Mental Health Professional (MHP) with Bi-lingual/Spanish Proficiency – Posting #22-039
Major Duties:
The MHP works under the supervision of the Program Director. This position provides clinical behavioral health services to agency patients. In fulfilling these duties, the incumbent performs the following duties independently:
- Review Washington Administrative Codes (WACs) and Revised Codes (RCWs) and Federal regulations pertaining to mental health and substance use treatment to ensure compliance with these regulations in all therapeutic services;
- Work with the patient in the development of an individual service plan that is strength based and meets their unique needs in compliance with WAC 246-341;
- Provide individual, group and family therapy and case management services to patients assigned to them in accordance with the individual service plan and assessment recommendations;
- Work as part of a treatment team;
- Maintain complete and up to date clinical files that document all services and contacts provided consistent with the requirements of WAC 246-341;
- Support and implement agency policies and procedures;
- Represent the Agency in the community at various meetings and clinical reviews with the approval of the supervisor; and
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- A master’s degree or further advanced degree in counseling or one of the social sciences from an accredited college or university required;
- Evidenced proficiency in conducting MHP functions fully in Spanish and ability to collaborate with community partners and stakeholders in Spanish.
- Meet the requirements of a mental health professional as defined in WAC 246-341, active Washington State Department of Health (DOH) license preferred (LICSWA, LICSW, LMHC, LMHCA, etc.).
- Have at least 1 year of experience working with adults living with co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions preferred;
- Familiarity with Washington State regulations related to the provision of mental health services (RCW 71.05) and substance use services (WAC 246-341) required;
- Current unencumbered driver license and proof of current car insurance;
- Good verbal and written communication skills;
- Great attendance; and
- Ability to work well with others.
Salary:
DOE + Sign on Bonus!
Application Process:
Submit a cover letter and resume to Human Resources. We will only accept resumes with a cover letter specifying the position title and posting number of the position you are applying for. For more information on this and other positions, please visit our website at www.lifelineconnections.org
The Benefits:
Lifeline Connections is striving to be your employer of choice by offering our regular/full time employees a generous benefits package. The plan covers 85% of medical, dental, and vision costs at the employee level and 75% for all dependent plans. The majority of out-of-pocket costs for co-pays, prescriptions, and deductible under the medical plan are also covered. We also have employer paid Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance and supplemental coverages.
Our fulltime employees and some part time employees also qualify for our 401(K) plan that matches dollar for dollar up to 5%. On top of all that, our fulltime employees receive approximately 4 weeks of paid time off during their first year of employment (accrual rates increase with years of service), as well as 3 personal holidays and 10 paid holidays per year!
There are many other supplemental benefits we are glad to offer such as tuition reimbursement and discounted cellular service amongst others.
Send us your resume and let's talk about you joining our team!