Kitsap Mental Health Services Careers

Description

• Comprehensive and generous health, dental and vision benefits
• Up to 19 days of PTO, 2 mental health days and 10 paid holidays your first year (pro-rated for part-time)
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability 
• Student loan payment assistance and extensive training
• An incredible team approach that is dynamic and collaborative

• Provide counseling, care coordination and case management services for an assigned group of clients. Provide direct services such as individual, group, family counseling, crisis intervention, and case management to assigned clients. Provide evidence based practices for treatment and crisis intervention (training provided).
• Demonstrate knowledge in the use of the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Possess the ability and knowledge necessary to work effectively with complex cases involving multiple diagnoses and substance abuse issues, developmental disabilities and medical conditions.
• Assume primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall treatment goals and plans in collaboration with the client with input from ancillary internal providers.
• Educate and support clients’ families and advocate for clients’ rights and preferences.  Consult with families and community agencies such as DSHS, court systems, housing authorities, etc., to maintain coordination in the treatment process.
• Assist and support clients in finding and effectively using a primary care physician and a dentist and to develop health self-management skills.  Work with team to coordinate psychiatric care with medical care.
• Provide crisis intervention counseling and coordinate with Designated Crisis Responders/crisis services when appropriate.  
• Document client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to established policies and procedures and WAC requirements.
• Participate in weekly staff organizational meetings and treatment planning review meetings.
• Participate in providing information to clients on substance use issues such as the effect on mental and physical health and daily functioning. Coordinate treatment with internal and external substance use treatment providers.   
• Assist clients with navigating and gaining resources and education to support their autonomy and basic needs.
• Monitor assigned clients for LRA compliance.  Facilitate LRA extensions with the Crisis team and all court-involved personnel to ensure LRA's are continued uninterrupted, as appropriate.  Assist Crisis team with providing necessary information for DCRs to determine if/when a revocation is appropriate.
• Demonstrate ability to work efficiently in a managed care environment, organizing and prioritizing workload, and managing multiple tasks.
• In addition to the above, any other responsibilities appropriate to the position and not specifically listed in the job description.

• Maintain a working knowledge of current trends in community mental health, including health care reform and automation of job tasks using computer technology.
• Maintain a working knowledge of mental health rehabilitation standards.

• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other employees, clients, organizations, and the public.
• Communication ‑ communicates clearly and concisely
• Computer skills ‑ ability to operate proficiently a personal computer, fax machine, printer, and copier.

• Demonstrated ability to meet or exceed productivity standards.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a cooperative and collaborative manner as a team member.
• Able to assist in building positive working relationships with staff of all agency departments.