Mental Health Group Therapist

**Mental Health Group Therapist
- OREGON - remote**
- (requires OR license - LCSW, LMFT, PCL or Psychologist)
- must be willing to obtain WA license

**Position offers Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program, CEU reimbursement (+ 40 hrs admin leave).**
- Provide high quality health care through direct screening, diagnosis and formulation/implementation of treatment plan for mental health patients (may include depression, anxiety, marital conflicts, etc., in individuals, couples, families or groups). Document in writing all care in patients permanent medical record in accordance with accepted medical/legal standards. Provide all care in accordance with accepted practice standards and hospital/clinic protocols (including supervision by a physician).
- Provide case management through appropriate triaging and referrals, reporting to other providers, telephone contact with patients and their families, and contact with outside agencies.
- Consult with other department providers regarding treatment plans.
- Perform other duties as requested.

**Qualifications**:

- Two (2) years of clinical experience.
- Masters level degree or higher required (M.S.W., M.S., M.A., M.Ed.)
- License, Certification, Registration
- (requires OR license - LCSW, LMFT, PCL or Psychologist)
- must be willing to obtain WA license
Thorough knowledge of psychosocial diagnostic categories and treatment approaches including evidence-based treatment modalities, suicide assessment, and therapeutic crisis intervention
- Working knowledge of legal requirements for reporting abuse and homicidal threats
- Quickly and accurately assess, diagnose and develop treatment plans
- Intervene and effectively treat emergent problems involving mental health functioning
- Strong interpersonal communication and problem solving skills
- Rapidly establish rapport with a diverse population of patients presenting with a wide range of psychiatric, social and emotional difficulties
- Process and communicate in a manner that is sensitive and appropriate to the cultural, linguistic and psychological needs of patients, families and other healthcare team members.
- Function effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary team and to collaborate well with other disciplines despite potential disagreements or conflict.
- Remain calm and use appropriate skills to defuse potentially violent or aggressive situations
- In the event of patient suicide, the resilience to manage emotional impact, ability to evaluate clinical assessment and treatment plan decisions, and integrate new learning.
- Identify and respond to chances in policies, regulations, and procedures which can impact the patient.
- Ability to use electronic medical record.
- **Ability to access, diagnose and treat child and adult mental health patients. Individual, couple, family and group therapy skills required.**

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Thorough and working knowledge of psychological diagnostic categories and evidenced based treatment approaches.
- Working knowledge of relevant outcome measures.
- **Familiarity with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.**:

- Working knowledge of legal requirements for reporting abuse, homicidal threats, involuntary hospitalization, etc.
- Thorough and working knowledge of ethical guidelines and behaviors for therapists.
- Ability to access, diagnose and treat child and adult mental health patients. Individual, couple, family and group therapy skills required.
- Ability to manage a large caseload, and to interface with large provider and support staff.
- Efficient use of electronic medical record.
- Proficient electronic mail communication skills.
- Knowledge of Co-occurring mental health and chemical dependency disorders.
- Details : All group therapy, 3 groups that are 90 minutes or 120 minutes. DBT (2 hours), at least 50% and rest groups are ACT, seeking safety, trauma, AHDD, mindful eating, medication, management stress and anxiety, managing depression and skills integration. All psycho-education groups, not process groups. Groups will have start and end (12 weeks or so). 12 groups a week. in-between doing documentation as well as consultation and coordination around patient care, messages from patients, and monthly group therapists meeting and site huddles.
- 100% virtual but expected to move to Hybrid work schedule, positive team environment, work with various patient populations, flexible work schedule, option to work 4/10s.