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IMPORTANT: This recruitment closes August 19, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. A completed Yamhill County application MUST BE SUBMITTED to Yamhill County Human Resources. Please visit the Human Resources page of our website at www.co.yamhill.or.us for more information, a link to the REQUIRED application, and details on how to apply.
Yamhill County has one regular, full-time position for a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) to perform a variety of tasks while working largely in the community providing crisis and de-escalation services with law enforcement, partners in criminal justice, and community members. Duties will include assisting in quality assurance activities, participation in program planning and development, engaging in concurrent, collaborative documentation in EMR with clients, and may include care coordination and case management, crisis services, skills training, providing or participating in consultation, in-service training, and education programs as well as other necessary administrative tasks and related work as required by the program supervisor/manager.
A MSW or master’s degree in a social services field from an accredited school is required in addition to:
HS Specialist II: One year of experience as a Human Services Specialist I. Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which ensures ability to perform the work may substitute for the above. Must qualify as a QMHP or CADC, to work in respective fields. May require licensing.
HS Specialist III: Three years’ post-master’s experience. Must possess active professional license in the state of Oregon as a Qualified Mental Health Provider (QMHP) or be a non-licensed QMHP with dual credentialing as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC I, II, or III).
CADC is preferred but not required at hire; however the expectation will be for the individuals in this position to be eligible to become a CADC Candidate and to complete the CADC I requirements within their first two years of hire.
Must have an NPI number or be able to obtain one upon employment. Successful completion of a background check is also required.
The successful candidate will have working knowledge of techniques specifically related to community mental health services and the following abilities: to understand the behavior of people under stress; to develop and maintain effective cooperative relationships with clients and their families, the community, physicians, law enforcement agencies, the courts, and public and private administrators; to interpret community mental health and chemical dependency services, and to prepare concise and complete client treatment and progress records. Typing and computer proficiency is required for collaborative documentation. Additionally, they will have excellent communication skills, and will be dependable, organized, self-directed, detail-oriented, and possess the ability to work in a team environment and to interact with co-workers, clients, and the public in a courteous, professional manner.
In order to qualify for most HHS positions, applicants:
Must not be excluded from participation in federal health care programs (Medicaid, Medicare, and other federally funded programs that provide health benefits); and
Must not be excluded from participation in federal procurement (Federal Acquisition Regulation) and non-procurement activities (Executive Order No. 12549).
Yamhill County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this classification with or without accommodation. A completed County application is required.
