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BestCare Treatment Services has been the Community Mental Health Program for Jefferson County since 2002. Jefferson County is the most racially diverse county in Oregon, with large Native American and Latino populations. We have built our CMHP with a staff that reflects the diversity of our community. We are deeply engaged in our community, with services and partnerships with the hospital, schools, jail diversion, law enforcement, housing, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our Community Mental Health Team is diverse, supportive, and engaged with a community built on personal relationships across multiple cultures. We have helped thousands of people find the help they need in a caring and collaborative environment and we remain true to our founding mission:
To advocate and provide compassionate care in the
treatment and prevention of addiction and mental illness.
Located in beautiful Central Oregon, about 45 minutes north of Bend, and surrounded by quaint farms and working cattle ranches, Madras, Oregon, is home to scenic river gorges, deep desert canyons, and other delightful treasures. The community is tight-knit and is known for its livability, affordability, community spirit as well as its rich mix of cultures. The surrounding landscape offers gorgeous snow-capped mountain views, fresh, clean rivers and lakes and breezy high desert plains. Madras is in close proximity to a myriad of destination locations for fun and relaxation including breath-taking Mt. Hood, Smith Rocks State Park, and Cove Palisades State Park on Lake Billy Chinook just to name a few.
As an agency, BestCare has a family feel with a supportive staff of hard-working professionals whose compassion and dedication is unmatched in our industry. They are smart, kind, innovative and strive to offer the best services available under all circumstances. Does this sound like you? If so, we invite you to join our team by applying for one of our open Mobile Crisis Counselor positions. And if you act now and earn your spot on our staff by or before May 31, 2019, we are offering a $5,000.00 BONUS! BestCare is recruiting for two Mobile Crisis Counselors to join the Mental Health Team at our Madras Outpatient Clinic.
This is a full-time regular position that includes employer-paid health benefits, FOUR WEEKS of paid time off, NINE recognized holidays, and a retirement account option. We offer local overnight accommodations for any employee in this position who would need to commute from Bend or beyond. Additionally, this position may qualify the successful candidate for consideration of student loan repayment/forgiveness eligibility through the National Health Services Corp Loan Repayment Program.
Sound enticing? Don't wait! Apply today and join the family!
The Mobile Crisis Counselor position is new at BestCare and was created to address the need to meet some clients exactly where they are in a moment of crisis. The successful candidate in this position will be working in cooperation with the Mental Health Adult program and will be meeting crisis needs in the community as they occur.
General Duties: Primary duties include determination of client service needs, eligibility and appropriateness of services: Makes referrals and coordinates with other agencies to obtain services for clients and their families as necessary.
Title: Mobile Crisis Counselor
Program: Jefferson Community/Madras Mental Health
Program Location: Madras, Oregon
Supervisor: Mental Health Supervisor/Adult Program; Program Director
Employment Status: Full Time
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt
Language: Bi-Lingual Spanish/English strongly preferred
Education/Certification: Master's in Psychology, social work or other Behavioral Science field plus experience and licensure preferred OR Bachelor's in Nursing or Occupational Therapy plus three years of experience. Candidate should be able to be credentialed as Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) at time of hire.
Duties:
Assesses individual client functional skills, behavioral health and/or histories and symptoms.
Determines diagnosis and treatment needs and develops individualized client treatment plans:
Directs provision of treatment services
Provides individual, family and group treatment services to clients and families. Services may include both behavioral health and addictions treatment.
Performs case management duties
Provides crisis assessment and intervention services in support of BestCare's emergency capability, including after-hours duties.
Performs investigations and evaluations for civil commitment.
Makes recommendations for the courts regarding client status
Provides hospital evaluations and coordination in support and management of BestCare's acute care resources.
Collaborates with other team members and community partners
Provides case consultation.
Provides emergency and routine case consultation for various outside agencies, juvenile agencies and hospitals
Provides behavioral health and/or addictions education and training to internal staff and external partners
Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor or Program Director
Minimum Requirements:
Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or other Behavioral Science field with one year of experience in the behavioral health field; OR a Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Occupational Therapy, licensed by the State of Oregon, with three years' experience in a behavioral health field. Candidate should be able to be credentialed as a QMHP at the time of hire. Licensure is preferred.
Proven strong client engagement skills.
Proven success collaborating with teams at various levels of care and with community partners.
Demonstrated capacity to individualize care and tailor services to individuals at varying stages of change.
Compassion towards individuals with Mental Health Crises, SUD, and co-occurring medical and mental health needs.
Experience working with diverse communities preferred.
Experience using EMR for documenting services provided
Familiarity with Excel and other data tracking systems
Must have the ability to get along with co-workers.
Must have a valid driver's license and be insurable to drive a motor vehicle.
Skills and Knowledge: Requires a working knowledge of psychological, sociological, and psychiatric theory. Well-developed human relations, interviewing, counseling, and writing skills; along with an appreciable interpersonal sensitivity and awareness of client situations and values. Working knowledge of community behavioral health and/or addictions concepts, case management and treatment services, client assessment, treatment planning and treatment protocols, behavioral health disorders and diagnostic classifications.
Hours per day or week: 40 hour work week, but must be willing to work a flexible schedule when necessary to meet client and BestCare need.
For more information and instructions to apply, please visit our company website at BestCareTreatment.org
