisciplinary team approach for Early Assessment Support Alliance (EASA) including: education; assessment; diagnosis; treatment planning; counseling and discharge planning.

• Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).

Other functions:

• Interact and convenes community partners and resources as necessary to assure population needs are being met.

• Attend and participates in team meetings, trainings, and activities to further the health of the community.

• Participate in on-going quality improvement and reports from data systems to guide and improve practice,

• Uses reflective supervision to evaluate and improve practice, and takes part in self-care activities.

Typical Qualifications

Minimum Education Level

4 - Masters (if specific fields, list below)

Specifics: Specializing in counseling, psychology or related field.

Minimum Experience Level

One year (if in specific skills/fields, list below)

Specifics: One year working with special needs clients.

Substitution Note: None

Certifications

Certification(s) required (list specifics below)

Specifics: If qualified, required to perform tasks: CGAC, Certified Gambling Addiction Counseling; CADC Certified Addictions Counselor; (EASA)Early Assessment Support Alliance; PCIT Parent Child Interaction Therapy. This position is classified as a Qualified Mental Health Professional.

Driver’s License

Oregon Driver's License required

Specifics: This position requires an insurable driving record and a valid Oregon driver’s License within in 30 days of appointment.

Proof of being fully vaccinated

Other Licenses

Professional License required (list below)

Specifics for Clinical Counselor 4: QMHP required. The employee is required to maintain current and active licensure and/or certification and to provide the appropriate verifications at the time of renewals.

Specifics for Clinical Counselor 5: LPC, LCSW, or LMFT required. The employee is required to maintain current and active licensure and/or certification and to provide the appropriate verifications at the time of renewals.

Proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Medical and Religious exemptions may be considered per the approval process.

Desirable Qualifications: Bilingual and/or bicultural competencies for Latino population is preferred. CGAC, CADC, EASA, PCIT are preferred.

Knowledge of:

• The principals and practices of social casework or clinical delivery systems, medical/psychological diagnostic assessment, basic psychotherapy and counseling techniques.

• General mental health/addictions need assessments.

• Methods to conduct thorough interviews, assessments and evaluations and effectively interpret information in the formulation of a diagnosis and treatment plan.

Skill or ability to:

• Solve problems and negotiate.

• Handle high physical demand and complex person interaction.

• Exercise sound judgement in appraising situations and making decisions regarding complex behavioral health treatment issues.

• Deal professionally with persons who have mental and emotional disturbances, developmental disabilities or alcohol and drug abuse problems and develop therapeutic relationships with patients and their families.

• Apply knowledge of needs and resources to development of services.

• Comprehend and interpret laws, rules and regulations that apply to role.

• Convey information, ideas, and facts both orally and in writing to supervisors, colleagues, and individuals, inside and outside the county, using language and a format the audience will best understand.

• Utilize computers and other technology to communicate in written and verbal forms (e.g., word processing, texts, emails, spreadsheets, department-specific software).

• Effectively relate well with others, including supervisors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the county. Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and working to maintain constructive working relationships.

• Take personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work. Show up to work on time, and follows instructions, policies, and procedures. Meet productivity standards, deadlines, and work schedules

Job Conditions and Physical Demands

WORKING CONDITIONS

Job Conditions: Normal working hours, however, additional hours may be required in order to provide triage/crisis services. Position involves exposure to people with a wide variety of behavioral health problems and may involve exposure to potentially dangerous situations.

Work Location: Lincoln County

Travel: Travel within county utilizing Lincoln County vehicle.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands are typical of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical capability to handle high mobility demands and complex personal interactions.

• Physical capability: tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).

• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds.

• Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed with exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, pollen, odors wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperatures and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currently, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife and toxic/poisonous agents. Tasks are sometimes performed with exposure to violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

Lincoln County is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This job description indicates, in general, the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities, and essential functions expected of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Lincoln County offers a comprehensive benefit package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision which is paid at 90% by the County and 10% by the employee. Other fully paid benefits include life, AD&D, long-term disability insurance. Other optional insurances are available. A 401K retirement plan is also provided. The County's current contribution rate is 11%.

Regular and Trial Service employees working between 20 - 39 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible for pro-rated employee benefits.

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Are you prepared to respond to the jail, hospital, or community at large to serve clients?

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Agency

Lincoln County

Address

210 SW Second St. Newport, Oregon, 97365

Phone

541-265-4157 541-265-0375

Website

http://www.co.lincoln.or.us